Virginia Association of Licensed Veterinary Technicians

12/31/2024

Thank you for celebrating 50 years with us in 2024! Wishing you good health and happiness in 2025. Happy New Year! 🥂💛

12/30/2024

Its almost 2025! One final reminder to renew your LVT License for 2025 and to make sure to verify it has been renewed if someone else has renewed for you. Late fees go into effect January 1st. If for some reason, you’re on the fence about renewing, look at the regulations pertaining to renewing as inactive (provided below).

18VAC 150-20-70(C) License Renewal C. A licensee who has requested that his license be placed on inactive status is not authorized to perform acts that are considered the practice of veterinary medicine or veterinary technology and, therefore, shall not be required to have continuing education for annual renewal. To reactivate a license, the licensee is required to submit evidence of completion of continuing education hours as required by § 54.1-3805.2 of the Code of Virginia and this section equal to the number of years in which the license has not been active for a maximum of two years.

Easily renew your license online by visiting: https://www.license.dhp.virginia.gov/license/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2Flicense%2F

12/30/2024

With 2025 right around the corner, here are some friendly EOY reminders!

Have you:
🐾 Renewed your membership dues for 2025
📩 Nominated a colleague for the 2025 Technician of the Year Award
⏰ Voted on the 2025 board position nominees and budget (check your email for details)
📋 Registered for the 2025 Virginia Veterinary Conference

Find more info on all of these reminders by visiting the VALVT website! TOY Nomination forms must be emailed by tomorrow to Victoria Staples at [email protected].

12/23/2024

Happy Paw-lidays from the VALVT board members, regional directors, and staff! We hope you and your pets have a safe, warm, and wonderful holiday season.

We'd love to see how you celebrate with your pets (or beloved patients)—post your holiday photos in the comments! 🎅🏻☃🐾

12/19/2024

Congratulations to our Piedmont/Southwest regional director, Carmen McBride for being featured in Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine's staff spotlight! We'd agree that she's pretty awesome too! 🤩👏

Carmen McBride, a licensed veterinary technician in anesthesia at VMCVM since 2017, loves working with diverse species and supportive coworkers. She finds joy in students' "lightbulb moments" and memorable cases like an alpaca C-section. At home, she enjoys time with her son, pets, and chickens, and...

12/10/2024

Registration is now OPEN for the 2025 Virginia Veterinary Conference at The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center! Join us in Roanoke, February 20-22, and earn up to 1️⃣5️⃣ hours in continuing education credit.

📲 For more information and to register online, please visit: valvt.org/VVC

12/04/2024

Our Jefferson regional CE event on December 5th has been cancelled. Those who have RSVP'd will receive an email notification. More CE events are coming soon in the new year!

11/28/2024

We're thankful for you! Wishing you and your pets a very Happy Thanksgiving! 🎃🦃

11/20/2024

NOVA region techs and students, join us for an in-person wetlab on Fear Free and Low Stress Handling Techniques on various species, on Saturday, December 7th! 🐈🐕

Presented by Alyssa Cary, who recently presented a master-level webinar on Fear Free: Implementing Core Concepts and Strategic Restraint. This time, Alyssa will be accompanied by her classmate Alex Bard, who is also completing a master's degree concentrated in Applied Animal Behavior and Welfare at Virginia Tech!

This wetlab will be held at ABWC (Animal Behavior Wellness Center) in Fairfax from 2:00-4:00pm and is worth 2️⃣ CE credits. Refreshments will also be provided.

📩 Only 20 spots are available for this event! Register by contacting Alyster Carter at [email protected] by December 6th. See you in December!

11/11/2024

Calling all veterinary technicians! Applications are now open for a new scholarship program that will provide FREE mentoring to 300 veterinary technicians! More information here:

Applications are open for a new scholarship program that will provide free mentoring to 300 veterinary technicians, courtesy of the AVMA and other partners.

11/11/2024

Happy Veterans Day! Today we honor the men, women, and furry companions who have served our country. Thank you! ❤🐾

10/31/2024

Wishing you and your pets a safe and Happy Halloween! 🎃👻🐾

10/17/2024

After the 2024 Fall Conference, we celebrated 5️⃣0️⃣ YEARS of being an association! 🥳🎉

We loved reconnecting with everyone who joined us, including past board members, educators, and industry colleagues who have supported the VALVT. Thank you for celebrating with us as we shared memories and looked back at our achievements over the years. 🐾❤

Thank you to ALL of our members for your unwavering dedication to this profession—we would not be here without you!

10/16/2024

We had a blast at our annual Fall Conference, held this past Saturday at Blue Ridge Community College - Virginia! 120+ LVTs and technician students joined us for a wonderful day full of CE and connecting amongst colleagues and friends.

✨Thank you✨ to all of our fabulous speakers, event sponsors, exhibitors, board members and attendees for joining us! See everyone next fall! 🐾❤

10/16/2024

Today is the last day to RSVP for this event! It is FREE! Come join us in Richmond as we celebrate Veterinary Technician Week with yummy food, drinks and raffle prizes!!

RSVP here: bit.ly/TechWeekSocial

Central Region techs and students, come celebrate the end of National Veterinary Technician Week with the VALVT and IDEXX on Sunday, October 20th, from 1:00-4:00pm at Brambly Park in Scott's Addition! 🍂🐾

Although this social event is not worth CE, we hope that you join us for an afternoon of connecting, camaraderie, snacks and drinks! Just by attending, you'll be entered into our association raffle to win some goodies—VALVT members get an extra ticket! 🎟🌟

🔗 RSVP by October 16th by visiting: bit.ly/TechWeekSocial! Questions can be directed to Gretchen Hedges, LVT, at [email protected].

10/15/2024

The National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA), the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), Merck Animal Health, Royal Canin, and MentorVet have announced a groundbreaking collaboration to support the wellbeing and professional growth of veterinary technicians. This ne

10/13/2024

Happy National Veterinary Technician Week! 🐾❤

Celebrated this year from October 13th-19th, veterinary technicians are integral players on the veterinary health care team.

We thank all of ✨YOU✨ for your commitment to compassionate, high-quality veterinary care for all animals, and the impact you make on patients, clients, colleagues, and your community.