Career Development
Video: Financially hurting? This veterinarian feels your pain
Dr. Jeff Rothstein, MBA, a Veterinary Economics advisory board member, shares some insights from the trenches in hard-hit Detroit.
How to make your associates hate you
Watch how you treat your associates-you may be grooming them to resent you.
Fighting smelly streets with DNA
An Israeli city is using a DNA database to match feces left in the street to dogs and their owners.
The lost art of the physical exam
Many veterinarians fail to perform full physical exams, instead jumping into quick diagnostics.
Can your practice pull an all-nighter?
Practice owners must consider a variety of factors before offering 24-hour care.
Banks still bullish on veterinarians
Though the economy is struggling, veterinary lending is alive and well.
Pets are bright spots in dark times
Times are tough, but clients still depend on the services of their veterinarian.
Birth order can determine career choice
Sibling rivalry takes on a whole new meaning with a study on careers and earnings.
Building a green practice: Part 10
Dr. Michelle Chappel discusses how building a veterinary practice changed her perspective on veterinary business and medicine.
Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald: Voting is our responsibility
One person can still make a difference.
Applicant evaluation form
Use this form to help you document hiring decisions.
Euthanasia: When there's no other way
Clients struggle with the decision to euthanize more than many veterinarians think.
Contemporary concepts in veterinary practice management (Proceedings)
Are you as good as you think you are, or better?
Making the best of yourself and your practice: Part 1 (Proceedings)
What prompted your practice to begin? Was it a goal to provide YOUR medicine?
Making the best of yourself and your practice: Part 2 (Proceedings)
The most critical factor in becoming a "great" practice is applying 6 concepts based on 3 Disciplined features.
Does anyone want to work anymore? (Proceedings)
Objectives: Understand the impact of stress on you and the workplace, identify what triggers stress, evaluate the options available to manage stress, and adopt a strategy and make it work for you.
Can cows be considered navigators?
Cows always face north-south when grazing.
A midsummer night's tail: Don't be scared off by rewarding challenges
Fleeing in terror is sometimes an overreaction, as I learned one memorable evening.
Conflict: How to overcome approval addiction
How to handle tough situations in the office.
9 steps to effective staff meetings, implementing change
Follow-through after meetings is a frustrating issue in many practices.
Q&A: Setting up shop in a resort town
Can a tourist-supported practice succeed?
Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald: Consistency is key
We should strive to bring intensity and focus to all cases.
Teach clients about canine weight loss
Give this form to clients with overweight dogs to help them understand the ins and outs of weight loss.
Public picks poodle for Obama
Eighth most popular dog breed is America's top recommendation for the presidential candidate.
Quiz: Are you burned out?
Test yourself to see whether your career flame is in danger of being snuffed out.
Managers' Retreat highlight: 3 reasons employees don't get things done
Each reason calls for a different response from you.
Helter shelter: dealing with insufficient rescue facilities
One animal shelter's unorganized, inadequate care proves frustrating.
Got a "C" in compliance?
If your client and internal compliance is just average-or worse-jump to the head of the class with these tips.
Trial by fire: coping with disaster
This veterinary practice survived a devastating blaze that killed 16 patients and destroyed the building.
Fall is the time for new beginnings
Just because you've graduated doesn't mean you can't go back to school.