Studying? It’s that time of the year….. I’ve noticed lots of posts on social media with the hashtags #vetstudent #nosleep #sacrifice #examtime so I thought I’d ask Dr Cathy Warburton, Coach and well-being consultant/educator from Make Headway for some tips to help with studying and exams. These tips are not just for veterinary students though – feel […]
Ignoring toxic attitudes and behaviours in your veterinary practice is easiest..right? You are busy, your mind is on other things and you choose to walk past toxic attitudes and behaviours in your workplace. It might avoid unpleasantness in the short term, but what is the longer term impact? Many practices have a staff member with […]
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks – a saying that is as old as the hills, but is it true? The first references to the concept of not being able to teach an old dog new tricks occurred back in the 1500’s. This and the related saying, leopards can’t change their spots, are […]
Working in veterinary practice is difficult enough but if you have a day where everything goes wrong what can you do? You know those days where everything you touch turns to stinky diarrhoea……? What do you do to get yourself back on track? We all have those days that start badly and just seem to […]
How do we become, and stay, successful in veterinary practice? It has been said that success in veterinary practice comes when we have that sweet combination of clinical ability, interpersonal and personal skills (Viner 2010). We in the veterinary industry are great achievers and we particularly love to grow our clinical skills and knowledge. Our […]