Education
Enhance your practice
with educational opportunities
for your
entire team.
Enhance your practice with educational opportunities for your entire team.
VGP offers a variety of educational webinars, events, e-courses and more to strengthen your understanding of what it takes to be a successful veterinary practice.
Live Workshops
Join us on April 18-19, 2026, for an intensive, interactive program where you'll learn to gracefully manage conflict and difficult conversations. This RACE-approved course provides 12 hours of CE, a comprehensive conflict-competence assessment, and a personalized development plan to build your leadership skills.
In response to industry-wide burnout, VGP invites veterinary professionals to "Restore and Reset: Leadership Growth Through Wellness," a special workshop designed to improve the health and well-being of you and your teams. This restorative event is held from Saturday, September 26, to Sunday, September 27, 2026, at the Le Méridien in downtown Salt Lake City.
Attend our EQ leadership workshop from November 7-8, 2026, in Charleston to enhance your leadership skills and team performance. This interactive program offers practical skills, in-depth knowledge, and 12 hours of RACE-approved CE credit..
Virtual Workshops
Through these virtual presentations you will get that new year, new you motivation while collecting up to six RACE-approved CE hours. This conference is geared towards practice leaders; however, anyone is welcome to join and there is no limit on registration per practice!
This highly interactive conflict meditation training is specifically designed for practice leaders and managers to learn the 5-step model for mediation that will allow you to support your team in a productive problem-solving conversation.
This program is centered around developing practical emotional intelligence skills, essential for enhancing your leadership impact and effectiveness. It's about empowering you to lead with confidence and empathy, ensuring that you're not just a leader, but a driving force for positive change and peak performance in your team.
Join Shawn McVey and Rachel Teichberg on July 29-30, 2026, for a virtual workshop where you'll learn to transform conflict into collaboration using your personal Conflict Dynamics Profile. This interactive experience provides personal support and resources to help you actively manage conflict and achieve practice growth..
Special Events
VGP's Wellness Series sponsored by Zoetis
Digital Wellness for Veterinary Teams: Managing Screens, Stress, and Split Attention
February 19th at 12 PM CT
Join Nina Hersher from the Digital Wellness Institute on February 19th to discover how to reclaim focus and build healthy boundaries with technology in the veterinary profession.
VGP's Wellness Series sponsored by Zoetis
A Creative Reset for Veterinary Teams
May 28th at 12 PM CT
On May 21st, join us with special guest, Carol Mcamis for a 90-minute mini-retreat offers you a chance to step out of the clinic rhythm and into a playful, more creative space.
VGP's Wellness Series sponsored by Zoetis
Strong Enough for the Job: Building Physical Capacity & Protecting Your Body
August 20th at 12 PM CT
On August 20th join Aaron Shaw for an informative webinar focused on building strength and using proper body mechanics to make clinic life safer and easier for veterinary professionals.
VGP's Wellness Series sponsored by Zoetis
Why Stress Hits Women Differently: The Hormone Connection
November 19th at 12 PM CT
Dr. Beth Westie, a Functional Medicine Practitioner, will share actionable strategies on November 19th to help women in veterinary medicine regulate stress and support long-term hormonal health.
Round Table Discussions
Team Culture: Real Stories, Real Solutions
April 16th at 12 PM CT
Creating a strong team culture does not happen by accident. It is built through intentional actions, shared values, and the everyday moments that shape how people work together. In this interactive round table, you will explore what healthy culture looks like in real veterinary practices and how teams successfully navigate challenges, conflict, and change.
Inventory in the Real World
July 16th at 12 PM CT
Inventory is one of the largest and most challenging areas to manage in any veterinary practice. It affects cost control, efficiency, workflow, and ultimately the quality of patient care. This interactive roundtable is designed to help teams tackle those challenges with clarity, confidence, and collaboration.
When Clients Say No: Lessons from Pushback
October 15th at 12 PM CT
Client resistance is one of the most stressful and common challenges veterinary teams encounter. From declining recommendations to frustrations around cost, scheduling, or medical advice, these moments can either fracture trust or open the door to deeper connection.
QPR Training
The QPR mission is to reduce suicidal behaviors and save lives by providing innovative, practical, and proven suicide prevention training.
Agility Leadership
VGP's newest educational opportunity! Guided Group Mentorship and Learning.
Veterinary Growth Partners believes in giving our members the best educational experiences possible! Now members have access to TWO great learning platforms, EdQuest, and The NEW IGNITE . Our two new learning platforms are linked, so you will have one login to access both. Log in on EdQuest or The NEW IGNITE and switch back and forth seamlessly.
Pathway Planning
Whether you’re new to Pathway Planning or just want to fine tune your plan, this course is for you. Learners receive 1 hours of RACE-approved CE credits upon completion and all team members are welcome.
OSHA
Included in VGP Elite membership, this course is packed with information about OSHA that can be shared with your team for training and includes one hour of RACE. The training is easy to use, adult-learner friendly, and can be completed at your own pace.
Emotional Intelligence
This RACE-approved (for 3 credit hours) course teaches the four areas of emotional intelligence—self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and relationship management—and how you can develop your skills in each to better lead your team and practice.
Webinars
VGP hosts new monthly, 30 to 60-minute virtual practice management seminars covering topics including budgeting, inventory, management, leadership, marketing plan implementation and much more. VGP Elite members can also access our entire catalog of past webinar recordings.
Interesting in attending one of our Live RACE Webinars?
Featured Articles
Improve Team Retention (and more) with Strengths-Based Coaching
By Jamie Davis, CVPM
If you have ever been part of the interview process, you have likely heard the question – “What are your strengths?” which is often followed by “What are your weaknesses?” Using this information for our selection process is common. However, the use of these questions in our team development is not near as common and this is a big, missed opportunity.
