Vet Up! DVM Scholars

Vet Up!® DVM Scholars is an invitation-only program specifically for current Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine DVM degree program students who participated in Vet Up! Champions and/or Vet Up! College previously. The program provides academic, social, professional development, and financial support to support participants from matriculation through DVM degree program completion and entrance into the workforce.

Eligibility

• Meets Vet Up! The National HCOP Academy for Veterinary Medicine Program eligibility requirements
• Achieved Early Admission to the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine D.V.M. degree program through the Access to Animal-Related Careers Scholars program or the Vet Up! College Early Admissions program
• Demonstrates career interest in a veterinary shortage area
• Demonstrates Equity-mindedness

Program Curriculum 

To be eligible for financial support and remain in the Vet Up! DVM Scholars program, students must participate in the following structured curriculum during all four years of their veterinary medical program, maintain at least a 1.7/4.0 grade point average in all courses, and a minimum program index of 2.50 with no scholastic deficiencies. 

Learning

• Meet once per semester with professors in courses to determine how they can better perform
• Meet each evening for daily structured group study sessions
• Develop a Professional Focus Profile (PFP), a strategy to gain and document experiences that will lead to desired career goals
• Review and revise PFP as experiences are documented
• Convert PFP into resume for job application
• Participate in a student ambassador program to develop leadership and communication skills

Social Support

• Meet twice each semester with the PVM Psychologist
• Develop a plan to maintain and track wellness
• Track wellness indicators (sleep, fatigue, nutrition, stress)
• Meet monthly with mentor to review and revise wellness plan and implement strategies for personal and professional success
• Meet for a monthly roundtable lunch and participate in peer mentoring, career planning, and wellness activities facilitated by program leaders

Equity-Mindedness

• Complete the Student Certificate for Diversity and Inclusion in Veterinary Medicine
• Become a member of Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinarians as One Inclusive Community for Empowerment (VOICE) chapter
• Participate in monthly VOICE activities
• Hold a leadership position in a student organization
• Attend an Iverson Bell Symposium or Regional Summit
• Participate in a summer study abroad program or equivalent activity to develop multicultural competencies and expanded global consciousness
• Participate in field experiences in veterinary shortage areas
• Participate in a summer internship/externship gaining experience in a veterinary shortage area at a government agency, translational research lab, industry, or rural/food animal practice, or study abroad.

Financial Support

• Students who complete the required curriculum and activities will receive scholarships each year of their DVM degree program curriculum, with amount dependent upon the number of program participants.
• Students who complete the required curriculum and activities may be eligible to apply for a stipend to offset the expenses from a summer field experience or attendance at a conference, up to a maximum for the summers before year 2 and 3.