Utilizing the veterinary team to improve access to care

Utilizing the veterinary team to improve access to care

Jenny Cassibry Fisher, RVT, VTS (Oncology), discusses how skilled technicians and assistants can help provide veterinary health services to more patients.

US military provides free veterinary care in the US Virgin Islands

More than 1,100 no-cost veterinary services were delivered to residents on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands, as part of a two-week mission by the United States Department of Defense’s Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) Program. According to the final report submitted to the US Virgin Islands Department of Health, the services were valued at more than $127,000 and addressed a critical gap in local veterinary care. From June 16 to 27, a 20-member IRT…