What is P10?
The P10 Scholarship Program provides 10 PVMA Members with leadership development sessions over 2 years. Sessions will include face-to-face and virtual roundtable discussions and attendance to PVMA continuing education programs.
1st Year – Learning:
- How to effectively communicate with clients and co-workers and resolve conflicts.
- Learn more about managing your finances: setting financial goals, personal budgeting and debt consolidation management.
- How to make wellbeing and self-care a priority.
- Learning and networking opportunities that will help you grow personally and professionally.
- Practical skills to apply to your vet practice for team growth.
- How to discuss pressing issues with legislators.
- Opportunities to learn more about PVMA, how to get involved, get to know our leadership, and give back to your profession here in Pennsylvania.
2nd Year – Leading:
- Become a speaker or attendee at a PVMA District Meeting
- Volunteer at a PVMA Conference
- Serve in the PVMA Leadership
- Chair a Committee
- Run for a Board of Trustees position
- Chair a Task Force
- Become a PVMA Social Media Ambassador
- Write for the Magazine
- Volunteer with Animal Care PA
- Bark in the Park Volunteer
- Join a ACPA Committee
- Present another passion project to PVMA Leadership!
What Is Included in Your Scholarship?
- Focus on your year-2 project meetings with PVMA leadership.
- Attendance to PVMA’s Hall of Fame Awards program and the Annual Membership Meeting.
- Registration to Animal Care PA’s Bark in the Park with networking and non-profit fundraising opportunities to develop transferable skills.
- Registration to PVMA’s Keystone Veterinary Conference and Three-Rivers Veterinary Symposium with specifically recommended sessions to develop your leadership and wellbeing.
- Join a roundtable discussion focused on employment contracts and benefits, loans and debts, investments, and retirement/ownership of a business.
- Attend Legislative Day and meet with lawmakers to discuss pressing issues.
General Rules and How to Apply?
- You must be a PVMA Member to apply and participate.
- Your supervisor should commit to supporting your involvement in this initiative since you will likely miss 4-6 days of work for these important sessions. They must complete the Employer Consent Form.
Apply for the P10 Scholarship
Complete the form below.