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This Week | For recently graduated vets, nurses, and techs, it’s actually going to be OK – our community shares tips on how to thrive during those first few months. Plus, do the discussions about new mid-level practitioners provide answers or just more questions? Our whistle-stop tour of featured jobs around the world stops in London, Pittsburgh, Whangarei, and Nashville – keep scrolling to discover more. Another busy week across our screens and inboxes with the latest news and trends, including how discovering running helped one new graduate find balance. Cloning started with sheep, but what if pet parents could have their furry friend by their side for another lifetime? Also, New Jersey’s first Veterinary College is enrolling for its inaugural Class of 2025. And as always…please take care of yourself; you deserve it, and if you can, someone else too 🤗

📰 Your Veterinary News & Trends

🎓 New Vets, Nurses & Techs - It's Actually Going to Be OK

If you've recently started your first role in practice, you're probably experiencing a mix of emotions that swing between "I've got this!" and "What am I doing?" several times a day. And you know what? That's completely normal.

We reached out to professionals who started their careers within the last year - vets, nurses, and techs who understand exactly what you're feeling right now. They helped us identify the seven most common challenges that every new graduate faces, from managing client expectations to handling team dynamics. More importantly, they shared what really works when it comes to dealing with these situations. Their practical advice and real experiences show that not only are you not alone in what you're feeling - you're exactly where you need to be on your path to becoming a confident professional...

🤝 Building trust through effective communication

Most complaints you’ll face in your career will not be about something you did, but about something you said. Or didn’t say, or because of how you said it, or how it was heard, perceived or interpreted.

Excellent communication is the cornerstone of trust in any relationship. Get it wrong and the entire thing can come tumbling down. In fact, the entire CTR-C framework is built on good communication. But here are a few communication hacks that directly relate to building trust...

⚠️ Proposed midlevel role poses unacceptable risks

Proposals that would create a new midlevel practitioner (MLP) role raise serious concerns about the future of quality care for veterinary patients. Sometimes referred to as a veterinary professional associate (VPA), their duties would overlap those of a veterinarian and veterinary technician. Does this pose unacceptable risks for animal health and public health, or is it a step in the right direction?

❤️ AI is detecting heart disease in dogs with the accuracy of cardiologists

A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge has designed a machine learning algorithm to effectively detect and grade heart murmurs in canine patients, using audio recordings from electronic stethoscopes. Can tools like these help vets and owners to quickly identify those dogs who are most in need of treatment, or is it too early to tell...

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🩺Featured Jobs USA + Canada

Veterinarian

🔸Los Angeles🔸CA🔸USA🔸You will want to investigate this opportunity if you love veterinary medicine and don’t just want a job. We are looking for someone who wants to have fun each day when they go to work. We have a marvelous profession, and we need to let our clients know how passionate we are about it. Experience a great team dynamic with leadership closely attuned to work-life balance.

General Practice & Emergency Veterinarian

🔸Middletown🔸DE🔸USA🔸Middletown Veterinary Hospital is looking to hire General Practice and Emergency Veterinarians to join our thriving, multi-doctor practice in Middletown, DE. If you are looking for a place to call home, work with a wonderful and talented team, practice medicine your way and maintain an ideal work-life balance in an exceptional lifestyle location, then Middletown Veterinary Hospital is for you!

Small Animal Veterinarian

🔸Sarver🔸PA🔸USA🔸Enjoy your career again so it doesn’t feel like a job!! Our team believes knowledge is power. Our focus is not only to educate our clients, but to also expand our skill set to give each patient the options so they can live their best life! Our practice is a place that values team work! Let your passion for pets and best practice veterinary care shine every day in an ideal lifestyle location.

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🩺Featured Jobs Australia + NZ + ASIA

Small Animal Veterinarian

🔸Samford Village🔸QLD🔸Australia🔸We are looking for an experienced small animal vet to join our amazing hospital! Why join our team? We support each other. We work hard. We collaborate. We always hold the patients’ needs first and foremost. We have vets with many decades of experience to assist you. We problem-solve together. Enjoy the prospect of genuine work-life balance in an ideal lifestyle location.

Internal Medicine Specialist

🔸Sydney🔸NSW🔸Australia🔸We are seeking expressions of interest from an internal medicine specialist wanting to join our team in the beautiful Eastern Suburbs area of Sydney. You will be working closely with a supportive and professional team of specialists, interns, and nurses with advanced specialty training, working in a dynamic, fast-paced, satisfying, and collaborative team environment.

Companion Animal Veterinarian

🔸Bunbury🔸WA🔸Australia🔸Let your passion for pets and best practice veterinary care shine every day. Our ideal candidate will want to work in a hands-on clinic to get in and hone their skills and focus on furthering their vet career by taking the initiative to learn from our experienced team. They will want to work in an interesting location not far from a major centre with no on-call and enjoy the lifestyle our area offers.

🩺Featured Jobs UK + Europe + Worldwide

Head Veterinary Surgeon

🔸Dagenham🔸Greater London🔸UK🔸We are on the lookout for a Head Small Animal Vet to join our growing, motivated team! Should you be at the stage in your career where you are wanting that next step, we would love to hear from you! We are committed to being a fully inclusive place to work where all our colleagues are encouraged to be themselves, where difference is celebrated, and where everyone feels able to deliver their best.

Senior Veterinary Surgeon

🔸Stockwell🔸Greater London🔸UK🔸Our popular practice in the heart of southwest London is getting increasingly busier, resulting in the need for a senior vet to join our growing team. This senior role can offer the ability for growth in any area you are passionate about, especially if clinical management is your next step, and also offers a flexible rota during the week to ensure there is the optimum work-life balance.

Veterinary Surgeon

🔸St. Ives🔸Cambridgeshire 🔸UK🔸Do you have a particular interest and experience in Surgery? Join our small animal, multi–vet practice, led by our experienced and knowledgeable Branch Partner who also holds a certificate in surgery. The ideal candidate will have all round surgical skills, a good blend of communication skills and a confident, can-do approach.

📣 Veterinary Trends News & Memes

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🏃‍♀️ How running has helped my life as a new graduate

🧬 The Science and Ethics of Dog Cloning - What if you could have your furry friend by your side for another lifetime?

🤖 Short staffed? Can Virtual Assistants fill the gap?

💵 Keep your records up to date or face a $1.125m fine

💻 Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners Rolls Out New User-Friendly Licensing Portal

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🎓 New Jersey's First Veterinary College to enroll its inaugural class in 2025

💰 80% of pet owners worry about the potential cost of specialty and emergency care

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