Dr. Brian Bourquin, president of Not One More Vet (NOMV), joins Dr. Andy Roark to unpack the current state of mental health and wellness in veterinary medicine. What started as a small Facebook group has grown into a powerhouse nonprofit providing grants, peer support, accreditation programs, and a safety net for veterinary professionals in crisis…. Read More
Team Culture
Should Relief Vets Be Paid on Production?
A note for anyone who is, or who pays, a relief vet I have come to understand recently that if you want to “go viral” as the kids say, you need to write things that divide the audience, scorch some earth, and elicit strong emotions. It also helps if you can “beef” with somebody like… Read More
NEW RESEARCH: Relational Coordination in Vet Clinics
What if improving your clinic’s communication could reduce turnover, boost job satisfaction, and enhance medical quality? Dr. Jason Coe is back on the podcast with brand-new research that shows how “relational coordination” (aka how roles within your team communicate and collaborate) impacts everything from psychological safety to employee retention. In this episode, Dr. Coe and… Read More
Lawsuits! Interns, LMU, the AVMA, and more!
Are these lawsuits shaking up veterinary medicine as we know it? Dr. Lance Roasa joins Dr. Andy Roark to break down two headline-making legal battles you’ve probably seen floating around: LMU suing the AVMA over accreditation practices and veterinary interns filing a class-action lawsuit against the MATCH program. Andy and Lance dig into the arguments… Read More
Quality Control and Ethical Use in Veterinary AI
Dr. Petra Harms, veterinarian and founder of VetMaite, joins Dr. Andy Roark to tackle one of the most overlooked questions in veterinary AI: how do we know these tools actually work? AI scribes, chatbots and diagnostic aids are flooding into veterinary clinics, but who is testing their accuracy, safeguarding client data, or setting ethical standards?… Read More
Women In Business
Dr. Stacee Santi, veterinarian, tech founder, and author of Stop Acting Like a Girl, joins Dr. Andy Roark for a conversation that challenges the norms women are handed and how those expectations shape careers in veterinary medicine and beyond. From the ER to the boardroom, Stacee has walked the walk, founding Vet2Pet, navigating startup negotiations,… Read More