COVID-19 Resources

We’re here to help!

First and foremost, you are not alone. We’re here to help you! The VIN Foundation is committed to supporting veterinary colleagues and every stage in their career. Below are tangible resources to support you in the age of COVID-19.

As always, our door is open for feedback and suggestions. This is new to all of us, so let’s work together to support our colleagues.

Be kind, wash your hands, and let’s stay healthy together!

In these uncertain times, reliable information is vital to stay up-to-date on how changes made by Congress and the Department of Education impact your student loans. The recent Student Loan Triage in the Age of COVID webinar recording with Tony Bartels DVM, MBA (a leading authority on U.S. veterinary student debt), provides helpful information and tips to manage your student loans. 

Stay tuned, stay safe, stay healthy — stay the course on your student loans. Dr. Tony Bartels provides the most up to date information on the impact of COVID-19 on students loans, including a helpful video with vital information.

Vets4Vets® is a confidential peer-to-peer support group for veterinary students and veterinarians. No one needs to struggle alone in these tough times. Vets4Vets® support team members are experienced, active and retired, veterinarians. If you or someone you know is struggling and needs help, please reach out.

Join us as we talk with veterinary colleagues about critical topics from student debt to mental health in the age of COVID-19. And share stories. stories connect us… as humans, as animals, as a veterinary community. In this launch episode we talk with Dr. Bree Montana about the peer-to-peer support group Vets4Vets®, and offer tangible tips and suggestions for stressful times.

Our colleagues at the Veterinary Information Network (VIN) have assembled a wealth of helpful information in a COVID-19 center. As this information changes minute to minute, it will be updated, providing trusted resources. No one has time to reinvent the wheel in the face of a pandemic. Some of this information is created by VIN.  Much will be links to other trusted sites.

Most importantly, you are not alone! We’re here to help and our door is always open for feedback. What other resources would be helpful for you in the age of COVID-19 from the VIN Foundation? Please reach out, we want to hear from you!

More resources coming soon, stay updated!