Amy Newfield

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20+ Years as VTS (ECC) seeking amazing unicorn job where I can use my expertise to…

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Experience & Education

  • Veterinary Team Training

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Licenses & Certifications

  • Veterinary Technician Specialist (ECC)

    Academy of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Technicians

    Issued

  • Certified Veterinary Technician

    Massachusetts Veterinary Technician Association

    Issued

  • Licensed Veterinary Technican

    Virginia Board of Veterinary Medicine

    Issued Expires
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    Certified Veterinary Technician

    New Hampshire Veterinary Technician Association

    Issued Expires

Publications

  • Oops, I Became a Manager

    Imagine a hospital where your team wants to come to work. They laugh and love their job. Sounds like a fairy tale, right? Well, it doesn’t have to be. Complete with step-by-step instructions of how to reshape your team and change your culture, "Oops, I Became a Manager," is a must-read if you want to develop happy, cohesive teams.

    Oops, I Became a Manager is focused on best practices for coaching veterinary teams to be successful. It is a thorough reference packed with humorous real-life…

    Imagine a hospital where your team wants to come to work. They laugh and love their job. Sounds like a fairy tale, right? Well, it doesn’t have to be. Complete with step-by-step instructions of how to reshape your team and change your culture, "Oops, I Became a Manager," is a must-read if you want to develop happy, cohesive teams.

    Oops, I Became a Manager is focused on best practices for coaching veterinary teams to be successful. It is a thorough reference packed with humorous real-life stories and practical information that can be applied to every veterinary hospital.

    If you are new to a leadership role or have been in one for some time, this book will help you to:
    Determine how to structure your hospital
    Find the right people for manager/supervisor roles
    Create a healthy workplace environment
    Develop a solid new employee orientation program
    Reduce gossip and create positivity
    Reshape the "it's just a job" mindset to "this is my career and team"
    Learn to delegate and set boundaries

    If you're a new front office supervisor, veterinary technician or nurse manager, medical director, or practice manager you discover how to turn that toxic team into a unicorn team.

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  • Various Publications

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    Since 2005 I have published over 60 articles and chapters in over 15 different journals/books in 7 different countries. Due to the numerous publications please reach out to me directly if you would like to know more specifics.

Honors & Awards

  • Speaker of the Year

    VMX Conference

  • Speaker of the Year

    Western Veterinary Conference

  • Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians Appreciation Award

    Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians

    For contributions to the veterinary technicians of Ontario

  • Speaker of the Year

    NAVC

  • Logan Star Award

    Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts

    The Logan Star is awarded to an individual who has made a significant contribution to airport safety. It was awarded to me for my contributions in working with Boston Logan International Airport to improve conditions for pets traveling through the airport. Since 2006 I have taught classes to first responders, flight crew and baggage handlers at Logan International Airport to help educate on medical needs, handling and safety of pets they interact with.

  • Technician of the Year

    Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association

    Provided to a veterinary technician for their outstanding work in the veterinary field within the state of Massachusetts.

  • Best Case Report

    IVECCS Conference

    Won best case report at the International Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Conference for my report on "Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury: When Cells Almost Die"

  • Distinguished Service Award For Disaster Response

    Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association

    Award provided to an individual who provided service during times of a disaster.

  • Distinguished Service Award

    National Disaster Management Service

    Distinguished Service Award During for Multiple Deployments for Hurricane Katrina

  • Distinguished Service Award

    National Disaster Management Service

    Outstanding Service Award in Response to the World Trade Center Collapse

  • President's Award

    Becker College

    A once a year award given to a student by the President of the college for excellence and outstanding contributions to Becker College.

  • Distinguished Service Award

    National Disaster Management System

    For Distinguished Service During Hurricane Sandy

Organizations

  • Academy of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Technicians

    Various Positions Held

    - Present

    www.avecct.org Board member, Member-at-large 2010-2014 President-Elect 2014-2016 President 2016-2018 Immediate Past President 2018-2022

  • National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America

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    - Present

    www.navta.net

  • Veterinary Emergency Critical Care Society

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    - Present

    http://veccs.org/

  • Massachusetts Veterinary Technician Association

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    - Present

    www.massvta.org

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