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AVMA seeks 50 practices for new program in profitability
The AVMA is seeking one practice owner or senior associate and one practice manager from each of 50 clinics to participate in a new program dedicated…
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Study ties practice culture to business metrics
Smaller practices and AAHA-accredited practices have stronger scores on practice culture in a number of areas, while stronger cultural scores in…
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Summit paints mixed economic picture for practitioners
There’s good news: Revenues are growing at many veterinary practices.There's mixed news: The AVMA Veterinary Career Center now has more jobs than…
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Walking the talk
Dr. Kathleen M. Anderson is thankful for the mentorship she’s received over the years.
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Technician shortage may be a problem of turnover instead
Low pay, and compassion fatigue and burnout, as well as lack of recognition and career advancement, remain ongoing concerns in the veterinary…
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Convention reflects changes
AVMA Convention 2016, held Aug. 5-9, came and went, and from it conventiongoers walked away with continuing education they can apply at work, better…
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Pressing topics addressed by HOD
The AVMA House of Delegates held its first Veterinary Issues Forum during its regular annual session Aug. 4 in San Antonio.
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Cornell names Warnick dean
Dr. Lorin D. Warnick became the Austin O. Hooey Dean of Veterinary Medicine at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine on May 6 after…
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NAVC holds conference, launches Today’s Veterinary Technician
The North American Veterinary Community Conference, Jan. 16-20 in Orlando, Florida, attracted 17,328 veterinary professionals
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Technicians to revamp credentialing system, title
Veterinary technicians are adept at educating clients, but now they’re banding together to take on a greater task that requires informing the public…
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Pulling together to lower the debt-to-income ratio
The Economics of Veterinary Medical Education Summit was held April 20-22 at Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine, co-hosted by…
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Q&A with the AVMA president-elect candidates
Drs. Jan K. Strother and Michael J. Topper describe the challenges and opportunities facing the veterinary profession and explain why they’re ready to…
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Upcoming legislative activity to center on education
With 88 percent of veterinary students borrowing from federal student loan programs, according to the 2016 AVMA & AAVMC Report on the Market for…
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Momentum continues for AVMA activities
Summits on educational debt and wellness, recommendations from a task force on drug compounding, and economic reports on topics such as pet insurance…
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Students press for personal finance education
T. Will O’Neill says if he had known what he was getting into, he would not have gone to veterinary college.
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For-profit veterinary technology programs continue to close
The AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities, at its April 21-24 meeting in Schaumburg, Illinois, withdrew the accreditation…
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Vet Set Go guides aspiring veterinarians
Vet Set Go, created by Dr. Christopher Carpenter (Auburn ’89), provides information for tweens and teens to feed their interest in animals by opening…
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Veterinary groups meet in San Antonio
Thirty-three allied and other veterinary-related organizations and 29 alumni groups from colleges and schools of veterinary medicine convened this…
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Below the surface of anesthesia-free dentistry
The American Veterinary Dental College, AVMA, and American Animal Hospital Association state that dental cleanings should be performed under
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Students taking wellness seriously
Every year, the Student AVMA Symposium draws hundreds of veterinary students and offers copious lectures and wet labs along with
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Taking a multipronged approach to tackling educational debt
Dr. Anthony “Tony” Bartels has come up with a new veterinary diagnosis—“traumatic statement syndrome.”
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Idaho veterinary teaching center closing
The University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences announced that it will shutter the Caine Veterinary Teaching Center
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Inside the headquarters for military dogs
Lackland Air Force Base breeds and trains dogs for the U.S. Department of Defense, and serves as hub for veterinary care
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Fighting a market failure
Debt among veterinary college graduates is rising at a faster pace than salaries, and the current 2:1 ratio of educational debt to
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Leading lady
Dr. Janet Donlin is no stranger at AVMA headquarters, as she worked at the Association in the late ’90s and early 2000s.