Career Development

I had the passion for animals, the smarts to manage, and the education and business savvy to own. So I bought a hospital. You can too.

Some schools are upgrading their curricula to teach technical skills from day one and make soft skills mandatory. Is it enough to bridge the gap between ivory tower and the practice trenches?

Get an hour of CE credit on a more expansive way to think of life changes, on managing change on a personal level and veterinary practice level.

Leave TMI on that UTI; the paper trail leads to better patient care and client service.

Actually, you need a mentor no matter what. If you already know it all, guess whatits your turn to mentor someone else (and youll probably benefit from coaching).

Bullies beware. Time away from the veterinary hospital has given Dr. Greenskin some gumption, and shes not afraid to use it.

Organizing, communicating with, and training the Greatest Show on Earth: your veterinary hospitals client and patient care.

Two veterinarians agree with our columnists: Generations of practitioners fight over the value of veterinary care. Where do you come down on this?

Take heart. Its your turn to be the mentor you want to see in the veterinary world.

Specialty hospital group aims to address shortage of emergency veterinarians for itself and profession.

Here's our regular rundown of new and notable veterinary products.

Let's face it: You want potential employees to swipe right. Here's how to make your veterinary clinic more attractive when it comes to hiring and orientation.

Drs. Hilal Dogan, Dave Nicol and Sarah Wooten share the books that are blowing them away them right now and helping them prep for Fetch dvm360 in 2018.

Imagine you decide to leave your veterinary practice and your coworker wants to follow. If you arent careful, you could end up in court.

And what can we do in veterinary practice, and in the wider world, to bring back some old-fashioned rules of courtesy, civility and respect?

An appearance before the state veterinary board brings up a larger issue: If a boards composition doesnt reflect the professionals it oversees, can it fairly pass judgment?

I was devastated after the passing of two of my classmates and best friends, but I found a way to pull myself together and love this profession again.

With a better understanding of how their day-to-day activities contribute to the bottom line, your veterinary team can become your best ally in improving practice finances.

Not only do frequent discounts in the heat of the exam-room moment bring down the value of your services, they lower the value of every other veterinarians work.

This veterinary associate put a premium on paying back her student debt and also on feeding her three dogs, four cats and three horses as well as about 200 wild birds. The usual.

He's a TV star, architect of Fear Free practice and a plain old practitioner. Come along and get to know this one-of-a-kind personality.

Just 41 percent would recommend the profession to a friend or family member; financial stress is a serious concern.

Collaboration will ensure smooth implementationand you'll pick up important information.

Schooling and book learning didn't prepare me for the emotional, communication and management headaches that come with the harried job of the veterinary hospital manager. Come sympathize with my agonies-or, better yet, learn faster than I did.

Dr. Codger wants to help, so he cuts prices for his veterinary clients. Dr. Greenskin wants to do top-quality medicine and charge appropriately. Are the two medical cases in this story going to be the straw that breaks the camel's back?

Veterinary teams can run so smoothly it can feel like theyre on control, but managers need to stay in the drivers seat and keep one hand on the wheel for success.

When we take the oath to do no harm, we make that oath to ourselves as well.

A veterinary practice owner's trust leads to an embarrassing and costly theft. Are you making the same mistake right now?