BY PET PRO SUPPLY CO. FEATURED VETERINARIAN,
Dr. Shadi Ireifej DVM DACVS
Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer at VetTriage
Veterinary medicine is a tough gig. Four years of undergraduate education, then 4 years of veterinary school, finding your first job, paying your school debt, balancing your personal and very demanding professional life… Not to mention, you will also need to be perpetually learning, staying on top of your continuing education hours, renewing your licenses, managing your staff, combating emotional fatigue, managing your social media, addressing negative online client reviews, and becoming ever more efficient in your workday to handle all this. There is a lot to balance here and it takes many, many years to get it right. As a doctor of veterinary medicine for over 15 years, I still learn new things frequently!
Despite the stresses I mention above, being a vet is still a very interesting and rewarding career choice. With this article I want to highlight some major points that will hopefully help the younger graduates on their journey.
Finding your first job after graduation is a daunting undertaking. There are many factors to look into: the commute, the standard of medicine practiced, the turnover rate at the practice, the species they care for, upward mobility in the practice, the quality and amount of mentorship available to you, and so much more. I couldn’t possibly focus on all these in this article, so I want to narrow in on a very important piece of the puzzle: the contract. Here are some…
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