MentorVet Lift
Scholarship Application
Thank You to Our Sponsor
Providing quality mentoring is vital! Designed to support veterinary leaders and ripple out evidence-based mentoring practices, MentorVet is offering a new mentor certificate program, MentorVet Lift!
Blue Buffalo is proudly offering 2 full scholarships for AAVN members to participate in this program. Blue Buffalo is dedicated to the sustainability of the veterinary profession and want to ensure your passion and purpose are rewarded with the satisfaction and personal development that comes with mentoring others.
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:
Veterinarians wanting to create more structured mentorship within residency and internship programming.
Practice owners wanting to offer better mentorship structures for early and mid-career veterinarians.
Veterinary instructor in academia creating mentorship for veterinary students.
Board member of a veterinary medical association creating a mentorship program for member veterinarians.
About MentorVet Lift
This is a year-long mentor certificate program with an estimated time commitment of five to seven hours per month.
Online Curriculum. The self-paced, interactive modules take around 4-5 hours per month and 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.
“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.”
Application
Next Cohort Dates:
February 2025 - February 2026
August 2025 - August 2026
For questions contact Addie Reinhard at info@mentorvet.net
To learn more about MentorVet, visit www.mentorvet.net
To learn more about MentorVet Lift, visit www.mentorvet.net/lift
Application Instructions:
To apply for a scholarship to participate in the MentorVet Lift program, please submit the application below.