What is necessary to obtain a complimentary VIN student membership?
What is necessary to obtain an intern membership?
What is necessary to obtain a resident or graduate student membership?
What is necessary to obtain an academic faculty membership?
What is necessary to obtain a non-veterinarian academic faculty membership?

What is necessary to obtain a complimentary VIN student membership?

Students enrolled in a recognized veterinary doctorate program (DVM, VMD, BVSc, etc) are eligible to apply for a complimentary VIN membership.

Required on Application:

• Your school e-mail address (name@school.edu or name@school.ac or similar)
• The name of the Veterinary School you are attending
• When you expect to graduate with your Veterinary Degree (month/year)
• Your School Website (if available)
• If your university does not provide student e-mail accounts, please ask someone in your registrar's office to e-mail VINgram@vin.com so that we may contact them for a list of all veterinary students at your university. When we have this list, confirming your enrollment, we will gladly consider your application for access to VIN.

What is necessary to obtain an intern membership?

VIN accepts both University and Private Practice Interns.

University Interns: If you are pursuing an Internship at a recognized veterinary school, you may be eligible for complimentary VIN membership, as long as you provide a University e-mail address (name@school.edu) and your expected program completion date (mm/dd/yy) when you apply for VIN membership or REJOIN if your prior membership has ended. If you are a current member please update your post graduate training details in MyVIN.

Private Practice Interns: If you are continuing your education at a private practice, at least one of the Veterinarians at the clinic must be a full paying member of VIN in order to "sponsor" your discounted membership*. The membership charge for a private practice intern is $50.00 U.S./program duration, payable by check or credit card. Your sponsor must contact VIN to verify your internship and program completion date (mm/dd/yy)

*If you are the only veterinarian member online at your clinic, New Graduate membership rates (within the first 24 months of your graduation from veterinary school), or regular membership rates will apply.

What is necessary to obtain a resident or graduate student membership?

University Residents & Graduate Students (full-time): VIN offers complimentary membership to Residents & Graduate Students during their program with the hope that you will contribute your knowledge and experience to the VIN Community. You are encouraged to participate on the VIN message boards whenever you feel comfortable. Your complimentary membership will end at the completion of your program/studies.

In order to be eligible for this free membership, you must provide your valid university e-mail address (name@university.edu), even if it is not your preferred e-mail address; your area of study (graduate students please make sure you include how the degree relates to veterinary medicine), and your expected program completion date (mm/dd/yy) when you apply for VIN membership or REJOIN if your prior membership has ended. If you are a current member please update your post graduate training details in MyVIN.

Private Practice Residents: If you are continuing your education at a private practice you may be eligible for complimentary membership. You must provide your expected program completion date (mm/dd/yy) and have your program advisor or supervisor contact membership services with confirmation of your Residency and its duration.

When your program is completed, if you wish to get more involved in the VIN Community by joining our esteemed group of Consultants, please contact Dr. Paul Pion (paul@vin.com) for more information.

What is necessary to obtain an academic faculty membership?

Thank you for your interest in a complimentary academic membership with the Veterinary Information Network! Complimentary academic membership is available for faculty who use VIN in their teaching and promote VIN to their veterinary students.

Academic membership is available if:

• You are a full-time veterinary faculty member teaching veterinary students at a veterinary school and participating in the DVM or equivalent program (e.g. - BVSc, MVDr, BVetM, BVM&S, LV, LMV, MV, ELL, BVSc&AH, etc.)
• Your job duties relate directly to teaching veterinary students and/or overseeing the curriculum of the veterinary medicine program and you intend to use VIN in your teaching and share your enthusiasm for VIN with your students.
• You have and maintain a functional university email address
• You are able to provide a link to your biography or listing on the staff directory page on the university website

Complimentary academic membership is not available if: 

• You are employed full time in private practice.
• A significant amount of your income comes from private practice.
• You only work part-time at a university.
• You are a veterinarian working in a veterinary technology/nursing program. (*You might be eligible for discounted academic membership; see details below.)
• You are a veterinarian working at a school without a DVM or equivalent program.You work at a private hospital in a distributive teaching model.

What if I teach in a veterinary technology program and am a veterinarian?

If you are a veterinarian teaching full-time at an approved AVMA or Canadian veterinary technology/nursing program you may be eligible for a discounted academic rate. There is one discounted slot per program (or per campus, if your veterinary technology program spans multiple campuses). The program director needs to approve your having your program’s allotted slot. Please email vingram@vin.com for more information.

What if I am a veterinarian in academia and don’t fall under any of these categories? Please email vingram@vin.com with your questions.

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