Career Development
Why dont you talk to your accountant?
The days of set it and forget it when it comes to monitoring your veterinary hospitals finances are done. You cant fly blind as an ownerso start asking questions of the financial advisors at your disposal.
Letter to dvm360: The suicide hotline does work
Disturbed to hear someone had a wait on a mental health hotline, this doctor and licensed social worker wants people to know that the calls do get through.
Fetch dvm360 keynote sneak peek: The secret to work-life balance
Drs. Mary Gardner and Sue Ettinger are pumped to share how they juggle a veterinary career and personal life.
The butterfly effect and you
Making a change in this world doesnt necessarily require an army of people or millions of dollars. All it really takes is you.
Practice tip: Get an outside assist for your veterinary management problem
Consultants and other managers are invaluable resources to help you navigate tricky business situations at your veterinary practice.
Why are so many veterinary grads financially illiterate?
The future veterinarians I talk to are sad and scared about their financial future in their new career. With the right planning and financial education, they shouldnt be. Whos going to join me in fighting this fight?
AVMA: The state of the U.S. economy
As the countrys economy goes, so goes the U.S. veterinary profession. A short but important presentation at the recent AVMA Economic Summit judged important indicators green, yellow or red for Americans financial future.
New resource to help veterinary college students cope after a suicide
A new resource developed by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the AVMA and the AAVMC offers resources and advice for colleges of veterinary medicine when a student dies by suicide.
Are you working your veterinary team stupid?
It might sound crazy, but research shows that overworking could affect your brain. If you and your team are working 40-hour plus weeks, it might be time make some adjustments.
Abusive boss, professional appearance and NAVLE: Podcasts for veterinary professionals
Hungry for podcasts for veterinarians, team members and the pet owners they serve? Then this list is for you. Subscribe now (theyre all free).
Why does diversity matter in veterinary medicine?
One school dean believes there are moral issues involved in increasing access to veterinary schools for underrepresented groups, but also educational, societal and business benefits with increasing diversity.
Listening your way to discipline
A manager shouldnt jump from avoiding a difficult team member to disciplining and firing. You need to insert listening and sharing into your process, and the Exchange Strategy could help you do it.
Enough is enough: Its time to put yourself first
How promoting selfcare in your veterinary practice can help address the suicide crisis in veterinary medicine.
My encounter with a superhero
I stumbled into a moderation job for Katherine Goldberg, DVM, LMSW, and inadvertently opened my eyes to a big need in the veterinary profession.
Practice tip: Ask local agencies for crime safety help
Make sure your veterinary practices safety protocol is up to date by implementing one or both of these strategies.
Hate your veterinary coworkers? Try this
What are you waiting for? This advice for veterinary practice owners, managers and team members can help you start the challenging but inspiring journey to transform your hospitals culture from negative to positive.
How to deal with a demanding boss
Veterinary practice is hard enough without an impatient, demanding yeller in your life. Here are steps to change your thinking, to try to change a boss behavior and maybe to get out, if you can.
When you feel stuck as a veterinary technician
If youre bumping up against the ceiling of a job as a veterinary technician, its time to have some fun exploring your interests and your passions and doing the work of networking (it wont be so bad). Ready to start?
Do you know whom you're hiring at your veterinary practice?
Avoid the drama by following a more approach to hiring veterinary associates and team members right the first time.
Technicians pets can help reduce burnout
Your own animals at home can be a tremendous support in so many ways to make sure you stay happy and healthy in your veterinary career. Just dont ignore the warning signs of burnout if you see them.
ACVC 2019: What to do if OSHA comes for you
Find out the most common violations cited in an OSHA safety inspection
If I knew then what I know now
Retirement is not the end. Here are a few tips to help you live your best life right now, free of regrets.
Bad MDs, work-life sway, scheduling: Podcasts for veterinary professionals
The latest roundup from dvm360.com for a few of the latest veterinary podcasts available the past few weeks.
The trauma phenomenon in veterinary medicine: A dvm360 leadership challenge
Do the professions biggest problems stem from stress?
Do you have a case of retirement blues?
Retired vet shares his thoughts on transitioning out of veterinary medicine and explains why reinventing your identity is so important.
Why can't we just be kind?
Everyones telling us about veterinary professionals mental health problems. But its not just clients and tough cases and money problems. Its us hurting each other too.
What it would take to change the whitest profession in America
When privilege is revealed and corrected, it feels like marginalization. Guess what: Its not. Heres what diversity and inclusion actually looks like in veterinary medicine in 2019.
3 ways veterinary professionals can reframe negative thinking
Some things in life you dont control. One thing in your control that might help is your own thinking. Check out these proven ways we veterinary professionals can help manage job burnout and compassion fatigue.
Pledge to be a veterinary superhero
Even the loner Batman joined the Justice League for the good of all. Heres how this 2019 dvm360/VHMA Practice Manager of the Year finalist inspired her veterinary practice team to be all for one and one for all.
Support your local veterinary girl gang
Consultant Danielle Lambert has a mission for you, bold women of veterinary medicine.