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From Classroom to Exam Room—Surviving the Transition from Vet School to Practice

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Dr. Jim Park explains how to make a smooth transition from vet school to practice and includes topics such as contract considerations and how to impress your new boss and clients. Requires AVMA login.

https://www.avma.org/ProfessionalDevelopment/Career/Pages/from-classroom-to-exa…

The True Cost of Student Debt After Graduation

Learn why it's important to stay motivated with your budget during school. This article, written by a veterinary student, explores the impact of debt after graduation.

Elizabeth Johnson, one of the authors of this article, was an extern in the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Veterinary Economics Division. Check out the AVMA Student Externship Locator to learn about the many externship opportunities at the AVMA!

http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/can-we-quantify-true-cost-veterinary-student-d…

Veterinary Salary Estimator for Current Students FAQs

Find Student Scholarships

Check out this list of veterinary student scholarships and grants. There are varying criteria including academic excellence, leadership and financial need. You may be eligible to apply for one or more—take a look!

https://www.avmf.org/grants-and-scholarships/scholarships/

Thinking of a Career Transition? Translate Your Clinical Skills

Triage, herd improvement plans, chemistry lab panels—learn how everything you’ve learned in your clinical veterinary practice experience can be translated into universally applicable skills for a career transition!

Self-Care for New Veterinarians

Use this step-by-step guide to assess your wellbeing and understand all nine dimensions of wellbeing (yes, nine!) and how they add up to self-care.

100 Healthy Tips to Support Workplace Wellbeing

Create a workplace that supports wellbeing development— where everyone can thrive! In this 12-page handout, get 100 tips that you can apply at the individual and organizational level to support a culture of wellbeing.

https://www.avma.org/sites/default/files/resources/VetWellbeingSummit-100Health…

How to Create Healthy Boundaries

Setting boundaries in your professional and personal life helps safeguard both your mental and physical health. This CE webinar explains why—and offers practical tips to help you set and enforce healthy boundaries.

https://axon.avma.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=309

How to Create Healthy Boundaries

Setting boundaries in your professional and personal life helps safeguard both mental and physical health. This webinar explains why—and offers practical tips to help you set and enforce healthy boundaries.

https://axon.avma.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=309

Impostor Syndrome

Many early-career veterinarians question whether they’re prepared to do the work they’re hired to do. This helpful guide shows you how to overcome the “impostor” feeling and recognize your strengths. (The guide is written for graduate students but also applicable to early-career veterinarians.)

https://www.apa.org/gradpsych/2013/11/fraud.aspx

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