In This Course:

Compensation isn't just about the money that shows up on a paycheck—it's also about whether the benefits package appears fair compared to the job expectations and the practice culture, as well as what team members can expect for higher pay. As practice owners, it doesn't matter anymore what we think is fair and appropriate. It matters what employees want and what gets them to stay with your practice.

  • Identify sources of comparative compensation and benefit information.

  • Understand the trends in the hiring market and what employees are looking for.

  • Explore changes practices can (and should) make to better attract employees.

  • Learn how to better correlate and analyze doctor production vs. pay Understand skill-based pay models for non-doctors

Meet Your Professor

NoodleU 2024 Professor Karen Felsted

Dr. Felsted is a CPA as well as a veterinarian and has spent the last 20 years working as a financial and operational consultant to veterinary practices and the animal health industry. She is active in multiple veterinary organizations, has written an extensive number of articles for a wide range of veterinary publications and speaks regularly at national and international veterinary meetings. She was awarded the Western Veterinary Conference Practice Management Continuing Educator of the Year award in 2011 and 2027, the VetPartners Distinguished Life Member Award in 2014 and the VHMA President’s Award in 2023.