Financial Resources
Welcome to the SAVMA TVG Financial Literacy Page!
Below you will find a compiled list of veterinary finance and economics resources aimed at increasing financial literacy among the student population.
Prioritizing financial literacy in veterinary students and professionals is of utmost importance with the ongoing student debt crisis. We hope that these resources will help you to improve and develop your own financial plan and further your personal finance goals.
Do you have a resource that you believe can be of use to veterinary students? Send it our way at savma.editor@gmail.com and savma.veo@gmail.com.
Student Loans:
- Loan Repayment Strategies Modules
- Walks you through all of your options for loan repayment including PSLF, consolidation, refinancing and IDR plans
- VIN Loan Repayment Sim
- Enter your personalized information to see all of the different scenarios and options for paying off your student loans
- Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program
- The VMLRP will pay up to $25,000 each year towards qualified educational loans of eligible veterinarians who agree to serve in a NIFA-designated veterinarian shortage situation for a period of three years.
New Graduates:
- Salary Estimator
- This estimator allows you to easily calculate the earnings from different demographic scenarios and is designed to help you address a range of decisions you may encounter.
General Finances:
- AVMA Personal Finance Planning Tool
- The AVMA’s personal financial planning tool will help you build a personalized estimate of your budget needs so you can plan how to repay debt in an acceptable time frame while also saving for the future.
- Axon Personal Finance CE
- Learn strategies and practical tactics to maximize your financial health and make more informed business decisions. Topics include how to improve your personal finances, understand economic trends, grow practice profitability, and plan for the future.