VPN Plus+ ExclusiveYou may think you are 'just' an assistant, but you are a leaderOctober 14, 2025If you think your role is too small, too behind the scenes, too under the radar to matter, you are wrong. The people you serve don’t see your title. They feel your presence. The pets you handle don’t care about your name badge. They remember how you treated them. The teammates around you aren’t inspired by your job description. They’re inspired by your attitude.
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A vet tech's advice on compassionate careOctober 16, 2023Celebrating Veterinary Technician Week is a great opportunity to recognize the invaluable contributions of vet techs and explore ways to empower them as leaders in your practice.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveNine affordable ideas to recognize your staffMarch 30, 2023Fortunately, showing your team how valuable they are doesn’t have to cost much to be meaningful. Here are some ideas that will put smiles on their faces, and warm their hearts, while having a gentle impact on the reality of your bottom line.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveTech Talk: Promoting wellbeing in veterinary technology programsOctober 6, 2022By Jennifer Serling, CVT, RVT, VTES While there are many studies relating to veterinarians and the mental health crisis they are experiencing, the same cannot be said for the veterinary support staff, particularly credentialed veterinary technicians. Many of the same characteristics that draw students to veterinary medicine are also the same characteristics that contribute to burnout and compassion fatigue. Appalachian State University has become the first veterinary technology program to employ a full-time wellbeing coordinator on their team. The sole purpose of this position is to provide support for the students and faculty, and also develop best practice models for other veterinary technology programs to follow.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveHow to properly utilize your techsOctober 22, 2021Since DVMs are not trained with techs, they do not have the opportunity to observe many of the in-depth tasks licensed techs are educated to perform. This is where the techs themselves must step up.
