I AM

A new veterinary graduate.

We’re here to help you adjust to life as a veterinary doctor. VIN Foundation resources are available at no cost, and regularly updated.

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RESOURCES

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GETTING THROUGH THE DAY/NIGHT

Whether it’s 3pm or 3am, being on the frontlines with patients for the first time can be nerve-wracking! The Getting Through the Day and Getting Through the Night classes provide valuable guidance to help you transition from being a student to a working veterinarian.

MODEL EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT

Lawyers might love contracts, but for many of us they can seem scary. Whether you are a prospective employee or an employer, the Model Employment Contract provides practical contract information with an explanation of legal provisions and fully customizable sections.

NEW GRADUATE SURVIVAL MANUAL

Getting through veterinary school is one thing, but getting through real life cases can be another. This guide helps you plan your next steps and provides advice about management issues you may confront as you embark on your career.

Startup Club

The StartUp Club is a group of supportive veterinary professionals who have taken the plunge as practice owners and survived to tell about it. Learn from their successes and failures to see if practice ownership might be right for you.

STUDENT LOAN PLAYBOOK

The VIN Foundation Veterinary Graduate Student Loan Playbook is updated annually and full of content designed to help veterinary graduates worry less about loan repayment and focus more on being great veterinarians.

Thrive in Five

Combining our most helpful resources for new veterinary school graduates under one roof, this toolkit helps new graduates thrive as veterinarians in their first five years out of veterinary school.

Vets4Vets^®

When you feel like the chips are stacked against you, having a confidant or mentor can make all the difference. Vets4Vets® responds to the needs of our veterinary community by providing individual peer mentors as well as creating group support networks.

STUDENT LOAN CHECKLIST

Repay Wiser

All the student loan repayment information can be overwhelming. The Student Loan Playbook Checklist provides a clear outline of steps to help recent veterinary graduate students with determining the best repayment plan for their specific student loan situation, along with tips for handling the recent student debt changes.

Webinars

VIN Foundation

The VIN Foundation webinars provide helpful information to veterinary colleagues, with topics ranging from mental health to student debt.

Podcast

Veterinary Pulse

Join us as we talk with veterinary colleagues about critical topics and share stories. Stories that connect us… as humans, as animals, as a veterinary community.