Mentoring
Effective mentoring is key to attracting and retaining veterinary professionals, and you can set your practice apart by making mentorship part of your culture. The 2023 AAHA Mentoring Guidelines show you how to implement effective mentorship strategies to improve your practice’s recruitment and retention and your team’s job satisfaction.
Hospital leadership has the biggest impact on employee retention. If you are a leader in your hospital, you can be the reason someone stays or someone quits.
Client Communication
Leveraging social platforms effectively can be challenging for veterinary professionals, but in the right hands they can also be a powerful tool to combat false claims and provide reliable content to pet owners.
Mentoring
Mentorship is heavily discussed in academic settings, but what it means and how to find it can be daunting for budding veterinarians. There is a fear that asking for guidance equates to a lack of clinical competency, but there is also a deeply driven desire to provide the best care for our patients. This is the perfect place for quality mentorship to step in and bridge the gap. So, what do new graduates want when seeking mentorship?
Clinical
News briefs from across the veterinary industry and beyond. This month’s articles include: State of the workplace health report; Canine PTSD study; Demand returns to pre-pandemic levels; new bill introduced to combat illicit Xylazine; Bipartisan bill aims to crack down on ‘tranq.’
Adam Hechko, DVM, AAHA’s immediate past president, talks about the challenges of staffing and recruitment. The Community answers the question of how you handle a scared or skittish patient.
The 2023 AAHA Mentoring Guidelines provide a roadmap to creating effective mentoring relationships that help both mentors and mentees make the most of their time together.
Crate-training is the preferred method for keeping pets safe and secure during the Fourth of July, but that takes time and preparation. What if it’s too late to do it before the fireworks start? Here are some tips to ease pets’ stress, even when short on time.
With nearly 40 years in vet med, Peter Weinstein, DVM, MBA, may already have a lifetime achievement award, but that’s not the only reason he’s celebrating as he envisions a profession that is far less doctor-centered, and more about the patient, client, and team.
Ivan Zakharenkov, DVM, MBA, chief executive officer of Galaxy Vets, turned his own experience of burnout into a passion for ongoing research of mental health and wellbeing in the profession.
