Mentorvet Lift
for VMAE
Registration Application

As leaders of organizations within the veterinary profession, providing quality mentoring is vital! Designed to support veterinary leaders and ripple out evidence-based mentoring practices, MentorVet is offering a new program in collaboration with VMAE, MentorVet Lift! There are 4 spots open for individuals within VMAs in 2025. VMAE will cover half the cost of the program, with the VMA covering the rest. In addition, two individuals from organizations with limited operating budgets will receive an additional $1000 scholarship to further offset the cost of the program.

What is MentorVet Lift?

A Veterinary Mentor Certificate Program

A robust evidence-based veterinary mentor certificate program open to any individual associated with the veterinary profession interested in becoming a better mentor, gaining peer support, and learning skills to create and evaluate intentional mentorship structures.

Here are a few illustrations of individuals who would benefit from enrolling in this program:

  • Executive director or board member of a veterinary medical association creating a mentorship program for member veterinarians

  • Practice owner wanting to offer better mentorship structures to mid-career veterinarians

  • Practice manager of a hospital creating mentorship structures for onboarding new veterinary graduates

  • Veterinary technician creating a new veterinary technician mentoring program for a group of 20 hospitals

  • Veterinary instructor in academia creating mentorship for veterinary students.

About MentorVet Lift

This is a year-long mentor certificate program with an estimated time commitment of four to seven hours per month.

Online Curriculum. The self-paced, interactive modules cover a wide variety of professional skills topics to give you the education you need to support others. In addition, a toolkit of mentoring resources are provided within the curriculum. During the program you will learn about topics such as:

  • Sustainable Career Practices

  • Emotional Intelligence in Mentorship

  • Communication & Providing Feedback

  • Conflict Management

  • Positive Leadership

  • Psychological Safety

  • Wellbeing & Emotional Support

  • Mentoring Clinical or Technical Skills

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

  • Creating and Evaluating Mentorship Programming

  • Adult Learning

Peer Support & Application Based Learning. Gain peer support from fellow veterinary leaders. Participants meet once a month virtually for 1 to 2 hours in facilitated small peer groups to discuss program material and how it can be applied to their work.

Capstone Project. Participants complete a capstone project to apply the mentoring practices that they are learning to develop their own mentoring structures within their organizations, hospitals, or communities.

“This outstanding initiative has proven to be a game-changer for our Director of Member Services and me, delivering exceptional value through its well-structured and user-friendly online platform.

The content of the MentorVet Lift program is nothing short of exemplary. It offers practical, actionable information that is directly applicable to our daily practices and will aid the redesign of our mentorship program. The modules are rich with insights and strategies that help veterinary professionals and affiliates enhance their interpersonal skills, improve communication, and manage the unique challenges of our profession with confidence.

One of the most commendable aspects of MentorVet Lift is its emphasis on research-based mentorship principles.”
— Mittie Williams, MEd, Executive Director, Arizona Veterinary Medical Association


Application

Next Cohort Dates:

February 7, 2025 - February 7, 2026

August 1, 2025 - August 1, 2026

Program Cost: VMAE Member discounted rate is $2999 per seat. VMAE will cover 50% of the cost for four VMAE member seats, with the individual VMA responsible for the other 50%. In addition, two individuals will receive an additional $1000 scholarship to offset the cost of the program.

For questions contact Addie Reinhard at info@mentorvet.net

Application Instructions:

To participate in the VMAE-supported MentorVet Lift program, please submit the application below.

 

This program was made possible through collaboration.