Career Development

Hiring is hard enough without having to worry about being sued by a prospective candidate. Heres a rundown of the questions you need to refrain from asking during the interview process.

Practice chains are paying many times what the next generation of practice owners can afford for good veterinary hospitals. Associates feel left out in the cold. Find out what expert Karen Felsted, CPA, MS, DVM, CVPM, CVA, says about the alternative: starting up a practice with zero clients when you open your doors.

Corporate consolidators are snapping up veterinary hospitals. Associate veterinarians scramble to find good ones left. And practice owners who werent thinking about selling all of a sudden wonder if nows the time. Heres how the process works.

Heres how to use the famed acronym (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound) to help your team members pursue professional development at individual and group levels.

As pet owner expectations evolve, veterinary practices have a golden opportunity to provide better pet care and better client experiences while increasing revenue.

No shocker, veterinary students are tired. This new study proves it conclusively and begs this question: Now what?Photographee.eu/stock.adobe.com

When I took a new job as hospital administrator after 26 years at a new veterinary practice, the differences in associate pay, standards of care and geography just didnt work for me.

In addition to its business-related curriculum for veterinary students, Penn Vet is now offering an immersive program for postgraduates to build entrepreneurial skills and affect public health on a larger scale.

Entrepreneurial millennial Dr. Eva Evans told Fetch dvm360 Baltimore attendees that associates might need a little mentoring and encouragement to think about owning a practice.

You get what patients are saying to you in their blood work and their body language, but are you always paying enough attention to what your veterinary team members and clients are telling you? Here are a few things to work on.

In a change this large, communication and feedback are key to keep everyone on the veterinary team feeling comfortable, says Katie Adams, CVPM.

Hey, practice managers. When your veterinary team is throwing too many questions and problems your way in the moment, Fetch dvm360 speaker Angelina Morgan, CVPM, says youre not doing your hospital team any favors by telling them youll circle back.

A fear of failure, a lack of support and their brand beat up on TV and social mediaveterinarians deserve better, says Dr. Alane Cahalane during Fetch dvm360.

You are never fully prepared when you leave veterinary school and enter the real world of practice. In the spirit of camaraderie, Dr. Detweiler offers up some wise and practical advice for new graduates about to embark on their professional journey.

In this Vetted Q&A with a rock star veterinary practice owner, Dr. Julie Reck reveals that the road you take is sometimes not the one you intended to take. And thats just fine.

A dvm360 commentary asked veterinarians to set firmer guidelines for abusive pet owners, but one letter writer said state boards could penalize you for firing clients the wrong way. Two regular contributors weigh in on whether managers and team members can fire clients and ways to do it. Read it all here.

Founded to counter the corporatization of veterinary medicine, the Independent Veterinary Practitioners Association aims to represent the interests and needs of privately owned hospitals in North America.

Get a sneak peek into how practice ownership gets a makeover from Dr. Julie Reck at Fetch dvm360 in Baltimore, Kansas City and San Diego this year. (Hint: It's about leading and hiring.)

In veterinary practices, success leads to happiness, right? Not so fast. Its happiness that breeds business success, say psychology experts. And theres research to prove it.

Veterinary surgeon, TedX star and Fetch dvm360 keynote speaker shares what its like to practice in Asia.

What you charge and why are questions crucial to your businesss future. They signal the quality of your veterinary medicine and client service. And youre (probably) not thinking about them enough. Dont worry: The Veterinary Hospital Managers Association has a free white paper (this ones well-written) to help you.

What will Dr. Seasoned do when faced with a cash-strapped, long-time client and a patient who can be (expensively) saved? The corporate medical directors not going to be happy ...

You dont need a leadership role in your veterinary practice to act like (and be seen as) a leader. Heres how you can hone in on this special skill today.

A pet's life is enriched by regular veterinary visits and medical care, but is the circle of a pet's life really complete if you don't take into account the work of all the other pet service professionals in the country? Let's dig into the wild and woolly world of the building down the street: the pet store.

Asking pet owners, colleagues and the rest of the world to be nice to us is not going to solve our veterinary professions problems with burnout, mental health and suicide. Its time to better manage our emotional and conversational boundaries.

What can a veterinarian tell clients about cannabis products in a state where theyre illegal? Our ethicist wrestles with a scenario.

Or at least acknowledge them, because they're not going away. Veterinarians chime in on co-existing with pet merchants.

Dr. Dave Nicol says it forces you to grow.

If this state law goes through, malpractice insurance for anyone caring for animals, including veterinary hospitals, could increase. Heres how it could happen as well as a look at a compromise that might hold off the drastic change.

Veterinary recruiting is as intensely competitive as its ever been. Step up your game or get left in the dust.