About Our Program

The UVS Emergency Medicine Mentorship Program is geared towards new graduates who are passionate about emergency medicine. Participants will be paired with one of six mentors from our emergency and critical care departments and provided a full complement of educational experiences and training opportunities. The program is a paid position with full benefits. 

Our program will cover the following:

• Introduction to our hospital policies and procedures.
• Experience with our electronic medical record systems (Instinct, Vetconnect, Asteris).
• Opportunities to develop and practice critical skills to aid emergency positions and future careers.
• Foster collegial relationships with hands-on experiences, compassionate coaching, and guided learning.
• Didactic teaching with our“boot camp” lecture series designed to provide the knowledge and skills necessary to thrive in any emergency setting. 

Program Timeline

Our program begins July 3, 2023. We are accepting applications through March 31, 2023. A select number of candidates will be asked to interview during April 2023. Offers will go out to candidates May 1, 2023. 

• Shifts will include (4) 12-hour shifts per week, 12-14 shifts per month, mirroring the shifts of mentors.
• Months 1-3: Orientation, shadowing specialty services, boot camp lectures series, and co-managing patients.
• Months 4-6: Co-managing a higher caseload with more complex cases and less oversight.
• Months 6-12: Primary case responsibility but always with in-hospital mentor backup.