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VBMA MENTOR PROGRAM

If you're just getting started on your veterinary herbalist journey and would like some guidance, feel free to contact one of our VBMA Mentors listed below.  They'll be happy to answer your questions in-depth, as well as provide you with the opportunity to pay them a visit so you can see how they practice firsthand.  This is a wonderful chance for you to learn from the best!

VBMA MENTORS

Connecticut

Massachusetts

Stephen Tobin, Dr.Med.Vet.
Holistic Veterinary Medicine
26 Pleasant St.
Meriden, CT  06450
203 238 9863
Email Dr. Tobin
​Margo Roman, DVM
MASH Main St Animal Services of Hopkinton
72 West Main St
Hopkinton, MA 01748
508-435-4077 fax 508-435-5533
Email Dr. Roman

New York

Virginia

Cynthia Lankenau, DVM
Holistic Center for Veterinary Care
9002 Sunset Dr
Colden New York 14033
716-941-9477
Email Dr. Lankenau
Marjorie M Lewter, DVM
Holistic Veterinary Consultants
2401 F South Main St
Blacksburg, VA 24060
540-616-WAGS(9247)
Email Dr. Lewter
Interested in preceptors senior vet students only. Lodging available.
​VBMA ENDORSES QUALITY HERBAL PRODUCTS
​VBMA recognizes that the herbal product industry has faced quality control and regulatory challenges, and we recommend supporting those companies attempting to self regulate in a meaningful way. Companies that manufacture herbal products marketed for humans should be members of the American Herbal Products Association, an industry organization which explores issues, interacts with regulators, and establishes policy.  Veterinary product companies should be members of the National Animal Supplement Council, an organization which develops policies and procedures on adverse event reporting and quality control.
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR PET OWNERS
The VBMA does not endorse any products sold on the internet for self prescribing to animals. We believe in the interests of safety that any herb should always be prescribed by a qualified practitioner. There are companies using our name with the suggestion that we endorse their recommendations or products. We specifically DO NOT support any website that unethically sells herbs to the public for non prescribed use in animals.  If you are in any doubt as to the authenticity of a claim made on a website about VBMA, please contact us at [email protected]. You may use the 'find a veterinarian' link on our site menu to find a qualified practitioner near you.


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  • Home
  • ABOUT
    • About the VBMA
    • CONTACT THE VBMA
    • VBMA BOARD MEMBERS
    • VBMA ACTION COMMITTEES
    • VBMA GIVES
  • JOIN VBMA
    • WHY JOIN THE VBMA?
    • VETERINARY PROFESSIONALS
    • VETERINARY PROFESSIONALS - NEW GRADUATES
    • VETERINARY PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS
    • NON-VETERINARY PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
  • PET OWNERS
    • Find a Veterinarian: United States
    • Find a Veterinarian: International
  • VBMA MEMBER WEBSITE
    • MEMBER SITE HOW-TOS
  • VBMA SPONSORED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
    • VBMA HERBALIST CERTIFICATION
    • VBMA EcoTours
    • VBMA Annual Herbwalk
    • VBMA Educational Scholarship
    • VBMA Mentor Program
    • Practitioner Training Programs
  • VBMA LEARNING LIBRARY
    • Teleseminar Recordings
    • Webinar Recordings
  • CONFERENCES
    • VBMA at AHVMA
    • 2025 VBMA/ACVBM Conference
    • 2024 VBMA/ACVBM Conference
    • 2020 VBMA/ACVBM Conference
    • VBMA at the International Herb Symposium
  • JOURNAL OF VETERINARY BOTANICAL MEDICINE
    • VBMA Member Access
    • Non-Member Access
    • ADVERTISER INFORMATION