A vet career where you
move up, not burn out.
How do you grow in your career as a veterinarian? A leader? Or as a human being, for that matter? Do you have to choose one over the other? These are questions our profession has never had good answers to, till now. Here at IndeVets, we’re raising our collective hands to change that.
Professional and personal development is at the heart of what it means to be an IndeVet. Whether it’s CE, advancing your skills, or creating and expanding your career path—it’s all here for you. And your job as a veterinarian doesn’t stop at Associate if you don’t want it to. There are several leadership roles you can advance into as an IndeVet. It’s all part of our vision to lead necessary change throughout veterinary medicine.
Professional growth & personal fulfillment?
Yes! Meet, IndeAcademy.
IndeAcademy is our program for all things career inside and outside the clinic. IndeAcademy offers a range of professional and personal development courses that give you ownership to build the career you want, with the support you deserve, and a clear and bright vision of what your future looks like. CE? Check. Career advancement opportunities? Got it. Personal well-being? Essential. We’re your career growth champions.
It’s your career. You call the shots.
Designed to help you grow as a vet—and a human. A collection of professional and personal development that is ready whenever you are. We developed it using extensive input and feedback from our 250+ Associate veterinarians and is structured into three primary tracks.
Clinical Excellence Track
IndeVets General Practice Certification (IVGPC)
The cornerstone of our clinical excellence program. It’s self-paced and covers 38 diverse clinical focus topics, with specialized certifications also offered in Preventative Medicine, GP Emergency, Endocrine Diseases, and Power Skills. We even set aside office hours (optional, of course), so you can discuss cases and topics with colleagues along the way.
Completing the full course earns you the IndeVets IVGPC badge. This certification also unlocks access to additional IndeVets courses, leadership roles, and benefits to continue your career growth.
Leadership Track
Leadership Foundations
If you’re looking to become a leader at IndeVets, this is the place to start. For Associate IndeVets, this course equips you with the confidence and capabilities to lead with authenticity, empathy, and impact.
Leadership Foundations is a blend of interactive learning, virtual sessions, and practical application for Associate IndeVets. It’s made up of nine courses that give you a solid framework for mastering those must-have leadership skills—like how to foster effective communication and how to improve critical thinking and decision-making. You’ll get insights and practical tools to become the kind of l leader that everyone wants to have.
Wellness and Worklife Presence Track
Burnout Recovery: Healing Together
Led by our veterinary social worker, Kaitlyn O’Neel, MSW, LICSW, VSW-CP, our Wellness and Worklife Presence Program is designed to help veterinarians recognize and proactively address the early signs of burnout before they impact their well-being, performance, or passion for their work. Through self-paced learning and small-group virtual sessions led by our Veterinary Social Worker and People Success team, you’ll explore practical tools and strategies for managing stress, improving sleep and physical wellness, establishing healthy boundaries, strengthening relationships, building self-compassion, and navigating challenging emotions. You’ll learn how to create more meaningful work-life presence, develop sustainable habits, and better care for yourself both inside and outside the workplace. Because supporting the people who care for animals starts with caring for them, we believe wellness isn’t something you should have to wait until you need. It’s something worth investing in every day.
Medical Director Training Program
Our Medical Director Training Program is designed to prepare veterinarians to step confidently into clinical leadership and make a meaningful impact within their practice. Led by our Clinical Leadership Team, this 20-week program combines self-paced learning through IndeAcademy with virtual, facilitator-led discussions and hands-on application sessions. You’ll explore topics like personal stress management, veterinary industry trends, practice operations and financial health, team development, workplace culture, regulatory compliance, and the human-animal bond. Through practical tools, shared experiences, and real-world leadership strategies, you’ll build the skills and confidence to lead your team, support high-quality patient care, strengthen client relationships, and create a thriving clinic environment. Because great medical leadership goes beyond practicing great medicine. It’s about empowering the people, patients, and communities who make a veterinary practice successful.
More ways to grow
Continuing Education
We offer free, virtual, RACE-approved CE at least twice a month. Show up whenever you can to soak up the latest knowledge. Hear from industry specialists. Get news and tips on wellness. Dive into general practice issues. If you’re a sponge for knowledge, we got you.
Mentorship
Help shape new and recent veterinary graduates in our GP Mentorship Program. It’s a six-month program where you’ll be matched to a mentee and be paid a stipend for your rotation. In addition, every IndeVets’ mentor gets training through MentorVet Lift to ensure that both mentors and mentees get the kind of experience they deserve.
Next Level Leadership Roles
Most of us believe our only option for clinical practice lay on two paths: associate or relief. Not at IndeVets. One company, many opportunities.
What’s it take to become a Senior Associate IndeVet?
Our path to becoming a Senior Associate IndeVet opens leadership doors within IndeVets and across our partner hospitals.
- One year tenure as an Associate IndeVet (once you hit this milestone, completion of other remaining requirements should take 6-12 months)
- Completion of the IndeAcademy Foundations of Leadership course
- Completion of IndeVets GP Clinical Certification
- Recommendation from your Director of Clinical Excellence (DCE) and your Strategic Support Manager (SSM)
Where (else) can you go?
Becoming a Senior Associate IndeVet sets you up for a number of roles at IndeVets HQ (Area Clinical Lead, Director of Clinical Excellence, Sr. Director of Clinical Excellence) that help guide professional development and ongoing clinical excellence. They also provide support for tough cases, a shoulder on a rough day, and a high five on a good one. You can also become a Veterinary Success Advisor. These are practicing vets who help new IndeVets get acclimated and set up for ongoing success. It all ladders up to supporting our fellow IndeVets and pushing our profession forward.
The learning doesn’t stop with IndeAcademy.
Through it all, our clinical leadership team is there to ensure our IndeVets are not just great doctors, but also happy human beings. It’s far more than professional guidance, it’s also personal support. Though each of us chooses the way we want to vet, we are united by one common purpose: to practice with clinical excellence and kindness. Want to know more about professional development at IndeVets? Check out our FAQ.
We’re on a mission to make veterinary medicine better. Hopefully with you.
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