085: Mentorship, Business, and AI in Veterinary Medicine - Dr. Jason Szumski

About this episode

Meredith and Joe discuss with Dr. Jason Szumski the impact of mentorship, business ownership, and AI on veterinary careers.

Meredith and Joe talk with Dr. Jason Szumski about how mentorship, business ownership, and AI are shaping modern veterinary careers. What new grads should look for in mentorship and how to evaluate a first job How practice owners can better support and recruit early-career veterinarians Jason’s path into business ownership and how he found mentors along the way Balancing clinical work with building something outside of practice Where AI notetakers fit into veterinary workflows and what to know right now Resources mentioned: Jason Szumski on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonszumski VetSOAP - PetSmart Charities study: https://www.vetsoap.ai/psc Article: Cost of Care Continues to Strain Veterinary Care Access: https://petsmartcharities.org/press-releases/cost-of-care-continues-to-strain-veterinary-care-access If you'd like help creating a financial plan that supports your life and career, learn more or schedule a free intro call at allvetfinancial.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Meredith Jones, Joe

Guest: Dr. Jason Szumski

Topics covered

• mentorship
• business ownership
• AI in veterinary medicine
• supporting early-career veterinarians
• evaluating first job

Keywords

• veterinary medicine
• mentorship
• business
• AI
• early-career veterinarians
• job evaluation
• clinical work

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: VetSOAP, PetSmart Charities, allvetfinancial.com

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