Career Development

Chatfield shares her tips on finding an alternative career in veterinary medicine, her worries about the next big zoonotic disease, and her all-American approach to pet ownership.

Practice owner and newly published memoirist Dr. Laurie Hess sat down with us at CVC San Diego for an exclusive Q&A about her new book, a big sugar glider mystery, her take on practice managementand managing nosy neighbors.

Veterinary team, heal thyself. Are you consumed by your feelings? If you want to improve the medical care you offer, start by fixing your toxic team.

What they are, why they're so bad for veterinary practices, and where your hope for change lies.

According to the Harvard Business Review, youre better off avoiding the poison than going for glory when hiring for your veterinary practice.

Knowing why youre struggling is important, so its not helpful to label every negative experience in the veterinary profession as compassion fatigue. When I took an honest look at how I was feeling, I wasnt running out of compassion. My fatigue stemmed from making ethical decisions within the boundaries of clients (often) illogical values or unreasonable budgets.

A survey of the sundry eccentricities between two practitioners trying to function harmoniously in one veterinary practice.

Dr. Miller reflects on a missed moment with one of his former clients.

Shawn McVey, MA, MSW, offers six symptoms to diagnose a toxic team environment.

When things start going downhill, its easy to play the blame game. But before you get ticked at your veterinary team, ask yourself these questions.

Test your unconscious thoughts on the roles of men and women in veterinary practice.

The basics of practice protocols to ensure your equine veterinary practice's prepurchase exams are above board, legally wise and profitable.

Frequent hand washing to protect yourself, your team and your patients also means painful hands with dry, cracked skin. Don't just live with it ... lotion up.

The era of one-size-fits-all neutering advice has come to an end. Its time to move from recommendations to conversations.

This highly educated veterinary technician wants practice managers to know it's time to finally use her and her colleagues so veterinarians work more efficiently.

Hard as it is to hear, you may be imposing your own glass ceiling. Check out these tips to break through.

Im a veterinarian, an entrepreneur and a 30-year computer geek. That didnt save my data. (But I did negotiate the criminals price down!)

The golden rule of new commitments and other sage work/life balance wisdom from Brian Conrad, a flawed but frank veterinary professional.

Dr. Mike Paul usually avoids drinking the water when traveling. Usually.

A respite from digital noise can be unexpectedly rejuvenating.

Tools, tips and plans to calm down, save your passion for practice and manage the day-to-day craziness of veterinary practice.

This busy feline practitioner keeps her life in balance on the back of a tandem bike.

When youre overwhelmed by life in veterinary medicine plus personal challenges on the side, its easy to believe youre stuck. But you always have choices, says Dr. Karen Bradley.

An MBA/CVPM weighs in on what it takes to manage a clinic.

Young veterinary grads will be smarter and more career-flexible if they look to mixed practice for their first job.

Tips for introverted veterinary professionals to survive in an extraverted profession.

You reap what you sow in harvest and orchards ... and in veterinary practice. The same goes for the thoughts you think and the stories you tell yourself about your strong feelings.

One of the weirdest communication tools around turned us into a paperlessor at least less-paperveterinary practice. Here's how to do your homework and get a worried team over the hump. The rubber chicken helps.