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The VIN Foundation webinars provide helpful information to veterinary colleagues. If you would like to be informed of upcoming webinars, please join the email list via the Get Updates page.
COMING SOON - VETERINARIANS: REPAY WISER WITH ACVIM
November 12, 2025: During the ACVIM Climbing Mt. Debt session, we will discuss recent changes, who is affected, and the best available options for you to get your loans through your specialty training and beyond. Whether you’re just getting started, finishing your training, or a seasoned specialist, there are repayment options and strategies to help reduce your loan repayment time and costs. And if you’re a training coordinator or mentor, it really helps to know how to help your colleagues navigate their student loans during their training.
COMING SOON - VETERINARIANS: REPAY WISER WITH MISSION PET HEALTH
November 5, 2025: Recent changes and repayment uncertainty have made it more confusing than ever to choose a viable student loan repayment strategy. During this Climbing Mt. Debt session in collaboration with Mission Pet Health, we will help veterinarians with student loans and those who hire, mentor, and work with them understand the complexities of student debt and the changing repayment landscape, including the knowledge, resources, and tools to help formulate a flexible strategy for nearly any situation.
November 3, 2025: With all the changes to borrowing for veterinary school coming July 1, 2026, it can be hard to fully understand all of the changes and impacts. This webinar with Dr. Rebecca Mears in collaboration with ASU will build on topics like how to Apply Smarter to veterinary school, student loan borrowing and repayment changes, what it means to need private loans, and how to keep your veterinary school costs lower from the August 27, 2025 Apply Smarter to Veterinary School webinar.
September 24, 2025: Many borrowing changes are coming for students starting veterinary school after July 1, 2026. This webinar from the VIN Foundation in collaboration with SAVMA and VBMA, will help you assess your financial aid award, prepare for borrowing next year, and project your borrowing needs during veterinary school.
September 3, 2025: Since the last Interns & Residents webinar there have been many changes to student loans from the bill passed on July 4, 2025. In this webinar, Dr. Tony Bartels breaks down the latest information and how it impact veterinary interns and residents.
August 27, 2025: Did you know that important student loan changes are coming for future veterinarians? If you plan to start veterinary school after July 1, 2026, these changes WILL impact you! Listen to this webinar recording covering how to Apply Smarter to veterinary school, student loan borrowing and repayment changes, what it means to need private loans, and how to keep your veterinary school costs lower to find out how these changes will impact you.
June 25, 2025: Conventional wisdom and reflex in the medical training community often says to defer your loans while pursuing internships and/or residencies. However, income-driven repayment (IDR) is often a much better option for veterinarians with federal student debt pursuing advanced education. Watch this webinar to see if you are doing all you can as an intern or resident to save money and reduce your student debt stress from here on out starting today.
May 7, 2025: Class of 2025, do you have student loans? If so, what’s the best strategy for paying your student loans after graduation? How do recent changes affect those repayment plans? Explore the webinar recording and learn how to make informed decisions about your student loan repayment with Tony Bartels, DVM, MBA and Rebecca Mears, DVM.
February 5, 2025: This webinar recording covers where things stand with SAVE, PAYE, and ICR; how to do a student loan physical exam; where to find your forgiveness payment count details; and how to think about switching repayment plans during this period of uncertainty.
November 20, 2024: This webinar recording covers how to do a student loan physical exam, how to find your forgiveness payment count adjustment, current updates on the state of repayment, important details about Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and how to choose the best repayment strategy during this period of uncertainty.
November 13, 2024: One of the most recent sessions since the national election results, this webinar covers where we are now with student loans and how to approach repayment during this transition. Specifically, we cover the why and how of your student loan “physical exam,” how to find your forgiveness payment count adjustment, and how to choose the best repayment strategy during this period of uncertainty as you move from candidate to specialist.
November 6, 2024: The first session after the national election results, this webinar covers what we know now and how to approach repayment during this transition. Specifically, we cover the why and how of your student loan “physical exam,” how to find your forgiveness payment count adjustment, and how to choose the best repayment strategy during this period of uncertainty.
October 30, 2024: This webinar recording covers how to do a student loan physical exam, how to find your forgiveness payment count adjustment, current updates on the state of repayment, important details about Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and how to choose the best repayment strategy during this period of uncertainty.
