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|Videos|December 9, 2021

Technician initiatives at Thrive Pet Healthcare

In a recent interview with dvm360®, Gina Fallish, BS, CVT, detailed the new strides Thrive Pet Healthcare is making to support their veterinary technicians.

During an interview at the Fetch dvm360® conference in San Diego, California, Gina Fallish, BS, CVT, delved into the several growth and enrichment programs that Thrive Pet Healthcare offers to current and future veterinary technicians.

View the video below for the entire discussion. The following is a partial transcript:

Gina Fallish, BS, CVT: We really want [technicians] to be supported. They are the backbone and the heart of every animal hospital and they want to grow, and they want to be recognized for that growth. So, we put our assistants through Penn Foster's online Veterinary Technology Program to receive their certification. We [also] sponsor them and pay for them to go through the program, and we provide mentorship and support for these students as they go along.


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