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The Busy Vet’s Guide to Conquering Compassion Fatigue

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| Communication, Community, Mindset, Recent Graduate
April 22, 2017

Compassion fatigue is a state experienced by those who help people or animals in distress1. In essence, it is the cost of caring when Veterinarians do not balance the work they do for others with the care they provide to themselves. It can be triggered by a singular traumatic event,...
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Wildlife Vet Story: Braving Borneo

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| Recent Graduate, Travel, Working Overseas
November 8, 2016

There are always a few people in every graduating class who are focused on a career trajectory into the tough field of zoological medicine. In my final year of vet school I had taken as many externships in zoos and wildlife hospitals as possible and even during my first...
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The Single Greatest Factor for Building a Strong Veterinary Client Following

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| Communication, In the Clinic, Mindset, Recent Graduate
October 24, 2016

One of the most important skills for all recent graduates to learn is how to build client trust and confidence. These are essential in developing a strong veterinary client following. To explore this we interviewed Dr Geoff Golovsky, principal veterinarian at Vet HQ in Double Bay, Sydney. To build a...
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The Road to Surgery Mastery – Inside the Mind of a Modern Surgeon

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| Mindset, Recent Graduate, Surgery
October 24, 2016

Chris Tan is a modern small animal surgeon at the University of Sydney. Ask any recent graduate from Sydney, “Who is the best veterinary mentor?” and undoubtedly Chris’s name will come up. He is a Fellow of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists, a Diplomate of the European College...
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Confessions of a New Grad Streetfighter #2: Hard Lessons

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| Community, In the Clinic, Recent Graduate
July 14, 2015

New grad vet stories. Hard lessons in the veterinary clinic.
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Confessions of the New Grad Street Fighter

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| Community, In the Clinic, Recent Graduate
June 29, 2015

Real stories of the modern new grad veterinarian..
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Top Five Strategies to Turn You into a Highly Efficient Vet

by Simon Wai-Shing
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| In the Clinic, Recent Graduate
June 10, 2015

Learn the top strategies to increase your efficiency around the veterinary clinic.
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How to be a nomad vet in the UK – Julia de Bruyn

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| Recent Graduate, Travel
February 22, 2015

...It was on the hilly terrain of Guernsey, along winding one-car-wide country lanes, that I had my baptism of fire..
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The Vet Difference: Working well vs Doing well

by Simon Wai-Shing
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| Mindset, Recent Graduate
January 12, 2015

Many vets work well but not many are doing well. I don’t care where you’re working, whom you’re working with or what type of vet you are. You are going to get stressed as a vet. But when you're doing well it makes all the difference.
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How to Survive the USA: A Challenge for the Aussie Vet

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| Recent Graduate, Travel
December 17, 2014

Have you ever been interested in travelling and working in the USA? Phil Eddey shares his experiences and tells us what he wish he knew when he first made the move.
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