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About the Course 

• What: Professional Skills Bootcamp goes beyond clinical expertise to develop the interpersonal and leadership skills that drive team success, client trust, and personal fulfillment.
• Topics:
  • Confident Communication: Practice real-time scenarios with professional actors to refine your virtual and in-person communication.
  • Constructive Feedback: Learn how to give and receive feedback with clarity and empathy.
  • Conflict Resolution: Navigate difficult conversations and negotiate effectively with colleagues and clients.
  • Team Leadership: Understand personality dynamics and lead diverse veterinary teams with emotional intelligence.
  • Financial Literacy: Explore cost-benefit analysis and personal finance strategies tailored to veterinary professionals.
  • Mentorship & Wellbeing: Build resilience, foster mentorship relationships, and prioritize your physical and mental health.
• When:
  • In-person delivery: March 27 – 29, 2026
  • Virtual delivery: Follow-up one-hour online sessions on April 6, 13, 20, and May 10, 2026. Exact times to be scheduled and online links provided at a later date.
• Where: Hotel Vin, Grapevine, Texas
  • 214 East Dallas Road, Grapevine, TX 76051
• Eligibility: Food animal practitioners or mixed animal practitioners with a strong food animal interest who are less than 7 years from graduation.
• Cost: Thanks to a USDA grant, attendance, hotel, and meals (evening of March 27 to morning of March 29) are provided. A $100 deposit will hold your place and be refunded after attendance. Travel is your responsibility.
• Schedule: View full schedule and register for the “Professional Skills Bootcamp” at TTU (external site, opens in new tab)
• Questions: svm.ce@ttu.edu

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Speakers

• Dr. Elpida Artemiou | Professor of Veterinary Communications
• Dr. Meredyth Jones Cook | Professor of Practice of Livestock Production
• Dr. Jennifer Koziol | Associate Professor of Food Animal Medicine and Surgery
• Dr. Pippa Gibbons | Associate Professor of Food Animal Medicine and Surgery
• Dr. Ryan Williams | Associate Professor of Economic and Public Policy
• Dr. Bethany Schilling | Assistant Professor of General Veterinary Practice

Special Guest Speakers

• Elisabeth Cavallaro | Manager for Wellbeing and Professional Competencies
• Eleanor Sprake