Veterinary students spend a large amount of time in classrooms listening to lectures, which is absolutely necessary to learn the vast amount of information they are required to. During their vacation time, many spend a lot of time working with veterinarians.  These experiences are invalualbe, and the doctors are quite often very willing to teach, but are hamstrung by how much they are allowed to let the students do.  Students are are well-prepared on the basics of many techniques, and the veterinarians have the best interest of the client, the animal, and the practice at heart.  Therefore, they should be able to allow the students perform certain safe hands-on tasks under careful guideace, to help train the new entrants to their profession.  This would allow students to graduate as much more compent, confident doctors with the ability to do more procedures under minimal or no guidance.