Corporate Sponsor: BluePearl

Education is crucial in veterinary medicine, but mentorship and training shape us into successful professionals. BluePearl is committed to fostering learning, development and leadership among our Associates through dedicated mentorship and training programs.

emERge™

Our accelerated emergency veterinarian training program, emERge, helps you become a proficient ER clinician while earning a competitive salary. You’ll be paired with an experienced ER doctor who will guide you in developing your skills, taking charge, leading others and achieving successful patient outcomes in the fast-paced emergency room.

House Officer Programs

BluePearl’s house officer programs provide close mentorship and real-world experience to build a solid foundation for your veterinary career. Our internships, externships and residencies offer immersive and transformative opportunities.

Rotating & Specialty Internships

Our rotating internships combine hands-on clinical experience, didactic training and extensive learning resources. Specialty internships prepare you for future residencies, providing didactic training and one-on-one mentorship from experienced specialty clinicians.

Residencies

Participating in our comprehensive residency programs prepares you for board certification and ensures long-term success as a veterinary specialist. We equip you with all the necessary tools and resources for thriving during your residency.

Externships

BluePearl’s externships offer valuable real-world experiences and can fulfill the required experience hours for your veterinary medicine program. By completing an externship at one of our 100+ hospitals, you’ll gain practical clinical experience and open doors for future opportunities.

Health & Well-Being

Alongside rigorous training, we prioritize mental health. The best veterinarians in the world can’t do their jobs effectively if they don’t first care for themselves, and we want to foster that self-care early in our Associates. The Clinicians-in-Training Health & Well-Being program focuses on self-care, providing learning sessions with veterinary social workers or wellness educators and access to mental health and wellness resources.

Investing in Your Success

At BluePearl, we prioritize our Associates’ personal well-being first, followed by their professional success. Dedicated mentorship and comprehensive training opportunities are at the core of our development efforts, and if you want to thrive as a veterinarian and explore new possibilities, we invite you to join us at BluePearl.

Timing of Training Programs

We understand that not every school has graduation on the same timeline, making applying to traditional training programs more difficult. At BluePearl we’ve established ways for you to maximize your potential, gain experience and achieve your professional goals without delay.

You may join one of our prestigious internship programs at the same time as peers from other schools, with the initial weeks being considered externship weeks to satisfy your educational requirements. During this time, you’ll remain a student but gain valuable experience in our hospitals. Then, upon graduating in August, you’ll become a full-time BluePearl Associate, with compensation, placing you on the same cycle as everyone else. This will let you take full advantage of the VIRMP to pursue residency programs, if you choose to do so.

For the emERge program, we have modified the program to allow you to complete your in-hospital rotations prior to our January bootcamp. After graduation, you’ll have a few weeks off, then start your full-time position in October, followed by bootcamp in January. You’ll be on track with your fellow winter emERge doctors, accelerating your career and getting you in the field sooner.

Visit our website to learn more about emERge, house officer programs and more.