They didn't teach us emotional intelligence in veterinary school
Dealing with co-workers can be as stressful as handling patients, says this vet tech.
The practice of medicine understandably eats up most of the time spent in veterinary school. But Fetch dvm360 conference speaker Ori Scislowicz, BS, LVT, says she could've used a little info on emotional intelligence. Working in the pressure cooker of a practice magnifies personalities-and not always for the better.
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"Because we have the long hours, we have an intense work that we do-it's very emotional-there are going to be a lot of difficult conversations," she says.
She believes that entering the profession equipped to deal with disparate dispositions will ultimately curb burnout and turnover in the veterinary field.
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