Risk management for early-career veterinarians

While we can’t always predict or control everything that happens in veterinary practice, we can prepare for the unexpected and plan how to respond.  Discover key steps you can take to avoid common risk management pitfalls as you start your veterinary journey. You’ll learn how to protect yourself and your career right from day one.

This webinar was developed in partnership with the AVMA Trust.

Participants can expect to learn about:

• Essential timeline for professional coverage transition
• Key framework for medical records in practice
• Critical communication skills for risk management 

Dr. Rebecca Stinson earned her DVM from the University of Georgia in 2002. After graduating, she completed an equine internship and then entered large animal practice. She was a founding partner of Carolina Equine Hospital in North Carolina. She left full-time practice in 2016 to work with students, helping them discover their own paths in the veterinary profession.

Dr. Stinson served as an adjunct faculty member at Averett University, and as a clinical assistant professor and college veterinarian at Berry College, both in Georgia. She later joined Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine as associate director for student support. In 2019 she joined the AVMA Trust as student services representative. In this role, she coordinates student outreach with the teams at AVMA LIFE and AVMA PLIT to provide the best member value to SAVMA members. 

Throughout her career, Dr. Stinson has served in many positions within organized veterinary medicine, including as AVMA vice president from 2014-2016 and on various AVMA task forces, committees, and councils.