Wellbeing & Lifestyle

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

’Boomerang’ kids typically raise a host of financial and family issues. That’s why open communication and setting some basic ground rules are important.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Veterinary medicine is my business. And business is good.

There are five US accredited colleges of veterinary medicine in Canada, and 14 US accredited colleges located internationally, some of which are less expensive alternatives to studying veterinary medicine in the US.

Zoonoses, or zoonotic illnesses, are diseases that can be passed from pets to individuals.

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.

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

It's tough to sort through the voices in your earnot to mention the ones in your head. Here's a guide.

Medications are necessary for both physical and mental illnesses.

My path: Accept myself and hone my skills in the areas in which I excel to have the greatest impact, no matter what my role.

A veterinary career in research medicine fosters life-changing innovation.

Do you have the power to improve your associates work life? Data from the Benchmarks 2015: A Study of Well-Managed Practices (Veterinary Economics and Wutchiett Tumblin and Associates) and associates feedback to the 2016 Firstline Career Path Study shows how your associates really feel about you, your practice and their work.

The fire behind you is so hot, you choose suicide as the least painful way. For some veterinary professionals, the darkness inside is so debilitating, that you choose suicide as the least painful way. Please don't. Please seek help.

Part five in this series on self-care for veterinarians looks at the benefits of practicing mindfulness in both veterinary practice and in everyday life.

Dr. Steve Noonan shares his day-to-day strategies for finding inner peace.

Why I dont pine for a lost career as a professional flutist or miss whatever it is everyones watching on television.

Life in veterinary practice is crazy enough. Why make it harder by always being in a rush?

The phrase changes the way life is lived and how you feel about it. Say it with us!

(but really how could you miss them? We've been talking about this stuff for decades...)