It's as critical to care for your mental health now as it was during vet school. Here are resources to help you thrive as a veterinarian in your first year post-graduation.
Gatekeeper training can be a critical tool to save lives—and it’s free of charge.
Learn to recognize signs that someone may be considering suicide and guide them to seek professional help. This training saves lives, and the AVMA provides it free of charge to all veterinary students and veterinary professionals.
So much is riding on your personal wellbeing—your own health, plus your capacity to care for patients and loved ones. Self-care starts with self-assessment.
Start your journey to improved professional wellbeing with the Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL) Assessment.
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.
Your new day-to-day is filled with many exciting things—and likely some new or evolving stressors, too. Here are resources to help you address some common challenges to your veterinary wellbeing.
Do you sometimes feel like you don’t belong? We’ve all been there. This webinar on AVMA Axon® offers actionable strategies to rebuild confidence and restore self-belief.
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.
Veterinary medicine comes with a fair share of emotional and physical demands. Explore how these may affect you in your personal and professional life, and discover practical steps to manage daily stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue.
Handling ethical dilemmas is a common contributor to poor wellbeing in veterinary medicine. Discover what moral stress is and how to tell if you may be suffering from it. Plus, find a list of practical resources to go to for help.