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Modern Mentorship (DRIP130) Self Study

This course is a self-paced, non-interactive course.

Presenter: Bree Montana, DVM, CCFP
Dan Tipney
Lance M. Roasa, DVM, JD
Stijn Niessen, DVM, PhD, DECVIM, PGCertVetEd, FHEA, MRCVS
Yaiza Forcada, DVM, PhD, DECVIM, PGCertVetEd, FHEA, MRCVS
Course Open: March 27, 2023-April 30, 2025
Total CE Credit: 10
RACE Category: 10 hours Non-Medical


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Tuition: VIN Member $175
Prices are listed in US dollars.


Course Information:
This course provides an in-depth look at what is needed to provide high-quality mentorship in the veterinary field; course tutors all have extensive experience and/ or training mentorship in the veterinary field. Both good mentorship theory and practice, including examples, will be discussed.

To earn a certificate of completion the participant must complete all learning modules and score 80% or better on the end-of-course test. Completion of the course will take a minimum of 609 minutes. Participants must complete the participation requirements by April 30, 2025 to be eligible for a certificate.

To learn more about the requirements for earning a Self Study CE certificate, please refer to Self Study CE Certificate Requirements.


Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of the course, the participant should be able to
  • Define an effective mentor-mentor relationship.
  • Understand the different types of mentorship described in the literature.
  • Design a personalized mentorship program with structure and flexibility.
  • Define the socratic method of teaching.
  • Explain how a reflective approach to teaching can encourage interaction and develop life-long learners.
  • Describe how to use the socratic method and other reflective approaches while interacting with mentees.
  • Discuss ways to maintain personal boundaries for mentors and how not to overstep these boundaries.
  • Understand the communication needs of recent veterinary graduates.
  • Describe how to properly conduct “Crucial Conversations” that are emotionally charged and high-stakes.
  • Establish a relationship that invites communication through transparency.
  • Illustrate different ways to establish a mentor-mentee relationship.
  • Describe and compare different approaches to mentorship and how each can be successful.
  • Discuss ways to troubleshoot when the mentor-mentee relationship encounters roadblocks.
  • Explore the gap between possessing clinical skills and being able to deliver these skills to achieve the best patient outcomes.
  • Understand the significance of veterinary human factors and how non-technical skills can reduce errors and improve patient safety.
  • Visualize the connection between non-technical skills, wellbeing, systems/processes and organizational culture and the impact on clinical outcomes, team motivation and operational efficiency.
  • Outline key indicators that show a lack of wellbeing and learn how to approach them with the mentee.
  • Describe how to approach a conversation about wellbeing and work-life balance.
  • Discuss the importance of self care and different approaches to achieve it.
  • Review key aspects of suicide awareness for oneself and for others.
  • Illustrate the different ways to establish a mentor-mentee relationship.
  • Describe and compare different approaches to mentorship and how each can be successful.
  • Discuss ways to troubleshoot when the mentor-mentee relationship encounters a roadblock.
  • Review the skill of active listening: listening with the intent to hear and not to reply.
  • Discuss how to ask the right questions: ascertaining, understanding and helping others understand what they need to know. Use a structured framework to gauge an individual’s competence.
  • Illustrate how to check in at a personal level and provide constructive feedback.
  • Understand emotional responses and their impact in clinical work, supporting interns to feel in control when things are out of control.
  • Set objectives and follow up effectively: when to spoon-feed and when to encourage independence.
  • Understand the role of systems thinking: looking beyond the individual.
  • Learn the essential aspects for a safety culture in practice.
  • Explore alternatives to blame culture.
  • Introduce of the concept of psychological safety.
  • Balance learning with accountability when adverse events are reviewed.
  • Introduce learning beyond failure.
  • Learn the answers to common questions regarding mentorship.


