Christian Veterinary Mission

See schedule o for cvm long-term projects and cvm long-term missions department program accomplishments.

The professional development and spiritual wellness (pdsw) department emphasizes the priority of programs that promote (1) workforce and career education and growth, and (2) holistic wellness of cvm supporters (those engaged in prayer, giving and service) and cvm staff (both cvm usa and international field workers). A significant accomplishment in fy23 was the hosting of our second cvm Veterinary conference, november 1-3, 2023 with 929 participants, which was more than 2.5 times increase over the previous year. The purpose of the annual conference is to provide quality Veterinary continuing education approved by the registry of approved continuing education (race) and offer trusted ministry speakers to challenge, empower and facilitate Veterinary professionals in their faith journey. A second major fy23 achievement was the continued growth of the cvm online christ-centered, learner-focused elearning training platform. Taught by experts in Veterinary missions and ministry, each course is self-paced, interactive, and engaging. The platform experienced 20.2% growth during the fiscal year with 510 active users (130.8% active user increase from previous fiscal year). The elearning store offers free race-approved continuing education courses related to Veterinary medicine. In total, 2428 courses were completed by learners in this fiscal year. This platform was expanded to include staff focused elearning training. This expansion provides resources focused on wellbeing, professional development and spiritual wellness for employees. A total of nine courses were created and published. A third major fy23 achievement was the creation and launching of a new, weekly podcast, two roads crossing. This podcast explores the intersection of faith and Veterinary medicine by sharing interviews with speakers that engage within these areas in different capacities. The podcast launched in april 2023. 13 episodes were published from conversations with 5 speakers. The podcast is hosted through the cvm app as well as many podcast host sites. At the end of this fiscal year, the podcast had 152 subscribers and 1664 views.