Career Development

... the AVMA starting salary calculator showing that looks at many factors. And that does NOT mean any female DVM should ask a practice owner for less money than her male peers.

Department of Labor sets salary threshold for overtime pay at $47,476.

These techniques on low-stress handling in a practice will save you, your patients and staff from everyday stressful events.

Dave Nicol, BVMS, once a practice owner in Australia and now chief veterinary officer of practice chain Love That Pet, gets real.

Veterinary practice managers are fundamental, and so is their compensation.

A list of the worst veterinary career advice Ive ever received (and promptly discarded)

Dr. Emily Manor provides the medical oncology perspective on this challenging oncology case.

Dr. Brett Darrow provides the surgery perspective on this challenging oncology case.

The veterinarian performing euthanasia is the author of a pets last chapter. Make sure its full of gentleness and love.

Personality types be damned! Bash Halow, LVT, CVPM, shares the simple but demanding steps he takes in every crucial conversation he manages in veterinary practice and in life.

CVC speaker urges veterinarians to think twice before judging clients who request it.

Dr. Miller unravels an interns objections to the clinic dress code.

Aaaaaaah! Youre the star of a horror flick that takes place in your veterinary hospital, with the demons and creeps played by some awful coworkers. But you can survive! Learn about the hairy problems these fiends put you in and whether their thoughtless or malicious behavior is bullying, harassment or just really, really annoying.

You want to help an older client and an aging pet. You dont want to be the subject of a police investigation.

Founder Nicole McArthur hopes Facebook group will help struggling veterinarians know theyre not alone.

Cultivating friendships as well as outside interests makes for a rich life.

Cultivating friendships as well as outside interests makes for a rich life.

Can Dr. Greenskin convince her scrimping superior that investing in an ultrasound machine is prudent for both their patients and their pocketbooks?

Highlights from a list of 10 must-do actions Mark Opperman, CVPM, shared at CVC Virginia Beach are essential in veterinary practice.

Kindness and positivity in the workplace arent schmaltzy, starry-eyed idealstheyre necessities if you want to perform your best. Heres what the dvm360 editors have been reading, watching and doing to up their kindness quotient.

Dr. Marty Becker helped this dvm360 reader get the best of his friendsand brought light to an issue he can relate to all too well.

Think private practice is the only way to use a veterinary degree? Dont be so black and white! Todays veterinarian faces a rainbow of choices when it comes to using a veterinary degreeincluding new ways of meeting pet owners needs in private practice.

Shawn McVey counsels a new practice manager on coaxing along a veterinary team used to a hands-off management approach.

Veterinarian finds demand high for mobile house call services.

Our recent survey uncovered your most pressing problemshigh peaks you struggle to summit. Here are the top problems, with some suggested advice to help.

Our veterinary leadership sessions will help you not just assume a role, but actively bring about change.