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A message to our learning community After much consideration, we’ve made the decision to close the Improve Veterinary Practice platform on 13 January 2026. Improve Veterinary Practice was built to support vets and nurses at every stage of their career, and while this chapter is ending, a new one is starting at Improve Veterinary Education. We couldn’t be more grateful for the community you’ve helped us build and hope to see you on this exciting next step. Find out more

Carol Frederick

Carol Frederick, LVT, VTS (ECC), has been a licensed veterinary technician since 1994. After two years in private practice, she spent 21 years in the emergency and critical care (ECC) departments at the Cornell University Hospital for Animals, where she obtained her veterinary technician specialty in ECC in 2007. Carol is now section supervisor of clinical trials at Cornell University, while running the blood bank for the companion animal hospital.

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