Culture and People
Employee of the Month, September 2023
This month’s prize winner is Practice Manager Ericka Ivey, from All for Pets Veterinary Clinic in Cabot, Arkansas!
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Culture and People
Employee of the Month, August 2023
This month’s prize winner is Customer Service Representative Gianna Rea, of Animal Care Clinic, San Luis Obispo, California!
Client Communication
A Better Cat Visit
Millions of pet owners are experienced with veterinary care, and already have a relationship with a veterinarian. So, where are the cats?
Culture and People
Being the Leader You Needed
Niccole Bruno, DVM, and Genine Ervin-Smith, DVM, MPH, were friends at Tuskegee University during their pre-veterinary studies. The two reconnected in 2022 as veterinarians and leaders with a vision, and BlendVet was born.
Culture and People
Rethinking Recruitment
It’s a job-seekers market, so we need to work even harder to make a career in veterinary medicine appealing to as many people as possible. Melody Martínez, CVT, talks about building workplace cultures that are welcoming to people of all cultures, races, and genders.
Culture and People
Bridging the Gap to Belonging
In the midst of more conversations around diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging than ever before, people with whom we share critical patients and break room donuts are being forced to hide who they are, flee their homes, and live in fear simply for existing as they are. A conversation with Ewan D.S. Wolff, PhD, DVM, DACVIM, sheds some light on this critical problem.
Culture and People
Employee of the Month, June 2023
This month’s employee of the month $500 prize winner is Heather Stitzel, RVT, of Edmond East Animal Hospital in Edmond, Oklahoma!
Culture and People
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Veterinary Education and Beyond
In an interview for Central Line: The AAHA Podcast, Tina Tran, DVM, associate professor and clinical relations lead veterinarian at the University of Arizona discusses how intertwined diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are with her work in helping veterinary students enter the field as confident, empathic colleagues with the ability to handle conflict and to examine their own biases.
Client Communication
It Takes a Village
Being an ally, an advocate, and committing to diversity are important steps toward making the veterinary profession a safer and more equitable place for everyone. This article outlines some ways to make that happen.
Culture and People
Employee of the Month, May 2023
Jamie Swick, Veterinary Assistant, of Pine Grove Veterinary Hospital in Severn/Ontario, is the May 2023 employee of the month winner!
