LEADERS

Great veterinarians become great leaders by continuing to grow. Connect with peers, gain strategic insights, and develop the leadership skills needed to guide teams and shape the future of your career.

Leadership Resources

Every month

Valid until canceled

Hiring Resources

Interviewing doesn't have to be awkward or challenging. The following resources make it easy to prepare and ask questions for any candidate.

The Veterinary Leader's Interview Guide

A complete guide for practice managers and lead veterinarians on how to conduct effective, fair, and insightful candidate interviews.

Role-Specific Interview Questions

These lists are based on decades of experience interviewing every position that makes up a Veterinary team.

CSRs

Onboarding Resources

Complete Onboarding Guide

A Guide to Mentorship

Onboarding Checklist Excel

Training Resources

One of the biggest challenges is having hiring and training systems in place and able to be executed on. We make it easy by providing the following framework to make your onboarding and training seamless. Members receive OSHA and radiation safety training programs and can enroll staff for $25/pp

Role-Specific Training Guides for Members

These lists are based on decades of experience training every position that makes up a Veterinary team.

CSRs

Level 1

Vet Techs

Veterinarians

Practice Managers

New Hire Training Programs

OSHA Training Resources

OSHA Training Program

Your DVM Ascent membership comes with an OSHA training program designed to meet the OSHA training/refresher requirements for veterinary teams. This program covers the mandatory OSHA safety standards specifically required for veterinary hospitals and clinics.

OSHA Training Program

OSHA Training Tracker

This OSHA training tracker is an Excel spreadsheet designed to help you keep track of your team's training progress. Track employee name, date of training, topics covered, and more, all in one place.

Radiation Safety Training

Radiation Safety Training Program

This program provides veterinary professionals with the essential knowledge and practical protocols for managing radiation safety in a clinical setting.

Radiation Safety Program

Radiation Safety Training Tracker

This Radiation Safety Training Tracker is an Excel spreadsheet designed to help you keep track of your team's training progress. Track employee name, date of training, topics covered, and more, all in one place.

Performance Management Resources

Having performance-related conversations with your team in inevitable. From quarterly reviews to performance conversations, DVM Ascent has you covered with a number of resources to help you lead with confidence.

Quarterly Review Template

Utilize this tried and true outline for running consistent and effective one-on-one Quarterly Reviews with your employees.

PIP Template

Have an employee who isn't meeting expectations? Bring this 10-step template to your next PIP meeting and lead it with confidence.

Coaching vs. Correction Guide

This article offers practical guidance for leaders on how to decide between coaching conversations and corrective actions.

Join to unlock the following resources

Leaders Resources

Help manage your labor and COGs while tracking revenue

A Communication Training Lab to help you and your team master client interactions

Access to marketing agents that will help you understand how to develop your brand, website, SEO and community presences to help your practice shine

A guide to industry benchmarks to set goals for your hospital

Professional Development Programs for New hires, VAs, CSRs and Practice Managers

A guide to understanding insurance types, what you need and why they are important.

Compliance programs for: OSHA, Radiation Safety, & Controlled substances for require annual training

Access to HR support from interviewing to hiring to on boarding and retention & culture strategies

Access to non-medical advisors to help answer questions in accounting, taxes, insurance, HR, marketing and leadership

Schedule mentor sessions

One private mentor sessions every month.
Meet one-on-one with a mentor veterinarian to discuss anything on your mind.

Get Access to an Exclusive Peer Group of Leaders

Get placed in a dedicated peer group designed for leaders— This group focuses on all non-medical questions related to practice in a judgment-free space unlike anything on social media. No trolls, no toxicity. Everyone here wants to be here.

Leadership Discussion & Collaboration

Ask questions and work through hiring, training, performance management, and compliance with peers who understand exactly where you are in your career.

Peer & Mentor Support

Benefit from the insight of both fellow leaders and experienced mentors.

Operational Decision Making

Get help navigating complex non-medical decisions with confidence and clarity.

No Judgement Zone

Ask anything. This is a safe space built on trust, not criticism. It's okay to be vulnerable and not have all the answers

Leadership Learning Path

A self-paced program designed to help leaders continue to develop leadership skills focusing on 5 key areas

Power of Positive Leadership

Learn the 7 principles from Jon Gordon's best selling book

Daring Leadership

Learn how to be vulnerable, brave and inspire others based on research from Brene Brown

Human Resources

Learn skills to develop and maintain a positive team cuture

Compliance

From OSHA to radiation make sure you're ducks are in a row

Performance Management

Develop work flow mastery in the exam room, stay on time to not loose your mind

Thinking about owning a practice?

If you are considering buying your own practice review the following resources to evaluate staring your own, buying existing and then review tips for what it takes to run it once it's yours.

Starting a Practice

Buying a Practice

New Practice Checklist