Level and Prerequisites: This basic VIN CE Self Study course is open for enrollment to Veterinarians interested in mentorship. This course is open to VIN members only.
Credit Approval: This non-interactive course is approved for 10 hours of continuing education credit by RACE for veterinarians. (RACE 20-940653)


Course Agenda:

Module 1: Establishing an Effective Mentor-Mentee Relationship
Total Time: 47 minutes
Video: 47 minutes
Description: This module will discuss the mentor-mentee relationship.

Module 2: Establishing Boundaries in a Mentor-Mentee Relationship
Total Time: 58 minutes
Video: 58 minutes
Description: This module will define the socratic method of teaching.

Module 3: Communicating Effectively
Total Time: 59 minutes
Video: 59 minutes
Description: This module will discuss establishing a relationship that invites communication through transparency.

Module 4: Mentorship Roundtable: Turning Theory into Practice
Total Time: 71 minutes
Video: 71 minutes
Description: This module will describe and compare different approaches to mentorship.

Module 5: Introduction to Veterinary Human Factors
Total Time: 67 minutes
Video: 67 minutes
Description: This module will discuss the significance of veterinary human factors and how non-technical skills can reduce errors and improve patient safety.

Module 6: The Serious Side of Mentorship: Mental Health and Suicide Awareness
Total Time: 60 minutes
Video: 60 minutes
Description: This module will describe how to approach a conversation about wellbeing and work-life balance.

Module 7: Overview of Mentoring Skills
Total Time: 66 minutes
Video: 66 minutes
Description: This module will discuss ways to troubleshoot when the mentor-mentee relationship encounters a roadblock.

Module 8: Mentorship Roundtable: Turning Theory into Practice
Total Time: 65 minutes
Video: 65 minutes
Description: This module will review the skill of active listening.

Module 9: Workplace Culture
Total Time: 83 minutes
Video: 83 minutes
Description: This module will discuss the role of systems thinking.

Module 10: Q and A
Total Time: 33 minutes
Video: 33 minutes
Description: This module will help participants learn the answers to common questions regarding mentorship

Module 11: End of Course Test
Successful completion (scoring 80% or better) on the end-of-course test is required to earn a certificate of completion for the course.

Module 12: Course Evaluation

To learn more about the requirements for earning a Self Study CE certificate, please refer to Self Study CE Certificate Requirements.


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Tuition: VIN Member $175
Prices are listed in US dollars.


*For more information on how online CE works, see the Participant Resource Center.

Enrollment qualifications for Self Study CE:
  1. VIN CE Courses:
    1. VIN CE courses are open to VIN members.
    2. Veterinary support staff must be VSPN members in order to enroll in a VIN CE course open to VSPN member enrollment.
  2. VSPN CE Courses:
    1. VSPN CE courses are open to veterinary support staff and veterinarians.
    2. Only VIN and VSPN members can enroll in a VSPN CE course.
    3. Veterinarians will only receive credit for those VSPN CE courses that specify in the Accreditation statement that the course is accredited for veterinarians.
  3. Please check the course Level and Prerequisites, Accreditation, and Tuition before enrolling.
  4. Each enrollee must be able to receive emails from @vspn.org and @vin.com addresses.
    1. Email is our major form of communication with participants; personal emails are highly recommended rather than clinic/hospital email addresses.
  5. For further assistance call 800-846-0028 ext. 797 or email CEonVIN@vin.com. Please include the course title, your full name, and contact information in your correspondence.


Course withdrawal and refund policy: A complete refund of the paid course price will be issued when your withdrawal request is received prior to starting the course. If you wish to withdraw after you have started this self-study course, please contact the VSPN office 800-846-0028, ext. 797 to discuss eligibility for a pro-rated refund.

*For more information on VIN's upcoming CE courses, check the VIN Course Catalog.

Katherine James, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
VIN Education Director

VIN CE Services:
800-846-0028 or 530-756-4881; ext. 797
or direct line to VIN/VSPN from the United Kingdom: 01 45 222 6154
or direct line to VIN/VSPN from Australia: 02 6145 2357