The tip of the iceberg
Lacking confidence
Many colleagues struggle with impostor syndrome and lack of confidence in their skills, causing anxiety and distress that lead to poor mental wellbeing and career satisfaction.
We feel like our technical skills are not as good as we'd like and we're falling behind in our learning and below the expectations of colleagues and clients.
We feel like our technical skills are not as good as we'd like and we're falling behind in our learning and below the expectations of colleagues and clients.
We feel like our technical skills are not as good as we'd like and we're falling behind in our learning and below the expectations of colleagues and clients.
Many of us are stuck in this cycle...
We get no exposure or practice, so we don't learn new skills and procedures or receive any reassurance that we can perform them. As a result, we don't trust ourselves to do them and don't feel confident trying it out, which ends with the senior colleagues taking over the cases and we continuously missing on the opportunity to develop our skills because someone else will be more experienced / faster / better at it.
Ultimately, confidence comes
from the experience of competence.
When you don't get enough practice or exposure to cases, you don't feel like you can perform certain tasks. But even if you do and DON'T get reassurance that you are on the right track, you can still struggle to believe in your competence. If you don't believe in your competence, you don't feel confident.
Lack of confidence is uncomfortable, emotionally draining and makes you question yourself as a professional. You worry about making mistakes and quickly start to feel anxious, stressed and wondering if you should stop being a vet. All of this has a negative impact on your wellbeing and mental health.
Five Principles For
Developing the experience of competence
here are five ingredients that, when put together, form a recipe that allows you to experience confidence in your skills.
Environment
Being exposed to adequate learning opportunities.
Implementation
Moving from the book knowledge to actually applying the techniques in real-life context.
Focus
Immersing yourself in one specific skill that you want to develop.
Time
Dedicate enough time to develop the skill of your interest or need.
Feedback
External guidance and validation of your skills and competence
UniVets Global Academies
A remarkable method that works for long-lasting competence and confidence.
Focus on one single professional competence
Choose your area of interest or need for your career development.
Intense focus for five days
Each Academy runs from Monday to Friday, morning and afternoon.
Hands-on and practical
They are for you to learn by doing, not by watching or assisting.
Tutored
ou will be guided by experienced professionals.
Dedicated learning environment
Our Academies run in Portugal and Spain, supporting rescue centres and national pounds, without the pressure or expectation of pet owners.
Hassle-free
Your stay and meals during each Academy are already included and we will help you plan your journey until you reach us.
The Academy Method
LENGTH
Each Academy runs for 5 days, from Monday to Friday. This allows you to dedicate yourself to the skill you want to learn for enough time that you not only can do it, but that you also feel confident with it.
EXPERIENCE
The five days are 100% practical, but we provide you with preparation material beforehand with our protocols, clinical refreshers and demonstration videos.
SUPPORT
You will have at least one experienced tutor present throughout the entire Academy to give you support.
YOUR STAY
Our learning environment is comfortable and removes you from daily pressures. Meals and accommodation are all taken care of and included in the course fees. That way, you don't have to stress out about these little things and have the mental space to take advantage of the experience.
A note from our founder
UniVets Global
UniVets Global was founded in 2022 and is led by veterinary surgeon Dr. Andreia Dias MRCVS MSc ISFMAdvCertFB, a vet by trade and teacher by heart.
Andreia has worked in the UK and Scotland in first opinion practice and referral practice, focusing on feline-only medicine and behavior, but her true passion lies in teaching and she fully understands how lacking confidence in your skills can be detrimental for your own mental wellbeing and sense of fulfillment with your career. UniVets Global is her project to promote confidence and wellbeing in the veterinary profession so that vets that love practice want to stay happily in practice.
Available Academies
All of our Academies are based on tutored hands-on practice and have limited vacancies, so delegates make the most of the experience.
PORTUGAL - 1 LEVEL
Ultrasound Academy
For vets that want to become proficient with abdominal ultrasound and get into the finer details and organs.
PORTUGAL - LEVELS 1 AND 2
Echocardio Academy
For vets that want to be able to perform and interpert echocardiography or deliver it as an extra service.
PORTUGAL, SPAIN, ROMANIA - LEVELS 1 TO 3
Neutering Surgery Academy
For vets that want to practise surgery and gain confidence with neutering.
COST
The cost of our 5-day Academies ranges from £1800 to £3000 (pounds or euros) + VAT, split in two payments. This value includes your course fees, access to our theoretical content, accommodation, travel between the accommodation and the Academy site when needed and all meals from Sunday to Saturday morning.
The price does not include airfare and travel to your accommodation, but we will help you organise this.
Success stories from veterinary colleagues
Feedback from our participants
This was an excellent experience and an outstanding course!! I have learned so much and I found the course one of the best courses I have attended. I feel so much more comfortable with surgery after only a week, definitely an invaluable experience for my future.
Clara Garcia
The course was great, I learnt so much from Luis and Judy. I have gone from worrying about spays to now being comfortable in what I am doing and can’t thank them enough. It was a fun and enjoyable experience and I would recommend it to all.
Mia Kalyvides
This course exceeded any expectation that I had. I imagined that the first two days we would be confined to a chair and a desk. I couldn’t have been more wrong. We arrived at Scooby on Monday and as soon as the brilliant staff brought the first dogs we were doing bitch spays.
Stefana Trufin
Peek Inside
Have a look at some photos from previous Academies.
Ready for an unforgettable experience?
Registering for an Academy
Our Academies have limited vacancies and each one of them runs two to six times a year. The process of joining one of our Academies is the following:
Pre-Registration
Fill in the pre-registration form below to let us know what Academy you'd be interesting in joining and when.
Q&A session and vacancy confirmation
After you fill in the pre-registration form, we will ask you to schedule a time to speak to us and do a Q&A session. We use this session to understand your experience level and explain you how each Academy works. We want to make sure you have no questions about it. We also need to confirm with you that there are still vacancies left for the dates that suit you.
Booking confirmation and invitation letter
Once all your questions are answered, it's time for you to decide if you want to join us and let us know if you can attend the Academy at the available dates. We will start processing your registration by providing you with an invitation letter.
Deposit payment and reservation
We will then send you an invoice for payment of your deposit. Your vacancy will be secured once payment has been received, unless we have made different arrangements with you.
PRE-REGISTRATION
Join one of our Academies
2025
Dates for the 2025 Academies
The dates for the first semester of 2025 are already available for our different Academies.
IMAGING ACADEMY
Ultrasound Academy
PORTUGAL
January 2025: 06/01/2025 - 10/01/2025
FULL
March 2025: 24/03/2025 - 28/03/2025
May 2025 : 19/05/2025 - 23/05/2025
IMAGING ACADEMY
Echocardio Academy
PORTUGAL
LEVEL 1
February 2025: 17/02/2025 - 21/02/2025
May 2025: 12/05/2025 - 16/05/2025
LEVEL 2
April 2024: 07/04/2025 - 11/04/2025
SURGICAL ACADEMY
Neutering Surgery Academy
PORTUGAL
LEVEL 1
February 2025: 03/02/2025 - 07/02/2025
LEVEL 2
March 2025:
10/03/2025 - 14/03/2024
ROMANIA
LEVEL 3
Date to be confirmed
Prospective date in May 2025
Next Steps for You
Here's where to go from here!
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Head Office
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