Who We Are
Fetch was founded in 2016 as an outpatient veterinary oncology center working out of a local emergency hospital in Naples, Florida. In a few short years, we expanded our services to include emergency and specialty medicine provided across multiple states. To this day, Fetch remains a non-corporate organization where everyone, from our team members to our patients, is considered family.
Why Fetch UnivERsity?
Through Fetch UnivERsity, you get to immerse yourself and develop high proficiency in emergency veterinary medicine. We’ll start by providing you with a strong foundation on which to build your skills as an emergency clinician and help you discover a sustainable work-life balance that will support you for years to come. Our training program will challenge you to reach your fullest potential and equip you with essential skills that will serve you over the course of your career.
Fetch is committed to delivering emergency care at the highest standard, and we believe you can make our organization even greater. We can’t wait to welcome you to Fetch and wish you a long, successful, and rewarding career with us.
Meet The Leader of Fetch UnivERsity:
Dr. Alan Ralph, DACVECC
Dr. Alan Ralph, the director of education and development at Fetch UnivERsity, brings extensive expertise to the program. He completed his veterinary Doctorate at the University of Georgia (2004-2008), followed by internships and a residency in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine at Texas A&M, the University of Georgia, and Michigan State University (2008-2013). Joining Fetch in 2022 and moving to a full-time role in 2024, Dr. Ralph is pivotal in shaping the program’s curriculum. Originally from Georgia, he remains active in the field through book contributions and journal reviews, all while balancing a busy life with his family.
About the Program
Fetch UnivERsity is tailored for veterinarians and upcoming veterinary graduates pursuing a career in emergency veterinary medicine. Here is an overview of the program:
What to Expect
We can provide the foundation and oversight to help you learn emergency medicine, but you ultimately get out of the program what you put in. Those that are driven will jump in and see cases, and take on cases that may be outside of their normal comfort zone. Push yourself to learn and take as much from those around you as possible.
Didactic Schedule (Topic Rounds)
Here’s a preview of what you’ll learn and do in the program:
- Shock and resuscitation
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- Defibrillation and arrhythmia management
- Oxygen delivery/administration
- Access
- Vascular access
- Including modified-seldinger technique, arterial catheter placement, central venous access, intraosseous catheterization, and cut down.
- Temporary tracheostomy
- Urinary catheterization or diversion
- Pericardial disease/pericardiocentesis
- Thoracic trauma
- Abdominal trauma and hemoperitoneum
- Sepsis and MODS
- Vasopressor and inotrope support
- Congestive heart failure
- Anemia and transfusion medicine
- Acute kidney injury
- Traumatic brain injury, seizure management
- Snake envenomation
- Toxicities
- Thrombotic complications and treatment
- Diabetic crisis
- Specific neurologic conditions
- Dystocia and reproductive emergency
"Fetch UnivERsity is a comprehensive ER immersion program that is meant to expediently train the skills necessary to perform in a busy ER setting. With this experience, trainees will gain a tremendous comfort for this new and exciting role, all while being supported throughout the process."
Dr. Alan Ralph | DACVECC