This month’s featured relief vet is Seattle-based Dr. Xuân Mai Võ. She’s a mountain biking, hiking, international traveler whose had an exciting career path so far as a rodeo vet, anatomy professor, emergency responder, and archeologist just to name a few. Let’s dig in to find out more about our amazing colleague Dr. Võ. What
For our August Edition of “Meet a A Relief Professional” I’d like to introduce you to Dr. Steven Edwards. When he’s not dancing or scuba diving, this guy is serving general practices in Florida and using his behavior medicine expertise to help all those misunderstood pets. To learn more about Dr. Edwards read on and
Confession time. I hate writing medical records. There’s this practice where I do a fair amount of relief work and they have the most amazing system in place. They have scribes. That’s right, people whose dedicated job is to record the entire visit. This is incredible for so many reasons. This practice found a pain-point
Is this how it happened? Someone thought, “Gee, I’d like to hang out with some cute goats today. But I really should do some yoga. Do I have to choose? Maybe I could…” Even in our profession, sometimes we feel locked into choices that don’t necessarily exactly suit our desires so we have to compromise.
“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” – Albert Einstein Check out this blog post I wrote for VetPartners and learn more about the added value relief veterinarians can bring to practices. Ideas, comments, and questions are always welcome! What added services do you provide as a relief veterinarian? We’d
Texas relief veterinarian Dr. Leah Myles is early in her career but has already learned how to keep her cup full. She’s found that relief practice is a great way to balance work, family life, hobbies, and exploration of other professional goals. Read on to learn more about Leah and check out her impressive Relief
What a fun night throwing back some cocktails with Dr. Jeff Klemens in Las Vegas at the WVC conference in February. You remember. When we could gather, enjoy each other’s company less than 6 feet apart, and communicate with a full range of facial expressions. Let me tell you, this guy is great company and
Dear Practice Owner, We are both small business owners, colleagues, community members, and as veterinarians, stewards of public health. We have a wonderful symbiotic relationship and I rely on you for my livelihood. You keep me in business by trusting me to care for your practice as needed, and I help you take breaks or keep up with extra
I know I’m a relief vet, but I’m going to say it anyway. The relief vet community is amazing. And this coronavirus situation is proving the truth of this statement. Relief vets are well suited to handle this moment with grace and professionalism. It’s a moment that requires flexibility – got it, collegiality – yep,
I received a text yesterday from an awesome relief vet friend of mine who lives in a COVID-19 hot zone. Taking into consideration frequent contact with her elderly grandparents, she was flirting with the idea of canceling her scheduled relief shifts for the next few weeks to socially distance herself from the pet-owning public and
