Career Development

The coming new year offers the perfect time to go out on a limb-even if you fall flat. Here are five phenomenal ways your setbacks help you climb to the top.

Veterinary associations try to understand, lure new veterinarians to their ranks.

Five myths to forget before you find the perfect position.

Plot your route for 2010 by developing a strategic plan for your practice.

A mother of three struggles to find a balance between family and work.

By going out into the community, you could gain more than you ever expected.

Here are the top five mysteries about compensation exposed and solved.

Dr. Nan Boss, owner of Best Friends Veterinary Center in Grafton, Wisc., offers advice for motivating team members and giving them something to work toward.

New research shows how feelings of self-worth are tied to workplace behavior.

Finish what you start.

See why Money magazine ranks animal doctors at 25.

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You can't take them all home, but you sure do want to.

I'm a mobile practitioner hoping to start my own practice. How can I find a lender who will work with me?

Defining the word "bargain." When we bargain for goods, we use caution to avoid being cheated, so we should be careful not to cheat others in doing business as veterinarians.

Dr. Hilary Petit loves her clients, but they drive her crazy sometimes.

Tips to keep you and your practice out of trouble when giving job references.

Some people believe that radiation from DR or CR is not as dangerous as that from regular radiographs and that safety precautions aren't as important. They're wrong.

The license to practice veterinary medicine is a privilege that is extended to only those that are qualified by way of formal education and training to competently provide the necessary services.

In many veterinary practices today, obtaining informed consent consists of the receptionist placing a consent form in front of the client and telling the client they need to sigh the form so the doctor can perform the surgery or treat the animal.

Most self-governing professions are also guided by rules of ethics in their practices so as to further ensure the protection of the public from the unscrupulous or incompetent practitioner.

The financial commentaries in recent times have signalled a gloomy outlook on a global basis.

One of the key tenets of a self-governed profession is the requirement of the members of the profession to regulate and, when warranted, sanction its own members who might engage in conduct which is unprofessional and adverse to the public interest.