Mentorship Program Overview

ACVP is pleased to offer this unique members-only opportunity. (The Mentorship Program is open to Diplomate and Trainee members.) Mentorship is recognized as a key component of personal and professional development in the health care professions, including the veterinary field. Finding an effective mentor thus represents an important step in the veterinary pathologist’s career. However, establishing and maintaining a productive mentorship relationship is challenging for veterinary pathologists for several reasons, including the fact that many work in relatively small divisions comprising only a few to no pathology colleagues.

The ACVP Mentorship Program is open to ACVP members only.

A mentor provides support, a sounding board, knowledge, encouragement, guidance, and constructive feedback to the mentee by developing a relationship that encourages growth.

A mentee seeks guidance in career and professional development from a more experienced individual.  Mentees are responsible for their own career and professional development.

Program Goals

The ACVP mentorship program aims: (1) to provide veterinary pathologist mentees with mentors from outside of their organizations; (2) to provide a basic framework of mentorship training to mentee and mentor participants; (3) to help ACVP members develop professionally.

This 12-month program will focus on developmental mentorship (ie, not training of any specific kind) to support veterinary pathologist mentees in their career development and professional pursuits. 

• Program Guideline
• Mentorship Resources