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Andy Roark

Andy Roark

DVM, MS

About the Author

Discharge Notes columnist Dr. Andy Roark is a practicing veterinarian, international speaker and author. He founded the Uncharted Veterinary Conference. His Facebook page, podcast, website and YouTube show reach millions of people every month. Dr. Roark is a three-time winner of the NAVC Practice Management Speaker of the Year Award. Learn more at drandyroark.com

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Personal/Professional Development

Our Profession’s Growth Spurt

Unstoppable tectonic forces are driving innovation and forcing us to rethink access to veterinary care.

Personal Wellness

Back to Reality

Once we accept what’s beyond our control, we get some control back.

Personal Wellness

Sometimes, We Hike in the Rain

Let’s acknowledge that we can’t control everything.

Personal/Professional Development

The Art of Kindness in an Imperfect World

Let’s be intentional about how we define success for ourselves.

Personal Wellness

Strategic Stress

Recognizing we can’t control other people, the past or the future is a huge step toward eyes-wide-open acceptance of our situations.

Personal Wellness

Times Have Changed

Graduations symbolize and make real the transition from one state of our lives to another.

Personal/Professional Development

Reality Check

Is someone a “real vet” when they step back from the clinic? I’m just contributing to my field in a different way.

Human Resources

How to Fare Well When Good Staff Leave

Our job as leaders is to grow people, regardless of whether they stay or eventually depart.

Personal Wellness

Trying to Keep Everything in Balance

Don’t be so focused on showing up for your job that you forget to show up for the rest of your life.

Personal Wellness

How We See Ourselves Matters

Choosing how we see ourselves is within our power, even as we simultaneously work to overcome external challenges.

Personal Wellness

Rekindling the Love of Work

We’ve been on a quest to capture the dragon so long that we don’t know what the dragon is anymore.

Practice Management

Our Complicated Relationships

Part of setting healthy boundaries is being willing to walk away from the relationship if those boundaries aren’t respected.

Personal/Professional Development

The Upside of Letting Go

When goals and deadlines are treated as inflexible absolutes, they can lead people to behave in ways that don’t make sense.

Personal/Professional Development

Feel the Warmth

Take a little more time to feel the warmth.

Practice Management

Grading on a Curve

Whatever you do, just don’t compare 2020 to other years.

Human Resources

Save a life

A “four eyes” approach to drug security and a well-publicized employee assistance program are two crucial steps your practice can take today to help prevent suicide in veterinary medicine.

Client Communication

You’re Fired!

When clients behave badly, sometimes the right thing to do is tell them goodbye — permanently.

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