Emergency Clinician Mentorship Program

The Emergency Clinician Mentorship Program (ECMP) is an immersive training program that allows you to enhance your diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities, advance your clinical decision-making and technical skills, and hone your communication. At the center of the program is a mentor-mentee relationship that ensures individualized training and a smooth transition into independent emergency medicine practice.

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About the ECMP

You’ll begin with direct supervision of ER case management and move to full responsibility for cases with the guidance of a mentor.

Mentors are experienced ER clinicians who have volunteered to train the next generation of ER doctors and are passionate about student learning and development.

Duration of program

1 Year Training + 1 Year Employed*

*One year training followed by a one-year of full-time employment as an ER veterinarian with opportunities to extend employment long-term.

Program Benefits

✓ Flexible start date

✓ Individualized training timeline

✓ Transition to a full-time ER veterinarian pay structure in year two comprised of base plus production pay

✓ Scholarships to cover veterinary school tuition are available

✓ Schedule created for work-life balance, with maximum limits on total shifts worked and flexible PTO usage throughout training

✓ Additional funding to provide DEA licensure and AVMA membership, complete with PLIT liability insurance

✓ Opportunities to become a MedVet shareholder

✓ In-person specialty training to learn cutting-edge techniques through specialty rotations with MedVet specialists

✓ Competitive starting salary during year one PLUS generous signing bonuses

✓ MedVet does not practice negative accrual, meaning even if earnings fall short, their full salary is still paid—there’s no payback or deduction

✓ Student debt repayment assistance – $5,000/year up to $25,000

✓ Opportunities to transfer to other MedVet locations nationwide as your needs evolve

✓ CE allowances accessible from day one and applicable toward licensure and professional membership fees

Accelerated ECMP

MedVet’s Accelerated Emergency Clinician Mentorship Program is designed for established primary care veterinarians with at least two years of post-graduate experience looking to take the leap into emergency medicine.

Receive a Customized Learning Experience

Your previous experience is valuable. Our program is tailored to the skills you already possess with a focus on hands-on learning and real-world applications. You’ll work directly under the mentorship of some of the nation’s top emergency veterinarians.

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Mentorship Made for You

Mentorship is the cornerstone of the ECMP. All mentees are paired with a MedVet Mentor who is an experienced ER veterinarian with a passion for teaching. Mentee-Mentor pairings are carefully curated, ensuring that the unique needs and interests of the mentee are matched to their mentor’s expertise. From day one, this training relationship is designed with the mentee in mind, proving an individualized learning experience like no other.

Mentors support mentees by:

✓ Being side-by side with the mentee for 100% of clinical shifts the first 6 months of the program

✓ Holding regular feedback sessions to ensure mentees’ goals are met

✓ Connecting mentees with resources to further their clinical and professional skills, allowing for career growth

✓ Reviewing 100% of mentees’ records for the first 4 months of the program to provide targeted coaching on written medical communication

✓ Pacing mentees’ caseload to ensure that the complexity and number of patients increases as mentees’ abilities grow

Progress At Your Pace – Program Timeline

The ECMP accepts candidates on a rolling admission basis. Start dates are flexible and easily tailored to students graduating from vet schools on an off-cycle schedule.

The program is divided into four phases designed to increase your responsibility as your skills and confidence grow:

Phase	Duration	Description
Direct	Minimum 16 weeks	100% side-by-side mentorship during all ER shifts. Mentor is always present
Indirect	Minimum 8 weeks	Onsite mentor available as needed. Mentees begin managing cases independently
Independent	Up to 6 months	Mentees work ER shifts independently with on-demand support from ER team
Attending	Starts Year 2	Mentees become full-time ER attending veterinarians

Mentees are never advanced before they are ready. The ECMP enables mentees to advance through the timeline at the pace suited for their unique learning goals.