Technicians

Filling a needed role leads technician to specialist certification

Lindsay Hallman, CVT, CCMT, VTS (Oncology), discusses how she found her place in veterinary medicine and what it took to earn the VTS credential, in a dvm360 interview.

"I started to question my self-worth": A first-generation vet tech on belonging, access to care, and her journey through vet med

“It was like my whole being wasn’t valued, and the things I wanted to bring to the profession weren’t being seen," Melody Martínez, CVT, said of her time in emergency medicine.

Central venous catheter placement and maintenance

This step-by-step guide outlines safe placement, maintenance, and removal of central venous catheters, as well as supplies, indications, and contraindications to reduce complications in patients.