Free Veterinary Endocrinology CE: What's Available and Why This Series Is Different

Endocrine cases are among the most common and most challenging in general practice. Here is the free RACE-approved CE that changes how you approach them.

Endocrinology cases have a specific quality that sets them apart from other presentations in general practice.

They walk in looking like something else. The polyuric, polydipsic dog that turns out to be a Cushing's case. The cat losing weight that has been diabetic for six months without anyone catching it. The lethargic patient that keeps coming back because the Addison's has not been diagnosed yet. These are the cases that can take multiple visits to resolve, that generate significant client frustration, and that often leave the GP with a nagging sense that the workup should have gone differently.

The challenge is not that general practitioners do not know these conditions exist. It is that the clinical presentation, diagnostic interpretation, and treatment management of endocrine diseases in dogs and cats is genuinely complex — complex enough that many GPs are working from a knowledge base that is a decade old, managing patients against a standard of care that has evolved significantly since graduation.

Free RACE-approved veterinary endocrinology CE is one of the most underutilized tools available to general practitioners right now. Here is what is available in 2026 — and why one series in particular is different from anything else out there.

Endocrinology Secrets with Dr. Forrest Cummings

Vet Candy's Endocrinology Secrets series, hosted by veterinary internal medicine specialist Dr. Forrest Cummings, is the most clinically targeted free endocrinology CE available for general practitioners in 2026.

Dr. Cummings built this series specifically for GPs — not for residents, not for interns, not for other specialists. He sees the referrals that come from general practice endocrine cases. He knows exactly where the diagnostic pitfalls are, where treatment decisions get complicated, and where the difference between a managed patient and a struggling one comes down to a single clinical decision point that GPs encounter every week.

The series covers four modules that together represent the core of feline and canine endocrinology in general practice:

Diabetes mellitus in dogs. Diabetes mellitus in cats — which Dr. Cummings approaches as a genuinely different clinical challenge from canine diabetes, with different monitoring protocols, different insulin considerations, and different management goals. Hyperadrenocorticism — Cushing's disease — including the diagnostic approach that distinguishes pituitary-dependent from adrenal-dependent disease and the treatment considerations that follow. Hypoadrenocorticism — Addison's disease — the great mimic, the case that looks like everything else until it doesn't, and how to catch it before the crisis.

Four modules. Two RACE-approved CE credits. Free. Built for the practitioner who is done guessing and ready to actually know.

Why This Matters More Than Generic Endocrinology Review

The difference between Endocrinology Secrets and a standard endocrinology review is the same difference between talking to a specialist about your specific patient and reading a textbook chapter. Dr. Cummings teaches this content as a clinician who lives in it daily, which means the emphasis falls on the decisions that actually matter rather than the comprehensive detail that sounds impressive but does not change how you manage the next case.

The format matters too. Endocrinology Secrets is produced to broadcast quality at Vet Candy's studio — not a webinar recording, not a slide deck narration, but a genuine educational production that respects the content and the practitioner watching it.

And because it is available on demand at myvetcandy.com, you can work through it in the way that fits your schedule — all at once during a prep day, or module by module across a week of morning sessions before the clinic opens.

Other Free Endocrinology CE Resources

Pharmaceutical manufacturers active in the veterinary endocrinology space — including companies with insulin, trilostane, and related products — produce RACE-approved CE content that is often available free to practitioners. This content is clinically relevant and worth using, with the understanding that it naturally emphasizes the sponsor's therapeutic approach.

Veterinary specialty colleges and academic institutions periodically offer free endocrinology-focused educational content through continuing education programs and outreach initiatives.

The Bottom Line

The endocrine cases in your practice are waiting for you to know them better. Dr. Cummings built the course to make that happen. It costs nothing and it is ready when you are.

Watch Endocrinology Secrets with Dr. Forrest Cummings and earn two free RACE-approved CE credits at myvetcandy.com/ce-on-demand