Culture & People

AAHA President Parva Bezrutczyk, DVM, talks about Senior Wellness and Pet Cancer Prevention Month, and how advocating for these vulnerable patients is more important than ever.

What’s your response when you don’t know the answer to a client’s question? After surveying Trends readers and speaking to an expert on veterinary client communication, we’ve got some tips for navigating these conversations.

I don’t know about you, but many veterinary practices often look for creative ways to celebrate veterinary technician appreciation week each year. This team’s viral video showed how teamwork, perseverance, and some pop culture references created an unforgettable experience the whole team can be proud of.

Join our host Dr. Emily Singler every other week as we chat with an array of amazing guests! You can listen on Spotify, YouTube, and AAHA’s LMS.

There’s no denying veterinary medicine can be a challenging path, and that begins long before graduation. But a new wellbeing assessment tool, free to SAVMA members for a year, is designed to help vet students understand and manage their mental health.

Congratulations to Hattie Kirby, veterinary assistant at Rose City Veterinary Hospital in Portland, Oregon, the November 2025 AAHA/CareCredit Employee of the Month!

The AAVSB has approved a landmark resolution encouraging states to include credentialed veterinary technicians as voting members on their state veterinary regulatory boards.

Looking for a way to celebrate National Cat Day? We’ve got statistics on families with cats, tips for making your practice more cat-friendly, and resources to ensure your team is ready to keep kitties, and their families, purr-fectly happy.

Veterinary technician title protection simply put, is about honoring commitment and safeguarding public health.

Meet Emily Merry, a recently graduated emergency and general practice veterinarian, co-founder and veterinary content specialist at Scribenote, podcaster, and social media content creator. Her main goal in creating her content is to reach veterinary students and recent graduates to let them know they are not alone, especially if they feel overwhelmed or unsure of themselves in their clinical studies and work. Her content is a combination of funny videos, cute animals, heartfelt confessions, and inspiration for anyone who wants to be part of her community. She has also started a podcast, Hot Vet Mess, where she takes a deeper dive on topics relevant to working as a new grad in vet med. “Being a new grad vet is no joke, and it can feel very isolating and overwhelming,” she said. “I wanted to create a space where people could come together, feel heard and supported and know that we are all in this together.”