Career Development

St. Louis - Veterinary schools need to graduate veterinarians with real-world skills necessary to immediately contribute to practices or other areas of employment.

Saying you're sorry may go against everything you've been taught as a confident veterinarian, but being honest is the best option

Here's a shorter version of an employee survey designed to explore employee morale and job satisfaction.

Check out this list of tools and apps that can help you become more productive-and might even make you a better veterinarian.

Turns out, pigs don't like 18-gauge needs-or the guy holding them

National Report - Kanab, Utah, just got its second stoplight. And most people living in the community leave their doors unlocked.

Survey your staff and see what your team really thinks about your practice.

Just because you've never heard complaints doesn't mean everyone is happy. Find your fakes and listen to what your team has to say.

It's easy to be bad, so forget the niceties and take your veterinary practice to an all-new low.

When it comes to medical errors, talk to your lawyer first before you apologize

You work in a stressful profession, so take these steps to maintain your sanity.

Many veterinarians make their own way in business, just like other entrepreneurs. Find out if these traits help make you and your practice tick.

Consider opening your practice to externships for foreign students. No only will you make the difference in the life of a young person, but you'll reap the rewards culturally and personally.

Incorrect answer for Image Quiz: Ophthalmology-A close-up look at a leopard gecko

Answer C

Correct answer for Image Quiz: Ophthalmology-Chronic tears in a springer spaniel

Here's a refresher on some of the lingo involved in discussing, explaining, and marketing veterinary drugs.

Talk to the boss with a plan in hand for turning your CE into better patient care or practice management.

Check yourself against this quick crash course in veterinary terminology

An influx of new DVMs to satisfy a perceived workforce shortage could pose serious long-term economic problems, veterinary officials say.

As the space shuttle Atlantis blasted out of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for its final mission in early July, NASA's chief veterinarian Alex Dunlap says it's not the end, but the beginning of a new era.

Summer vacations at veterinary clinics and everywhere else mean everyone pitches in to get the job done.

You show more compassion on a regular basis than professionals in almost any other industry. Were you prepared adequately to manage end-of-life care? See what your peers had to say.

As a veterinarian, you wouldn't dream of missing out on regular continuing education?even if it wasn't required. Your team members should follow your lead. Here's why.

Lack of respect between generations of doctors, longer hours with no breaks, and not enough time for family and rest could take its toll on equine practitioners.