Melody Martínez, CVT

Ways veterinary practices can support technician retention through compensation, career development, and workplace approaches tailored to employees’ individual skills and experiences.

“You don't have to go away 100%. You can take breaks. You can come back. You can find where you feel more satisfied,” Melody Martínez, CVT, said in this interview with dvm360.

Melody Martínez, CVT, urges veterinary technicians to unite for fair pay, recognition, and professional growth through collaboration and advocacy in their field.

“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.