The accreditation system can sometimes
be complex and confusing, even to those who are
intimately involved with it. One area in which we get a
lot of questions is outcomes assessment, especially as
it relates to attrition.
Colleges are required to provide an
analysis of outcomes involving student achievement. For
example, student attrition must be analyzed to separate
students leaving the program (never returning) from
those who recycle or transfer to other DVM programs.
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Elections for new COE members took
place at the AVMA's July 2009 Annual Session under the
auspices of a new candidate nomination and review
process, several years in the making.
The AVMA House of Delegates, at the
July 2009 annual meeting, elected Dr. Frederik Derksen,
representing basic science; and Dr. D. Glen Esplin,
representing non-private practice, non-academic
veterinary medicine to the COE.
In addition to these new members a new
public member was elected to the Council at the COE's
spring 2009 meeting. The new public member is Dr. Nicole
Roberts.
The new executive officers elected at
the COE's Spring 2009 meeting have officially assumed
their duties this July 2009 and will serve until July
2010. The new officers are:
Chair: Dr. Laurie Jaeger
Vice-Chair: Dr. Kent Hoblet
Chair of the Committee on Evaluation: Dr.
Robert Cherenson
Chair of the Committee on Academic Affairs: Dr.
James Brace
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The Council on Education was once called the
Committee on Intelligence and Education. In 1890
the AVMA established the Committee on Intelligence
and Education, and in 1906 the Committee began to
develop a college evaluation program. Learn
more...
The accreditation system can sometimes be
complex and confusing, even to those who are
intimately involved with it. Get answers to some
of the questions we are asked most frequently in
the FAQ
section of our Web site, including:
What are the essential aspects required in
an SOP, such as controlled copies or authorizing
signatures that the site visit team would look
for during a visit?
What is an effective records retrieval
system, do records have to be coded with
SNOMED-CT, one of the official informatics
standards for veterinary medicine, per the April
2002 AVMA Executive Board action?
The AVMA Council on
Education is the official accrediting body for the
veterinary profession in the United States and
Canada.
