VetCoach, a non-profit project to motivate and inspire graduating veterinary students and recent graduates In April it seems to be the right time to talk about graduation and what comes after that. Is there life after vet school? What to do and what to expect? The change from vet school into the professional vet world is [...]

Chances are small that you missed the fact that this year, 2011 we celebrate that 250 years ago in 1761, Claude Bourgelat was granted permission by the French King to found the first veterinary education in Lyon France. This initiative was very much initiated because of the terrible consequences of the “Rinderpest” cattle disease. The remarkable [...]

We are very interested to know how you and other Vetstart members think about being the owner or co-owner of a practice, clinic or hospital. Is it your dream to one day walk into the door of your own clinic, or are you happy to work as an employee or free-lancer? And what is the reason [...]

Under this title we had a poll running in Vetstart for about one month. The outcome might not be surprising to many, but tells a lot about how “un-professional” veterinary students and veterinarians look at their job and their profession. We are typically passionate about our objective to manage animal health and well-being and support owners [...]

If you think about it, it is not that surprising that happy cows result in happy farmers. What does it mean? The Dutch company CowSignals Holland has developed a program of management support for veterinarians, agronomists and farmers that starts with the cow in mind. Assuming that when the cows are in optimal condition, this will be [...]

Until this day I remember well that one of my biggest surprises and may be disappointments after graduation was that all the subjects that I studied and all the exams that I passed (many with excellent grades by the way) would not be key to my future success. Graduation and the DVM diploma are just enablers [...]

How many application letters did you write so far? Any idea how to do it? Some things have changed since these letters were invented and one of them is the use of the so called “cover letter”. The cover letter is out. A recent article in the CNN website explains why. “Like Don Draper’s desk [...]

Do you know how to communicate with pet owners? It has been shown in different studies that the percentage of what people remember of what the doctor tells them during a visit to the hospital is not what the doctor might hope it is. The percentage is most probably in the range of 25 to [...]

Two weeks ago Vetstart, in cooperation with the local IVSA chapter organized a meeting for veterinary students about practice management. Topics that are unusual to be discussed during the regular courses at the university but that are incredibly important for your success in after graduation. Practice Management includes all aspects of being a member of [...]

We provide you with some links to interesting web content that we consider valuable reading for our members. These include on-line publications and videos. Sources this week are Veterinary Economics, Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Business Briefing. The primary links will allow you to go further into the publications, based on your personal areas of interest. DVM [...]

The Southern European Veterinary Conference (SEVC) in Barcelona is the veterinary congress with the highest number of international delegates in the world! Every year in early October this international congress is held in Barcelona and this year the dates are 29 September until 2 October. Vetstart has an unique agreement with the SEVC congress organizers and [...]