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It’s time for the annual performance review. And although, as a practice manager, you may be tempted to check the box, “exceeded expectations” for simply surviving a global pandemic , that’s not helpful. In fact, there are ways to create value for both your employees and the practice. All that is demanded is that you (sigh) pivot once again.  

Many veterinary professionals aren’t enthusiastic about anything that smacks of New Age “woo,” from the theoretical healing power of crystals to the more established power of meditation to calm.

How do we treat our credentialed technicians like the skilled and capable professionals they are? Three technicians talk to Central Line: The AAHA Podcast about trust, empowerment, and a true living wage.

Much of the coursework and clinical rotations in veterinary school focus on gold-standard care, but this “ivory tower” approach limits the exposure of students to cases where alternative treatment plans are pursued, or even discussed. That’s why we must continue to talk about spectrum of care.

A cross-disciplinary approach aims to turn veterinary students at the University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine into “day-one-ready” practitioners through hands-on learning and mentorship.

Is a few posts a week enough on social? How much is too much posting? We asked veterinary social media marketing coach Cheyanne Flerx to weigh in.

Embracing the stories as of our patients and clients—as well as our own—is at the heart of narrative medicine, a long-practiced but only more recently studied skill that emphasizes empathy, reflection, and self-compassion.

How options are presented affects pet owners’ decisions, according to research by Nationwide, which finds that building relationships and presenting options with empathy get the best outcomes along the spectrum of care.

Practice owner Jenn Galvin offers hands-on tips for keeping your team happy and making sure your superstar employees will want to stick around.

Tierra Price, DVM, MPH, founder of BlackDVM Network, introduces us to 10 Black heroes of the veterinary profession who make a difference both inside and outside the veterinary practice in diverse sectors of the field ranging from academia and research to agriculture, leadership, administrative support, and media.