Quality in Veterinary Medicine
Quality in Veterinary Medicine: the ultimate goal “What is perhaps most disturbing is the absence of real progress toward restructuring health care systems to address both quality and cost concerns,…
What Veterinarians Should Learn from Independent Bookstores
I believe the best locally owned independent veterinary hospitals are like the growing number of successful independent bookstores.
What Happened to Brightheart and Other Stories of Private Equity
Private equity is reshaping the veterinary profession. I elaborate on this segment of capital and offer up three big reasons that all veterinarians should both care and learn about it.
Faces of Veterinary Medicine
As of 2016, 63% veterinarians in the United States were women. The numbers are quite different in terms of women practice owners.
Lessons from James Herriot
As we think about James Herriot and what gave him a rich life as a veterinarian, we need to remember how rooted he was both in his care for pets and as a member of the community in which he worked.
What Veterinarians Can Learn from Successful Independent Pharmacies – Part One
As consolidation ramps up in the veterinary field, it’s worth looking at other industries to help understand the drivers of this phenomenon and to look for private ownership bright spots.
Why Women Veterinarians Should Own Practices
To keep practices in the hands of veterinarians, more women must be convinced that they can and should own their own practices. I address and refute some of the myths that lead people, especially women, to not consider owning their own veterinary practice.