Apply to be a DVM Practitioner Coach

We offer volunteer or paid opportunities to DVM coaches to help students learn from their simulated experience and acquire new skills.

  • Work or volunteer as a practitioner coach – Your investment in Simulation-Based Education makes a life-changing difference for the WSU Doctor of Veterinary Medicine students, giving them the critical skills and confidence to pursue the professional opportunities that mean the most to them.
  • Radically impact the student experience – Coaches help students learn from their simulated experience and acquire new skills.
  • Participate in evidence-based, leading-edge experiential learning – Prepare veterinary students to transform the future of veterinary medicine by improving patient outcomes, client satisfaction, inter-professional interactions, and veterinarian wellbeing.
  • Expand your own skillset and build professional relationships for the future – Practitioner coaches receive dedicated training in clinical communication skills and facilitating small-group learning. Hone your expertise while getting to know your future colleagues in veterinary medicine.

Apply to be a practitioner coach

Step 1. Watch the following video to get a fuller sense of our program

Step 2. Submit a letter of intent to the Simulation-Based Education director.

Submit letter of intent

Step 3. We will contact you to confirm your letter has been received.

Interviews will be offered depending on the current needs of the program.