COS 83: How Pay for Veterinarians is Changing

Dr. Andy Roark and multi-practice owner, veterinarian and attorney Dr. Lance Roasa discuss how compensation for veterinarians is rapidly changing and why the change is happening. Topic include the evolution of compensation for product sales, the rise of pure-production compensation, and the dirty (and increasingly common) secret of negative accrual and how it’s being hidden in contracts. Links: WORKSHOP: Motivating People Who Don’t Want To Be Motivated w/ Dr. Andy Roark: https://unchartedvet.com/product/motivating-people/ Dr. Andy Roark Swag: https://drandyroark.com/swag All Links: https://linktr.ee/UnchartedVet ABOUT OUR GUEST: Dr. Lance Roasa is a 2008 graduate of Texas A&M who has bought, operated and sold veterinary practices. He has completed a law degree from the University of Nebraska, is the president of the American Veterinary Medical Law Association (AVMLA), and on the board of directors of the Nebraska Veterinary Medical Association. Dr. Roasa is a founder of DripLearning Technologies, a veterinary continuing education provider and guest lectures in 13 veterinary colleges on the legal aspects of medical recordkeeping,veterinary malpractice and veterinary business as part of the curriculum. Heserves as a national co-advisor to the Veterinary Business Management Associationand regularly lectures to regional VBMA chapters and the national association on the topics of growth, business metrics, and technology implementation. Dr. Roasa is also the primary attorneyfor the Roasa Law Group, P.C., a law practice dedicated to serving veterinarians in practice transactions, employment contracts and as legal counsel to startup businesses. ABOUT OUR HOST: Dr. Andy Roark is a practicing veterinarian in Greenville SC and the founder of the Uncharted Veterinary Conference. He has received the NAVC Practice Management Speaker of the Year Award three times, the WVC Practice Management Educator of the Year Award, the Outstanding Young Alumni Award from the University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine, and the Veterinarian of the Year Award from the South Carolina Association of Veterinarians.