This manual can be used independently by students in secondary health occupations programs or in agricultural education programs, or by persons receiving on-the-job training in a veterinary clinic. This manual includes an instructor's key that provides answers to the activity sheets and unit evaluations. The manual consists of the following seven units: (1) introduction to the field of veterinary medicine; (2) communication skills; (3) basic office procedures; (4) animal identification; (5) safety; (6) animal care; and (7) clinic procedures. Units are further divided into lessons, which contain lesson objectives, key terms, content information, illustrations, and activity sheets as appropriate for the content. Activity sheets are designed to assist the learner in mastering the information in each lesson. Each unit has a written evaluation, skill sheets that provide a record of mastery of the steps of procedures for each skill, a unit checklist for keeping track of activity sheets, skill sheets, and written unit evaluations. In addition, the manual contains a bibliography listing 23 references and a glossary of 251 terms. (KC)