Free Veterinary Dermatology CE Is Here! Dermatology Secrets with Dr. Joya Griffin
Skin disease is one of the most common reasons pets come through the clinic door. It is also one of the most diagnostically humbling areas of small animal medicine. A dog that keeps getting reinfected. A cat whose lesions refuse to respond to anything. A cytology slide that raises more questions than it answers. If any of that sounds familiar, Dermatology Secrets with Dr. Joya Griffin was built for you.
Vet Candy is proud to announce that Dermatology Secrets is now live — a three-part, RACE-approved on-demand CE series featuring board-certified veterinary dermatologist Dr. Joya Griffin. The full program is free with your Vet Candy membership, earns 1.5 RACE CE credits, and is available right now on demand for veterinarians and veterinary technicians.
Who Is Dr. Joya Griffin?
Dr. Joya Griffin is a board-certified veterinary dermatologist known for making complex dermatology accessible, practical, and genuinely engaging. If you have followed Vet Candy for any length of time, you already know Dr. Griffin — her ability to break down difficult diagnostic territory into clear, actionable clinical guidance is exactly why we built this program around her.
What You Will Learn
Dermatology Secrets is organized into three sessions, each targeting a critical and often misunderstood area of clinical dermatology.
Session 1 covers skin cytology — the fast, inexpensive, in-house diagnostic tool that gives you more clinical information than almost anything else you can do in the exam room. Dr. Griffin walks you through proper collection techniques for different lesion types, how to identify bacteria, yeast, inflammatory cells, and acantholytic keratinocytes under the microscope, and exactly what each finding means for your diagnostic and treatment plan. If cytology has ever felt like guesswork, this session changes that.
Session 2 tackles histopathology and biopsy interpretation — one of the most valuable and most underutilized diagnostic tools in dermatology. Dr. Griffin covers when to biopsy and when to wait, how to choose the right lesion and the right fixative, and how to read a dermatopathology report without getting lost in the terminology. You will walk away knowing how to translate a pathologist's findings into a diagnosis your client can understand and a treatment plan you can actually implement.
Session 3 is the one everyone has been waiting for. Strange Cases in Dermatology takes you inside some of the most diagnostically challenging cases Dr. Griffin has encountered in specialist practice. These are the cases that did not respond to steroids, antibiotics, or antifungals. The ones that stumped the primary care team. The ones where the answer only emerged after stepping back and rethinking everything. Dr. Griffin teaches you the structured clinical reasoning framework she uses when a case stops making sense — and shows you exactly when to refer before a difficult case becomes a crisis.
Why This CE Is Different
Most veterinary continuing education covers the basics you already know. Dermatology Secrets goes deeper. Dr. Griffin does not just tell you what the conditions are, she teaches you how to think through them. The cytology session does not just list organisms. It teaches you how to recognize patterns and make decisions. The histopathology session does not just explain terminology. It shows you how to use a pathology report as a clinical tool. The strange cases session does not just describe unusual diagnoses. It gives you a framework for approaching any case that does not fit the expected pattern.
That is the difference between CE that checks a box and CE that actually changes how you practice.
Free RACE-Approved CE for Veterinarians and Vet Techs
Dermatology Secrets is RACE-approved for 1.5 CE hours and is free with a Vet Candy membership. Vet Candy membership is also free — no subscription, no credit card, no catch. You create a free account, access the program on demand, complete the post-assessment quiz, and earn your CE certificate.
Whether you are a veterinarian looking to sharpen your dermatology diagnostic skills, a vet tech who wants to better understand the cases coming through your clinic, or a student building your clinical foundation, Dermatology Secrets meets you where you are.
