Career Development

Video isn't "big brother"it's a viable teaching tool.

Don't wait until January to decide on the ways you want your practice to shine in 2015.

Test yourself: Consider these common insurance myths and facts and learn how to make pet insurance work for you and for pet owners.

Test yourself: Consider these common insurance myths and facts and learn how to make pet insurance work for you and for pet owners.

Who makes the top brass stop and take notice? You do.

The truth is, veterinary clients can be a little inconsiderate.

To take the pulse of the relationship between private practice veterinarians and sheltersa word were using broadly to include rescue groups, foster organizations, municipal agencies and moredvm360 surveyed both groups. Heres where things stand.

This dvm360 Leadership Challenge helps private practices work with, not against, shelters and rescue groups in the community.

Firstline asked team members to name their biggest frustrations in practice. Heres a sample of their answersin their own wordsand tools to boost morale and efficiency.

What youd ask and what youd never think to ask a leading voice of veterinary medicine. Join us for the first monthly installment of Fingerprints, a series of Q&As with important veterinary luminaries who are leaving their unique imprint on our industry.

Heres what I wish everyone at veterinary practices knew about exotics veterinarians.

This practice owner puts the kibosh on freebies to his veterinary team. Is that fair?

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Make sure you know what you're gettingand what you aren'twhen you build a website.

Although associate veterinarians may not manage or own the practice, Denise Tumblin, CPA, says there are several ways they canand should motivate team members.

Q: A new mobile, free-or-almost-free nonprofit on wheels opens up shop once a week in my working-middle-class-to-upper-class neighborhood. As a practice owner, what can I do to deal with this situation and avoid losing business?

Whole team involvement leads to smarter financial decisions.

Here's a hint: It's not the economy, clients' desire for good care, or your level of competition.Depending on what you read, we are either in need of more veterinary schools or dealing with an overcapacity of veterinarians. We're either seeing an increase in pet ownership or a decline in pet ownership, serving a greater number of clients or fewer clients than ever. The failings of our profession are likely to be caused by any or all of these issues; it just depends on the color of your glasses.

Financial success at a veterinary hospital can pay off when it comes to salaries.

Cross-training is one way to beat boredom and more successfully cover lengthy absences in veterinary hospitals.

Do you know what your doctors recommend? Are clients confused? Heres how I guarantee everyone is on the same page.

You left your job to open your own clinic, and now your former employer wants to sue. Don't panic yet-it's time to look at the facts.I recently received the following request from a veterinarian: "I'm planning on leaving my associate position with a large veterinary corporation to open my own clinic. I'd like you to review my employment contract to make sure that I can't be sued."

Dentists and DVMs are tied together by their independent spirit and a willingness to fight for better patient healthcare. Can you learn something from dentists about creating a friendlier, less painful patient experience?

From fantastical diagnoses to strange cures, the Internet can hamper our medical process.