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Balance in parenting and vet med is hard
Exclusive dvm360 research shows how veterinary professionals manage the pull of parenting and dedication to their patients.
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Balancing your veterinary career and parenthood. If there were an easy answer, you would have figured it out already. In the dvm360 Leadership Challenge: The Working Parent, you'll find advice from your colleagues who have come through the struggle a little wiser and also look at crazy ways some veterinary practices are making it work for their everyone involved.
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