What happens when big veterinary merges with big dataMay 7, 2019It’s not just Facebook and Google. It’s also Big Veterinary Supplier, Inc. What do I mean by that? Data is a huge source of income for all three. So much so, they’re making use of private information we diligently collect and, in some cases, they’re using it to compete directly against us. Veterinarians are not immune As our industry becomes increasingly consolidated, it’s also adopting some of the habits with which other industries are …
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Veterinary gender wage disparities—Why planet Venus pays less (and what to do about it)February 8, 2019Last July, the principal flutist at the Boston Symphony Orchestra filed a lawsuit alleging it had discriminated against her “by paying her an amount less than other comparable males.” Though she records and performs more solos than the principal oboist (a comparable position in any symphony orchestra), she’s paid 75 percent of what he makes. When I heard about this lawsuit, my brain veered directly toward veterinary medicine. Of course there’s a wage gap, …
AVMA Economic Summit highlights veterinary income, job marketDecember 15, 2017At the fifth American Veterinary Medical Association Economic Summit, held Oct. 23-24 in Rosemont, Ill., the latest AVMA pet demographic survey highlighted interesting findings regarding ownership and veterinary income. According to the report, which will be released in 2018, the number of dog-owning households is the highest since the AVMA began measuring pet ownership, the number of cat owners has dropped drastically, horse and pet bird ownership are declining, and backyard …
