Career Development

A veterinary practice with skilled veterinary technicians fully using their skills is a dynamo to see in action. Get your own dynamo up and running with these tips.

When a veterinary client asks a doctor to sign off on a therapy dog certificate, should he push back if he thinks its fraud?

Back in May 2019, CNN ran an article that quickly went viral. When we shared it on the dvm360 Facebook page, readers had a lot to say.

Hungry for podcasts for veterinarians, team members and the pet owners they serve? Then this list is for you. Subscribe now (theyre all free).

For veterinary professionals, compassion fatigue, burnout and depression often flow from a problem far upstreampsychological trauma. And most of us dont even realize were suffering.

Yes, you read that right. This future exotic animal veterinarian was accepted into veterinary school after her junior year in undergrad. She details how it happened and offers tips to anyone brave enough to go for it in the future.

Pets, emotional support animals (ESAs) and service animals have very different rights and responsibilities in veterinary clients lives. Take advantage of your opportunities to gently but firmly educate pet owners on what designations are appropriate for which animals and why its important not to blur the lines between them.

Veterinary professionals: Once you understand how and why trauma affects the body, you can reverse its negative effects. Read on to learn how your brain and body change in response to traumatic stress.

Whether youre ready for the next big step in your veterinary career or stuck in a rut, the Veterinary Leadership Institute is poised to provide in-depth, collaborative, innovative adult education techniques to help you be the veterinary leader your coworkers, your practice and the world need.

Heres an overview of what psychology experts say constitutes trauma, plus some examples that place these definitions firmly in the world of veterinary professionals.

I've spent decades watching leaders and leading, and I think these traits are the best ones for every leader in veterinary practice to learn.

When were caught between the family we love and the veterinary career we cherish, our fears and guilt can overwhelm us. Stop beating up on yourself, veterinarian moms.

Heres what we see as the most toxic team member behaviors in veterinary practice today and some tips for managers and peers to navigate these situations.

A prolapsed box turtle rectum pushed me to make the typical veterinarian choice: Get some time off or be the leader a freaked-out team member needed in the moment.

Thoughts on the veterinary nurse shortage from a veteran registered technician.

In veterinary medicine, there exists a culture of shame surrounding surgical error. Here, one DVM shares her experience with mental and emotional trauma during surgery and offers 7 steps to help veterinarians rewire their brains after a traumatic event in practice.

As a student of color, sometimes I cant connect with classmates on a level deeper than, How are your classes going? We need to explore this more, not pretend everythings fine because homogeneity is easier.

A veterinary practice management consultant diagnoses your business problems, explains whats wrong and develops a business treatment plan to fix it. Coaching comes after, when you need the accountability, feedback and ongoing conversations to make sure you follow through like a compliant veterinary client.

When a pet owner can't afford the highest standard of veterinary dental care, what choices do we have left?

You dont need us to tell you about the importance of communication with veterinary clients. But a recent survey proves a gap in pet owners understanding of animal pain and surgery.

She started a popular walk-in event at her veterinary hospital, but this 2019 dvm360/VHMA Practice Manager of the Year finalist saw the toll it was taking.

A UK study found that in the veterinary profession, women are overlooked for promotions and often seen as incompetent by overtly sexist clients.

A proactive pet owner who receives competent and successful veterinary care for a behavior issue has her claim denied. Whos correct?

In a session focused on small, practical changes veterinary technicians can make in their thinking and habits to prevent compassion fatigue or burnout, Fetch dvm360 conference speaker Kristina Guldbrand, ACC, BS, CVT, CSP, offered more than a dozen suggestions. Here are our three favorites.

A potential foster dog showed aggression toward my veterinary team members, so this 2019 dvm360/VHMA Practice Manager of the Year finalist had to help the team see this was the best path forward.

The good, the bad and the awesome lessons one veterinarian learned as a new practice owner.

New campaign to help colleagues assess, support, know is designed specifically for veterinarians and team members; company will offer training to entire profession by January 2020.

When it became apparent that her growing practice needed more team leads, this dvm360/VHMA Practice Manager of the Year finalist set out to create a hiring process that would fit the already strong culture and demonstrate fairness and transparency.

The veterinary community should look closer at the legal, financial, and human and animal health effects of interstate and international animal transportation.

Our columnist argued that pet insurance should have paid for an ultrasound diagnostic for an asymptomatic dog on a grain-free diet at risk for dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Readers disagree about whats called for when.