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From free RACE-approved CE courses and clinical updates to NAVLE prep and career advice, our content is designed for veterinarians, vet techs, and students who want to stay informed, inspired, and ahead in their careers.
Latest Veterinary News & Clinical Insights
NEL Animal Medical Foundation chieves the Milestone of 100 Canine Open Heart Surgeries
NEL Animal Medical Foundation announced that it has successfully performed its 100th canine open-heart surgery on November 25, becoming the first veterinary institution in South Korea to reach this milestone. This achievement, accomplished just two years after their first successful mitral valve repair in late 2023, signals a new era in high-level veterinary thoracic surgery.
UC Davis Vet Team Helps Pup With Debilitating Neurological Disease
Newborn puppies will often wrestle and roughhouse with each other. More often than not, it all results in good fun. But one such incident with 6-week-old Kailana indicated to her owners John Hartmire and spouse Christine Pobanz-Stelter that there could be something seriously wrong with their golden retriever.
From Southern California Sun to Ohio Green: How This Equine Vet Found Home
There's something poetic about a California girl falling in love with Ohio. Dr. McMinn (previously Webb) grew up 35 miles north of Los Angeles, competing in hunters and jumpers and working as an assistant trainer. During her undergraduate years at California Lutheran University, she spent five years as a veterinary assistant at a large equine hospital owned by a boarded equine surgeon and internal medicine veterinarian. Photos by @jessaplantephotography (Jessa Plante)
LatinxVMA Calls for Independent NAVLE and ICVA Audit.
In a profession that prides itself on evidence-based practice, transparency, and public trust, one of veterinary medicine’s most consequential gatekeeping tools—the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE) is now at the center of a growing call for independent review.
The Veterinary Industry Isn’t Recession-Proof After All, and the Data Is Alarming
For years, the veterinary field has comforted itself with the same familiar mantra: “We’re recession-proof. People will always spend money on their pets.” But a massive new analysis is challenging that belief—and the results are startling enough that every clinic owner, manager, and industry leader should be paying attention.
LatinxVMA Calls for Independent NAVLE and ICVA Audit: A Push for Transparency, Fairness, and Trust in Veterinary Licensure
In a profession that prides itself on evidence-based practice, transparency, and public trust, one of veterinary medicine’s most consequential gatekeeping tools—the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE) is now at the center of a growing call for independent review.
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