Veterinary Business Management & Career Development Seminar at SGUSVM

All fifth and sixth term veterinary medical students participated in a Veterinary Business Management & Career Development Seminar, on September 15 and 16 on the True Blue Campus.  The two-day seminar was conducted by Dr. James Wilson, DVM, JD at the Keith B. Taylor Lecture Hall from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily.

Dr. Wilson who is a graduate of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University and UCLA's School of Law, has practiced in emergency medicine, been partner in a small animal practice in Concord, California, and served as a visiting lecturer at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine teaching veterinary law, ethics, and business management.  Dr. Wilson also served as Medical Director at the University of Pennsylvania's (Penn’s) small animal hospital for two years. Currently, he is responsible for teaching 50 hours of course material at Penn, in addition to teaching veterinary law, ethics, and/or practice management at twenty veterinary schools across the USA and the Caribbean each year. Dr. Wilson has authored six books and over 130 articles on the subjects of veterinary law, practice management and pet health insurance.

Each fall term, Dr. Wilson visits SGUSVM to conduct the Veterinary Business Management & Career Development Seminars, which are aimed at preparing students for successful veterinary careers.  The two-day intensive seminar which is sponsored by Veterinary Pet Insurance, covers topics such as: Business law; Contract law; Employment contracts and the Art of Negotiation; Planning for and Achieving Goals; Student loans; How to interview for a job; Making the transition from student to employed veterinarian; and Personal finance and investments strategies.

Congratulations to all of the students who participated in the two-day seminar and we extend warm thanks to Dr. Wilson for his delivery of very informative sessions and to all of the faculty and staff, whose time and efforts contributed to making this event a success.