TULUM, Mexico
December 8-11, 2025
Internal Medicine
Ophthalmology
$979
Veterinary CE in Mexico!
Enjoy ancient ruins, mystical cenotes, and sparkling beaches in this Mayan paradise
A tropical oasis is just what you need to recharge!
***Earn 15 Hours RACE Approved CE***
- 15 Hours of RACE Approved CE
- Printed Lecture Notes
- Daily Breakfast* (if booking with group hotel rate)
- Welcome Lunch
- Private Yoga Session
- Private Guided Group Tour to Chichen Itza, lunch included
- Welcome Gift Bag

Group hotel
ALOFT Tulum
Trendy hotel in the heart of Tulum that offers sleek rooms, rooftop pool, gym, and onsite restaurant and bar.
The conference is held in the spacious meeting room overlooking the jungle
Rate: Double $79 per night (plus taxes/$20 resort fee)
Please note!!
- Resort Fee includes: Daily $20 food credit (good for breakfast!), 2 Welcome Cocktails, Access to Partner Beach Clubs and shuttle to clubs, use of bicycles, 2 Daily cocktails at Rooftop Bar and One time tour to Laguna Yalku
- Rate available 3 nights pre and post event
- Use the link below to book the group rate!
HOW TO GET THERE
Tulum has a new international airport!
Alternatively, Cancun International Airport – It is located ~1.5 hour and 75 miles away from Aloft Tulum, an easy transfer on the main road.
After arrival in Cancun, you can:
Rent a car
*PLEASE NOTE*
At the airport, you’ll pass thru a room that appears to be helpful employees offering to get you to your hotel/taxi etc – IT’S A TIME SHARE TRAP! Keep walking – all your prearranged transfers will be OUTDOORS – refer to your booking email as they typically have specific instructions on where to find them
SPEAKERS

Harry Cridge
MVB, DACVIM
Dr. Cridge is a dual American (ACVIM) and European (ECVIM) board-certified specialist in small animal internal medicine. He has clinical and research interests in gastroenterology and disorders of the exocrine pancreas. Indeed, he is one of just a handful of individuals recognized as a specialist in gastroenterology by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Dr. Cridge is a subject matter expert on pancreatitis and EPI and routinely publishes and lectures in these areas. He is also senior editor on an upcoming textbook focused on disorders of the liver, exocrine pancreas, and gastrointestinal tract in dogs and cats. He currently serves as an Associate Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine at Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine.
LECTURE TOPICS
- A Rational Approach to the Chronic GI Dog
- Picking the Right Diet for Dogs with Chronic Enteropathy
- Pancreatitis: Diagnostic Dilemmas
- EPI: What’s New?
- Managing Acute Pancreatitis in Dogs: Moving Beyond Supportive & Symptomatic Care
- Making Regurgitation Cases Palatable
- All You Need to Know about IMHA in Dogs
- ITP: From Emergency to Cruise Control

Jennifer Zimmer
DVM, DACVO
Dr Zimmer grew up in Armada, Michigan where she learned to ride horses through 4-H although never owning a horse herself. She raised and showed diary goats while riding horses of friends or at the farms that she worked at. She obtained her associates in Veterinary Technology from Macomb Community College and worked as a Licensed
Veterinary Technician for 7 years at a veterinary practice that was limited to
ophthalmology prior to heading to veterinary school. She eared a bachelors in Animal
Science from Michigan State University and her DVM from Ross University School of
Veterinary Medicine. After completing a year of clinical work at Purdue University, she
went on to do a rotating internship at VCA Veterinary Care and Emergency in
Albuquerque, NM then a 3 year residency in Comparative Ophthalmology at the
University of Georgia and became board certified by the American Board of Veterinary
Ophthalmology. Once she returned to Michigan, she managed the ophthalmology department at a busy small animal specialty and referral hospital in Metro Detroit for 5 years before venturing out on her own to start Animal Eye Solutions. Her work now includes mobile ophthalmology for small and large animals which allows her to be back in the barn treating horses while visiting small animal practices to offer specialty ophthalmology care. She is currently a member of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmology, International Equine Ophthalmology Consortium, American Veterinary Medical Association, South-Eastern Michigan Veterinary Medical Association and the Michigan Veterinary Medical Association as well as the Michigan Beekeepers Association. Her hobbies include beekeeping, boating, regenerative farming and gardening, traveling, horseback riding and keeping up with her French Bulldog, Wally.
LECTURE TOPICS
- Coming Soon
Daily Itinerary
Tulum C Conference Room
Day 1
8am – Morning Yoga (conference room – bring your own mat!)
10:30 – 11:30
11:30-12:30
Lunch Included
1:30 – 2:30
2:30 – 3:30
3:30 – 5:00
Day 2
8 – 8:50
9 – 9:50
10 – 10:50
Coffee/snacks
11:10 – 12
12 – 1:30
Free to Explore
Day 3
8 – 8:50
9 – 9:50
Coffee/snacks
10:10 – 11
11 – 12
Free to Explore
Day 4 – Group Trip
Group trip to Chichen Itza – includes lunch in Valladolid
Meet in hotel lobby for a prompt 6:30am departure
Return ~4pm

Group Trip
Chichen Itza
one of the new 7 wonders of the world
The group will visit this site on the last day of the conference. Please select if you will attend when you register – this is important for a head count.
For guests, please contact travelingvetretreatsce@gmail.com to inquire about availability – there is an extra charge.
***Tour will depart from the Aloft Hotel lobby at 6:30am, November 11, 2025. Please arrive 10 minutes early so we will have a punctual departure.****
We will be walking around the archealogical site so comfy shoes are recommended. It is not an intense hike, but can be hot. I’ve done it in flip flops a few times but the ground can be uneven. There’s no swimming on this trip so no need to bring your bathing suit.
You will have the opportunity to visit all parts of the site, with stops at the Kukulkan pyramid, the ball game, the temple of the warriors and several still-existing platforms from Mayan history. We will also walk till the Cenote Sagrado (no swimming), the Observatory Area and oldest part of Chichen Itza ruins. At the end of the visit, some free time will be offered to you to shop for souvenirs.
After Chichen Itza, we will head over to Valladolid. Valladolid showcases the main market place of the area and is home to a famous Cathedral and Convent San Bernardino de Siena (second biggest convent in the Yucatan). This trip will also allow you to dine at a local restaurant that specializes in gourmet Yucatan cuisine. You will not want to return home without trying authentic food and there is no better location than Valladolid.


group relaxation
Group Yoga
1 Session
Local Yoga Instructor
Beginner Friendly!
Help Tulum Dogs
Want to give back on your vacation? Donate meds, flea/tick preventions, etc or even help transport dogs! See above link or contact us for more info!


Travel Tips
Favorite Travel Items
Don’t forget your YOGA MAT like this one from Amazon – it folds easily into your suitcase

“This program is pending RACE approval. Will be submitted for approval in 2025. We are a NYSED approved CE provider.
Veterinary CE in Mexico
“This program is pending RACE approval. Will be submitted for approval in 2025. We are a NYSED approved CE provider.
Veterinary CE in Mexico