About the VBMA
The VBMA is a national student-managed organization intent on improving the veterinary profession through increasing business knowledge. We share the belief of many other veterinary professionals; in order to provide the best care for animals, we need to increase our knowledge about subjects outside of the medical realm so that we can better serve our clients through this increased understanding.
Though veterinary business management issues are a primary concern, our organization is dedicated to a variety of business matters including managing debt, how to plan for the future, client communication, and the importance of managing personal finances. It is our belief that a veterinarian cannot be successful professionally without first having a firm control of their personal finances.
In Spring 2006, a survey was sent out to the entire Virginia Veterinary Medical Association membership regarding what business topics they have found to be important. Below are the results, based on scale of 1-5 (1= not at all, 3= somewhat, 5= very much). The responses for how well these topics were covered in their vet school curriculum varied widely with some relevance to graduation year.
Click here to see the Virginia Veterinary Medical Association survey results
To see the original survey, click here
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