Educational debt

As discussed previously, the emergence of a "reasonable physician" standard of care affects both human and veterinary practitioners, defining our approach to error management. Under this standard, adverse events previously defensible by deference to custom might now result in decisions of negligence if it is determined that such events were easily preventable.

The commission of errors is an unavoidable part of human existence. While errors might be as benign as misplacing car keys, their existence in the medical arena might be disastrous, causing injury or death.

Many new graduates are not ready or able to reach productivity that will make them profitable to employers.

Veterinarians average $312,360 in revenue production and the average medical malpractice premium hovers at $197...