Last week, I attended a seminar entitled, Get Motivated! (don’t laugh.) A colleague of mine was given a few extra admission tickets to the local event and offered one to me. I had heard about the seminar on the radio … Continue reading
I was talking with a friend a few weeks ago. As we were sharing about our lives, jobs, etc, she commented that her boss had recently asked her, “so, what are you doing to develop yourself professionally?” We both groaned … Continue reading
When we think of professional development, we often want to put this responsibility onto others. In actuality, professional development is a personal responsibility. As we progress in our careers, we must take the time to learn better communication, better negotiating … Continue reading
Plopping myself down in front of the TV, sipping my morning coffee, I listened to a discussion between a morning talk-show host and a registered dietician, a few days back. The conversation surrounded the particulars of a certain celebrity who … Continue reading
I read an interesting article in the April 2009 issue of “Your DVM Career” magazine. It had a mixed bag of news for us. Revenue is expected to be down in some areas but up in some areas. The rising … Continue reading
I remember when I graduated from veterinary school I was talking to a doctor that I had worked for during high school, lamenting about my student loan debt. My debt load was almost twice what his had been and current … Continue reading
Why is it when people decide to “lose weight and get healthy” they take on a kind of wanton fervor, like those contestants on popular reality shows? The premise of many reality-based shows is rooted in the saying, “He who … Continue reading
Building on last week’s theme of student debt, I wanted to give my perspective… I graduated in 1997 from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine and brought out with me $68,000 in student loans to re-pay. I thought that … Continue reading
I just returned from SAVMA, where the feeling of excitement from soon-to-be-veterinary graduates was almost palpable. So many future veterinarians filled with compassion, hope and idealism — eager to begin their careers. I met a third year student from the … Continue reading
I remember when I first started practicing veterinary medicine that my mind was full of information—drug names and procedures and protocols, etc. Early in my career, I was somewhat disappointed to learn that all of those drug names and protocols, … Continue reading