The Business Side of Veterinary Medicine, What Veterinary Schools Don’t Teach You
Edited By M. Duffy Jones and Thomas S. Harbin
The Business Side of Veterinary Medicine Book. What Veterinary Schools Don’t Teach You. So you’re a practicing veterinarian, with a mind filled with the science of veterinary medicine. But there’s a business side to veterinary medicine you were not taught in school, and it is relevant at every stage of your career.
Just starting out? This book is essential to transitioning from your training to “the real world.” It offers practical advice on crossing that bridge, including key ways to establish good citizenship in your new environment and guidance for building your own practice. Do you know how to manage and plan your finances and think about the future? Have you chosen the right practice model for you and your family? This book will help you answer these and other questions and establish good habits that will benefit your entire career.
But this is by no means a “newbie manual.” It gives a masters-level education on the business side of things that affect every practicing vet, new blood and veteran alike: accounting and corporate finance, business law, operations management, business communication, organizational behavior, strategy, and much more. Not to mention guidance on career longevity, planning for retirement, and increasing your net worth. This book truly is a business manual for your entire career in veterinary medicine.
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About the author
Dr. Duffy Jones received his DVM from Tufts in 1999 and has practiced veterinary medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, since 2000. In 2005 he founded the Peachtree Hills Animal Hospital there. He has had numerous leadership positions in veterinary organizations and has spoken and taught widely.
Dr. Tom Harbin, MD, MBA received his MD from Cornell Medical and trained in ophthalmology at the Wilmer Institute of Johns Hopkins. He practiced in Atlanta with a specialty in glaucoma for forty-two years and retired in 2018. His first book, Waking up Blind: Lawsuits Over Eye Surgery,was published to wide acclaim. Among many named lectures, Dr. Harbin delivered the Claire and Allan Jensen Lecture in Professionalism and Ethics in 2017. His other titles include The Business Side of Medicine: What Medical Schools Don’t Teach You and Practical Ethics in Ophthalmology.
Table of Contents
Introduction
PART I: GETTING STARTED
Chapter 1: Entering the Real World
Chapter 2:Negotiating the Contract
Chapter 3: Building a Practice
PART II: LEARNING BUSINESS
Chapter 4: Business Communication
Chapter 5: Organizational Behavior
Chapter 6: Marketing
Chapter 7: Economics
Chapter 8: Accounting
Chapter 9: Business Law
Chapter 10: Operations Management
Chapter 11: Corporate Finance
Chapter12: Ethics
PART III: YOUR CAREER
Chapter 13: Issues in the Early Years
Chapter 14: Are You Headed in the Right Direction?
