Career Development

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.

Youre a good person. Your team members are good people. Clients ready to pick a fight dont have to bring down your whole veterinary practices mood. Get some perspective, laugh about it, and get through it.

When today sucks, here's what your veterinary colleagues do to deal.

Associations research reveals that relationships matter within a practice.

You can make time for life and family and hobbies and healthy priorities and healthy boundaries as a practice owner. Let your team help.

Veterinarian is challenged by a colleague about his use of out-of-date drugs for procedures when owners cant afford to pay.

Practice owners: You own/rent a building. You employ a staff. You have computers. If youre interested, you have a chance to build more businesses, help more people and earn more money than just the hospital.

To keep a veterinary practiceand its staffstable, take this advice to heart after the death of the practice owner.

Find out how a veterinary career in the government may be just for you. (And you don't have to run for anything!)

Turn a rough day in veterinary practice into a game of knowing winks between coworkers and find a more little energy to smile with your clients (even the challenging ones) a little more.

His advice is for associates, but anyone in veterinary practice could benefit from Bash Halow's horror story and advice on dealing with someone else's anger.

Consider one veterinarian's approach to shake up the candidate pool and attract the right associate through his online classified ad.

Receptionist calls rock star clients home numberand the practice owner gets a letter from the state veterinary board.

Drs. Greenskin and Codger lock horns over salary vs. production-based compensation and the stickier elements of an employment contract.