Students: here’s your chance to roll up your sleeves and get a true ER experience in our hospitals! Through one-on-one mentorship from our skilled emergency doctors, DVM externs learn how to communicate effectively with customers, diagnose a variety of emergency conditions, develop emergency treatment plans, and more—while being fully immersed in VEG culture.

As nurse externs, vet technician and veterinary nursing students get hands-on experience in the ER, learning everything from triaging emergency cases to running diagnostic tests. With one-on-one support from a credentialed veterinary nurse, you’ll see what it really takes to be an ER nurse!

When you’re a VEG NERD (a.k.a. new ER doctor), you’re part of a program that transforms recent DVM grads and practicing non-emergency veterinarians into skilled, confident ER doctors. Through academic and clinical teachings that cover ER case readiness skills—from imaging, to exotics, to general VEG doctoring—combined with our individualized approach to mentorship, NERDs are immersed in the world of ER, growing both personally and professionally and emerging ready to take on any case that walks through the door.

Gain first-hand emergency veterinary experience while getting to partner with one of our doctors! Scribes learn to create the perfect medical record while also assisting with doctor workflow: building estimates, inputting charges, tracking results, and submitting reports. This program is unique to VEG and a great first step on your path to becoming a VEG doctor.

A first-of-its kind program for experienced VEG doctors who want to take their skills and knowledge to the next level. Through case presentations, intensive hands-on workshops, teamwork, and face-to-face opportunities with mentors and instructors, our doctors learn new tools and techniques for everything from critical case management to emergent procedures—all while building competence and confidence in the ER.

Whether you’re an experienced nurse or new to the field, Cultivate provides the opportunity to learn the ins and outs of VEG nursing care. Covering everything from vital sign monitoring and triage to nursing care for critical cases and advancement procedures, nurses work one on one with trainers and team members to gain the skills they need to do ER best

This advanced program in exotic animal medicine and surgery helps VEGgies develop a deeper understanding of the exotics we see at VEG—from birds and reptiles, to small mammals and more! You’ll gain the knowledge and skills you need to see any patient that walks in our door.

All VEGgies have a path to become veterinary nurses through our credentialing support program! Earn your A.S. in veterinary technology/nursing with VEG’s support, which includes up to $1,500 for the four semester program, VTNE exam and prep course reimbursement, externship mentorship and fees to cover credentialing as a veterinary technician in your state of employment.

Designed and taught by VEG doctors, these courses teach associate doctors the skills they need to perform a variety of procedures not often performed at other ERs, such as endoscopies and emergency surgeries (i.e. gastrotomy, splenectomy, and enucleation).

If you’re an experienced veterinary nurse preparing for the VTS certification process, VEG has your back! Our VTS Mentorship Training program includes case preparation, study sessions, focal material review, and more.

Instructed by VEG nurses and DVMs who live and breathe RECOVER Basic and Advanced Life Support, this training allows all VEGgies to learn and receive certification in administering evidence-based CPR. All participants will earn certification as RECOVER Certified Rescuers.

VEGgies with advanced nursing experience can level up their skills with nursing anesthesia training, giving them competence and confidence in emergency anesthesia case management. Taught by VTS-level trainers, the training is geared toward the unique emergency and critical care caseload we see at VEG.

If you’re a frontline leader looking to strengthen your leadership skills, this program covers all of the important stuff—from emotional intelligence and hospital management to difficult conversations and coaching and development. Through the program’s three courses—Lead Self, Lead The VEG Way, Lead Others, and Lead Business—as well as coaching, coursework, and monthly meetings with a mentor, you’ll be empowered to lead.

A quick and easy way for VEGgies to focus on developing their leadership skills, the L.E.A.D. Library is a collection of 10 to 15-minute courses that will help you grow both personally and professionally. Covering concepts such as emotional intelligence, problem solving, and decision making, you’ll think about your role as a leader in a whole new way.

Leadership development is encouraged in every role and at every stage of your career at VEG—it’s part of our vision to promote 80% of our leaders from within! For this reason, all VEGgies begin Basic Leadership Training on day one, engaging them in all aspects of leadership education at VEG—from taking courses and observing leaders in their hospitals, to setting goals and meeting with managers to reflect on their growth.

When it comes to learning at VEG, the limit does not exist! If you’re looking for a program or area of learning we don’t offer, we’ll support you with unlimited CE. This means, you’ll meet with your leader to develop an individual growth plan and determine the learning you need to develop your knowledge and skills. Need to travel for CE? We’ll even give you a stipend to cover your expenses! Your success is our success too, so we’ll do whatever we can to help you reach your goals.