Many define the ‘Millennial Generation’ as those having been born sometime in the 1980’s through the 90’s. This generation is used to instant results, changing technology and an attitude of working smarter, not harder. In certain definitions, I find myself part of this generation- although I do remember my childhood rotary dial phone, waiting for my… Read More
Blog
Why I Love Being a Practice Owner, Bruises and All
I’m a practice owner, and I LOVE it! While I’m new to this practice owner thing, I’m not new to business. Nonetheless, I wonder some days why I do not experience compassion fatigue or depression. It would be easy to do with the demands of my profession, especially with this new step in my career. I… Read More
Don’t Give Up! Tips For Aspiring Vets From the Other Side of the Fence
You have decided to go to veterinary school. Maybe you are still in high school or have gotten to that point in undergrad where you are applying our wondrous world. Because the market is changing, many veterinarians are discouraging students from joining the veterinary workforce. They are being blunt and taking their own experiences and… Read More
Please Tell Me There’s Nothing I Could Have Done Different
I’m sitting in the oncology pod, fruitlessly attempting to cram more medical minutiae into my brain, which feels full to bursting. All of my downtime during fourth-year clinical rotations in veterinary school is spent studying. Well, that was true for the other years too, but…you know. Vet school and post-graduate training are organized much like human… Read More
The Biggest Myths about Vets and Nutrition
I’m a big believer that most “black and white” statements about nutrition are oversimplified, frequently to the point of being inaccurate; and that the longer, grayer story is really the better one. While I could (and just might) write an entire series based on this introduction, today’s long-overdue post addresses a mostly inaccurate statement that… Read More
7 Reasons I Chose Vet Med Over Human Medicine
I’ve been out of veterinary school for almost ten years now and just like back then, I occasionally get asked why I chose animal medicine over human medicine. Some of the reasons may have changed but the core remains the same. 7 – Veterinary Medicine… because humans are gross You may have seen the internet… Read More