Notes on Small Animal Dermatology (eBook)

Judith Joyce BVetMed, Cert SAD, MRCVS, has put her 28 years of small animal dermatology experience into this highly practical book. She currently works at the Croft Veterinary Hospital, Northumberland, UK, and is responsible for first opinion dermatology service throughout the practice as well as seeing dermatology referrals from surrounding practices. .

The Author xi

Introduction xiii

PART ONE The Chairs Role and Career Path

1. In the Trenches 3

2. Preparing for the Chairs Role 14

3. Assessing What Kind of Department Chair You Are 23

4. Serving as an Untenured Department Chair 34

5. Coexisting with a Former Chair 41

6. Creating a Career Plan 49

7. Returning to the Faculty 58

8. Seeking Higher Administrative Positions 66

9. A Scenario Analysis on the Chairs Role and Career Path 75

PART TWO Departmental Management and Politics

10. Understanding Departmental Ethics and Politics 85

11. Chairing Small Departments 92

12. Chairing Large Departments 99

13. Setting Course Rotations and Schedules 108

14. Making Decisions 114

15. Setting Annual Themes 124

16. Creating Departmental Centers for Excellence in Teaching and Learning 132

17. A Scenario Analysis on Departmental Management and Politics 142

PART THREE The Chairs Role in Searches, Hiring, and Firing

18. Writing Job Descriptions and Position Announcements 157

19. Understanding the Chairs Role in the Search Process 168

20. Interviewing Candidates 176

21. Letting Someone Go 188

22. A Scenario Analysis on Hiring and Firing 196

PART FOUR Mentoring Challenges and Opportunities for Department Chairs

23. Helping Faculty Members Sharpen Their Focus 205

24. Coaching Faculty Members to Increase Productivity 211

25. Promoting a More Collegial Department 217

26. Coping with Passive-Aggressive Behavior 224

27. Resolving Chronic Complaints 231

28. Addressing Staff Conflicts 240

29. Overcoming Conflicts 247

30. A Scenario Analysis onMentoring Challenges 257

PART FIVE The Chairs Role in Faculty Development

31. Facilitating a Positive First-Year Faculty Experience 267

32. Coaching Faculty in Writing Effective Resumes 274

33. Creating an Effective Professional Development Plan 279

34. Creating an Effective Teaching Portfolio 290

35. Creating an Effective Course Syllabus 302

36. Promoting Creativity in Teaching and Learning 309

37. A Scenario Analysis on Faculty Development 317

PART SIX Best Practices in Evaluation and Assessment

38. Creating Written Evaluations 327

39. Conducting Oral Evaluation Sessions 337

40. Writing Letters of Recommendation 343

41. Doing Assessment Effectively 352

42. Conducting Program Reviews 364

43. Conducting Posttenure Reviews 380

44. A Scenario Analysis on Evaluation and Assessment 389

PART SEVEN Essentials of Budgeting and Planning

45. Strategic Planning 401

46. Planning a Budget 411

47. Implementing a Budget 418

48. Fundraising 425

49. Accounting for Sponsored Research 440

50. A Scenario Analysis on Strategic Budgeting and Planning 449

Epilogue: A Checklist for the Essential Department Chair 457

Index 463

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Clinical Pathology for the Veterinary Team will help experienced veterinary technicians set up various clinical laboratory diagnostic tests. It provides a good explanation of basic laboratory practices, the underlying concepts of many laboratory tests, and the physiology of common disease conditions. This book is well worth the price. (Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, December 2010)

This book provides a good overall summary of basic clinical pathology in small animals. Although it is fairly short and concise, it contains all the necessary relevant information and includes a CD that takes readers thorough six complicated cases, step by step. This is a useful book that would be a handy reference to have in a practice. It is easy to read, concise, and informative. Although it is aimed at small animal veterinary teams, it includes limited information about large animal species, which is important for a good, general understanding. (Doodys, December 2010)

Clinical Pathology for the Veterinary Team offers a fine recourse for technical team members involved in clinical diagnostic evaluation. Machinery calibration, normal anatomy, clinical diagnostics and more are revealed in chapters that provide key technical information for Obtaining and evaluating samples, surveying the disease process, the progress of identification and treatment, and including a DVD with interactive cases. Vet collections need this! (THE MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW, November 2010)

Rosenfeld, a veterinarian who is associated with an education corporation that specializes in seminar training for the hospital team, and Dial (veterinary science and microbiology, U. of Arizona) provide a resource for technical veterinary team members performing clinical diagnostic evaluation in small animal lab work. (Book News, September 2010) ReviewUpdater-Profile_29@1326747470438