The Business Side of Veterinary Medicine: What Veterinary Schools Don't Teach You

"Jump-start your career and invest in a book that will help you plan and achieve tangible goals."
--Brian Barnett, DVM, MBA

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.

"Novice veterinarians should find the volume invaluable, but medical and business school graduates will likely discover a variety of worthy tips in these pages as well. A succinct and approachable handbook for all the stuff that comes after the veterinary degree."
--Kirkus Reviews

"This is the best overview of professional life as a veterinarian I have read."
--Jeff Honer, DVM

This book was adapted from "The Business Side of Medicine...What Medical Schools Don't Teach You" which Capterra Medical Software blog named as one of the best 5 medical management books for small practices.

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. For more information, visit TomHarbin.com.