Stacy Pursell, Author at Animal Health News and Views

Stacy Pursell

Stacy Pursell, CPC, CERS, is an internationally respected Executive Search Consultant and Recruiter, based in the United States and ranked in the top 1% of search consultants worldwide. Considered the “go to expert” in the Animal Health industry and Veterinary profession for talent centric solutions, Stacy is a workplace/workforce expert, Certified Personnel Consultant (CPC) and Certified Employee Retention Specialist (CERS).

Stacy is the founder and CEO of The VET Recruiter and TVR Executive Search, executive search and professional search firms serving the Animal Health industry and Veterinary profession. Stacy has 25+ y ears of executive search and recruiting experience in the Animal Health industry and Veterinary profession and has placed more professionals in positions in the Animal Health industry and Veterinary profession in the United States than any other recruiter. She was the first recruiter to focus exclusively on Animal Health and Veterinary Medicine.

As a thought leader and key opinion leader, Stacy has been quoted in CNN, Money Magazine, Today’s Veterinary Business, AAHA, NAVC, AVMA, DVM 360, VIN, The Fountain Report and Veterinary Practice News.

Stacy’s philanthropic experience includes her currently serving as an Advisory Board Member for the Professional Science Master’s programs (PSM) at Kansas State University’s Olathe campus and previously serving on the board of directors of the National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS). She is also on the Kansas Biosciences Workforce Committee.

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Recent Posts

Putting the Future of the Veterinary Profession in Sharper Focus

by Stacy Pursell | Nov 6, 2023 | Animal Health News, Veterinary Practice

(Editor’s note: Pictured in the above photo, from left to right, are Dr. Jim Lloyd, Stacy Pursell, Gina Fortunato, and Bruce L. Truman at the Veterinary Innovation Summit.) While the Animal Health industry and Veterinary profession have more than their fair share of challenges and obstacles in the present, three recent industry events not only […]

The Ironic Disparities That Exist for Women in the Veterinary Profession

by Stacy Pursell | Oct 6, 2023 | Companion Animal - Views, Veterinary Practice - Views, Views

By Stacy Pursell of The VET Recruiter The evolution of the role of women within the Veterinary profession has been a fascinating one. At the inception of the profession, men outnumbered women in terms of veterinarians. This was the case within the United States and around the world. This is to be expected, since […]

New BLS, APPA Numbers Underscore the Veterinarian Shortage

by Stacy Pursell | Sep 13, 2023 | Veterinary Practice - Views, Views

While there has been some debate regarding the existence of a veterinarian shortage in the job market, there is no debate about the fact that the Pet industry and the Veterinary profession is growing. This growth was reflected in the latest numbers released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the American Pet Products […]

Survey Results Paint Compelling Picture of Veterinarian Job Market

by Stacy Pursell | Sep 13, 2023 | Companion Animal - Views, Views

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Often, the best way to determine what is happening within a certain industry or profession is to ask those who are working within that industry or profession on a daily basis. This applies to both the Animal Health industry and the Veterinary profession, and it was the primary reason why The VET Recruiter conducted a […]

Is There a Veterinarian Shortage . . . or Isn’t There?

by Stacy Pursell | Aug 9, 2023 | Veterinary Practice - Views, Views

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One of the most discussed and hotly debated issues in the Veterinary profession is whether or not there is a shortage of veterinarians. So, is there a shortage . . . or not? There are multiple ways in which this question can be answered and this issue can be tackled. First, there’s the statistical way, […]