10 things to look forward to in vet school, as explained in tweetsDecember 28, 2016The holiday season is almost over, and that means for veterinary students, soon you'll be back to the daily, crazy, grind that is vet school.
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Veterinarians: Do you want a job or a career?December 20, 2016It’s a question I’ve never had to ask myself. I never saw veterinary medicine as anything but my beloved profession, my own brilliant career.
7 annoying habits that cause problems in the vet practiceDecember 14, 2016Marshall Goldsmith makes an interesting observation in his excellent best-seller book “What Got You Here Won’t Get You There” (Hyperion, 2007).
Is veterinary medicine a depressing profession?December 14, 2016I’m glad that suicide and depression in the veterinary profession are out of the closet and getting the attention they deserve. But might the subjects be getting too much attention?
Open letters to recent grads and rising vet cliniciansNovember 22, 2016Twenty-one years ago today(-ish) I was trudging through the pervasive travesty commonly referred to as trial by fire. While working in my first months post-graduation as a full-fledged clinician—sans internship, residency or onsite mentor—I made hundreds of mistakes, at least one of which proved fatal.
Vet clinic does the #MannequinChallengeNovember 18, 2016Ah, the Mannequin Challenge. It's a challenge that swept the Internet less than a month ago, and everyone from celebrities to presidential nominees have done it.
The Onion presents 'tips for choosing the right veterinarian'November 17, 2016The Onion, dubbed "America's Finest News Source," (and it's most satirical), has released their video "Tips For Choosing The Right Veterinarian."
The funniest, most embarrassing vet staff momentsNovember 8, 2016Life in the veterinary practice is full of crazy moments, from rouge patients to clients giving out terrible advice. But sometimes the crazy moments come from you, as a recent post from DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital’s AtDove.org Facebook page revealed.
19 #VetTechProblem tweetsNovember 4, 2016 1) When you try to tell a cool work story to people who don't work in #vetmed... #vetmedproblems #vettechlife #halloween pic.twitter.com/0XcXTM7K3T — atdoveorg (@atdoveorg) October 31, 2016 2) Your cat cat got hit by a car 6 months ago and now it's an emergency? #icantmakethisup #vettechlife — jessthevettech (@jessicaloe112) November 1, 2016 3) When you're going to lunch but have to express two yorkies' anal glands first #vettechlife — Eileen (@eileen_nora) November 4, 2016 4) Whenever I take a shower, I find a huge new bruise on my leg. ???? #vettechproblems — Erin (@erin_gobragh_x) November 4, 2016 5) If you want to know the realist of #VetTechProblems I accidentally injected insulin into my finger trying to give it to a squirmy patient — space kitten Ⓥ (@kowalskibear) October 26, 2016 6)
Why vet techs are the veterinary profession's backboneOctober 11, 2016Veterinary technicians are an essential piece to every practice. Whether one or several work at a hospital, veterinarians know that each is crucial to the practitioner, the clients and patients, and the clinic.
