Webinars
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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.
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.
October 24, 2024: This webinar recording walks you through preparing to apply to veterinary school, how you can narrow down your target schools to those you have the best chance of acceptance, how to pay for veterinary school, and how to keep your education costs lower.
October 23, 2024: Paying for your veterinary education is complicated. FAFSA, Direct Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS Loans, unpaid interest, Health Professions Student Loans, private loans, family loans, spouse support, savings, summer jobs, and side gigs — Watch this webinar recording to review what we’ve learned from your Borrow Better Challenge entries!
May 29, 2024: 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.
April 25, 2024: Class of 2024, do you have student loans? Are you confused about how or when to get your repayment plan started? What’s the “best” strategy for paying your student loans now that you’ve graduated veterinary school? Explore the webinar recording to learn how Tony Bartels, DVM, MBA explains recent changes affecting your student loan repayment strategy.
