Animal Welfare Professionals

After a 2 year search, we've finally hired a shelter veterinarian!

She comes from a private practice background, and I'm looking for the best resources to connect her with as a veterinarian new to shelter medicine. I remember when I started working in sheltering instead of as a tech in private practice, I took a VIN online class and it really helped me grasp how different shelter medicine is than private practice (REALLY different!). What's currently available for veterinarians along those lines?

What resources do you recommend to help a new shelter vet make the shift from private practice to shelter medicine (apart from the UCDavis shelter medicine website, one of my very favorite resources)?  

Hi Karina, here a few suggestions:

Association of Shelter Veterinarians https://www.sheltervet.org/

University of Wisconsin-Madison Shelter Medicine Program https://www.uwsheltermedicine.com/

The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement https://theaawa.org/

Thank you so much!

Congrats on hiring a shelter veterinarian after such a long search!  In addition to the suggestions below, I'd also recommend:

1. Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida:  https://sheltermedicine.vetmed.ufl.edu/
2. The "Veterinarian and Shelter Administration Continuing Education Portal" in our very own Maddie's University

Thank you so much!

Great recommendations thus far... also have her join the forum! Lots of shelter vets on here who would love to chat!

Sheila

Thank you!