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Section 1

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* 1. Are you an owner, associate or relief veterinarian?

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* 2. In what sector of veterinary medicine do you primarily practice?

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* 3. How would you describe the location of your primary practice?

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* 4. What year did you graduate from veterinary college?

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* 5. At graduation, what was the value of your student debt?

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* 6. What is the current value of your student debt?

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* 7. How many hours per week do you typically work?

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* 8. Do you feel you are currently underemployed?

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* 9. How many employees work full-time and part-time in your practice?

  1 2-3 4-6 7-10 11+
Full-time DVMs
Part-time DVMs (less than 30 hours)
Full-time technical support staff
Part-time technical support staff (less than 30 hours)
Full-time business support staff
Part-time business support staff (less than 30 hours)

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* 10. Since 2009, in your practice...

  Decreased Remained Relatively Unchanged Increased
The Gross Income has...
The number of client visits has...
The number of veterinarians in the practice has...
The number of support staff employees has...
The number of clinic hours the practice is open has...
The number of filled appointment slots has...
The standard client/office/farm call fee has...

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* 11. Since 2009, our practice has experienced the following (check all that apply):

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* 12. Since 2009, the practice has added or replaced the following equipment (check all that apply):

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* 13. Please rate the following from not at all damaging (1) to very damaging (5) . The practice I own or work in has been adversely affected by:

  1 - Not at all damaging 2 3 4 5 - Very damaging
New competition in the area
Veterinary college services
Internet and "big box" retailer product sales
Poor economy and high unemployment
Change in vaccine protocols leading to less frequent visits
Clients getting information from the Internet
Non-profit entities
Practice encroachment by non-veterinarians

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* 14. The fees our practice charges currently are:

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* 15. Our practice has a website

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* 16. Our practice uses the following forms of social media (check all that apply):

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* 17. Our practice uses:

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* 18. Our practice uses:

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* 19. Overall, the mood about the economic future of our practice is:

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* 20. Our practice's outstanding business (not personal) debt is:

Practice owners please continue to Section 2. Associates please skip to Section 3.

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