Professional Development

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The Donkey Sanctuary Ireland: A Practical Reference Guide

The Donkey Sanctuary Ireland have together a practical health and welfare reference guide to help vets, nurses, and attending welfare / agricultural colleagues to manage donkeys and their care effectively. The guide homes in on the areas that are differential to other equines; in that respect it is useful for non-donkey specialists at all levels. The Donkey Academy is also a fantastic resource offering free training resources and is being added to all the time.

Grad Track Graduate Programme

GradTrack is a joint collaborative programme designed by SPVS and VDS Training, consisting of specialized workshops to help equip graduates with the tools and knowledge to develop their non-clinical skills. Being an effective veterinary practitioner requires satisfying a range of stakeholders we come into contact with as part of our daily work, including our patients, clients, employers, colleagues and ourselves.

Whilst you may not believe it yet, a lack of clinical knowledge and skill isn’t what causes vets the most ‘stress’ during their career – it is gaps in non-clinical skills. GradTrack is a unique course created to address these gaps from the outset of your career, equipping you to purposefully pursue the breadth of outcomes required to become a successful veterinary practitioner.

Balance and Boundaries in General Equine Practice:

It is important to find a good work–life balance, and to put boundaries in place to ensure one doesn’t encroach on the other.

Click below to read the full article on the Veterinary Practice website, an online knowledge and information hub for veterinary professionals across all specialties.

Association Of Racecourse Veterinarians UK: Mentoring Programme

The ARVS UK are introducing a mentoring programme, whereby vets wanting to come into racing, attend race meetings shadowing a senior veterinary surgeon for a number of meetings, prior to attending CMS. The ARVS are looking for:

1. Mentors: Experienced racecourse vets at courses all over the UK to act as mentors.
2. Mentees: Applications from vets wanting to join the mentoring scheme prior to beginning racing work.

If you are interested in becoming a mentor or joining the programme as a mentee, please see below for further details.

American Association of Equine Practitioners: Podcasts

Are you curious about the ins and outs of owning a veterinary practice? This month the American Association of Equine Practitioners Practice Life podcast host Dr. Mike Pownall talks with practice owner veterinarians across North America about the whys and hows of owning a single and multiple-doctor veterinary practice.