In 2014, I was teetering on the edge. I was burned out and tired of being a vet and I had only been one for five years. I spent a lot of time thinking about what jobs I might do instead, but would always boomerang back to “but it cost so much, and I worked… Read More
Perspective
So, You Want to Be a Veterinarian
So, you or someone you know wants to be a veterinarian… That’s great! It can be a rewarding career choice, but before you make the long commitment of going to veterinary school, it’s important to know that day-to-day veterinary life might be different from what you expect. For anyone interested in a veterinary career, here… Read More
The Doctor is Out
I have two great passions: my family and veterinary medicine. With three children, ages 12, 10, seven and a small animal veterinary practice, life is a juggling act trying to balance my two greatest loves. Sometimes I slip away from the clinic for an hour or two to help at a classroom party. You may… Read More
The Associate Vet Cycle of Doom
This is, in a way, a confession. Some of us have this really great cycle that happens after a long day at work: • We pick fights with our partners about stupid stuff when we get home, even though maybe we felt just fine or even energized when we left work. • We don’t answer… Read More
Don’t Forget What You Can Do
There is a saying in veterinary medicine, “we don’t all live in the ivory tower.” Pretty much all of us know what this means. We learn the best of the best medicine in veterinary school and have access to the most diagnostic equipment, but unfortunately for 99 percent of us, that isn’t a reality when… Read More
You Can’t Hide Behind Social Media
With the changes in technology it has made it so much easier to feel a sense of community in vet med. You have web pages like this one. Veterinarians and support staff have their own Instagram pages, Tumblr Blogs and LinkedIn profiles. There are VIN message boards and VetMedTeam for learning. Technology has created an amazing… Read More