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Learn about wellbeing and financial health in July webinars
Wellbeing and financial health are critical issues that affect all veterinarians, and the AVMA will present CE webinars in July to broaden your…
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Improve your financial savvy with free online learning
New and recent veterinary graduates who are looking to gain a deeper understanding of finance management and maximizing your dollars should check out…
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Nine dimensions of wellbeing: holistic health for the veterinarian
If you have been following the AVMA’s involvement in issues related to the health and self-care of veterinary professionals, you will notice that we…
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AAVMC establishes internship guidelines
Veterinary internships provide an opportunity for new graduates to gather additional experience and skill in providing clinical care.
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AVMA and RCVS join forces on veterinary mental health
Veterinarians and veterinary organizations across the world share a commitment to enhancing the wellbeing and mental health of veterinary team…
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November webinar: Do we have a mental health crisis?
Veterinary mental health and wellbeing are key concerns for AVMA members – and for the AVMA. As part of our commitment to address them, we…
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Keynote speaker Shahid talks about advocating for yourself
Well-behaved women seldom make history, Shiza Shahid reminded the audience during her keynote address at AVMA Convention 2018, held July 13-17 in…
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Prime issue for veterinary technicians: Underutilization
Veterinary technicians in practice continue to struggle with low pay, compassion fatigue, and burnout as well as a lack of recognition and…
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AVMA website devoted to early-career veterinarians
Making the leap from veterinary school to the real world or from that first job into a new career path can seem like a daunting prospect.
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Taking mental health in a positive direction
For the past few years, the veterinary profession has increasingly studied and grappled with how it is affected by certain mental health issues,…
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New study measures mental wellbeing among veterinarians
Although mental wellbeing is a concern for the veterinary profession, veterinarians as a group don’t experience psychological distress at rates…
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Wellbeing in the veterinary workplace: Collaboration and culture are key
President’s Column: Dr. John de Jong In the workplace, wellbeing plays an important role in determining not only individual health and happiness, but…
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Clinician-scientist, now AAEP president, wants her passion to be contagious
Dr. Margo Macpherson undoubtedly has had a successful career.
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Finding a solution to workplace harassment
What organizations, practices and individuals can do Harassment - and particularly sexual harassment - has recently arisen as a worldwide headline,…
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Mental health, well-being problem serious, not dire: study
New research quantifies mental illness, stress among veterinarians
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Hurt at work
People working in the veterinary services profession were the second most likely to have nonfatal work-related injuries in 2016, behind nursing and…
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Suicide trend in the profession stretches back decades
Although the past few years have seen greater awareness of mental health issues and the incidence of suicide within the U.S. veterinary profession,…
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AAHA Connexity takes on topics that keep veterinarians up at night
The American Animal Hospital Association took a radically new approach to its annual conference this year,