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| Affinity programs |
| AVMA has partnered with a number of companies to offer our members discount products and services. Consult this list as you comparison shop for the best products and services to fit your needs. |
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| Disaster preparedness |
| These disaster preparedness resources are provided to assist veterinarians, animal owners, and others interested in the well-being of animals to prepare for animal safety in the event of a disaster. |
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| Discussion groups |
When your busy schedule makes it difficult to locate the resources you need, let the AVMA online discussion groups  find the way. The AVMA discussion groups are a virtual veterinary community on the Internet, connecting you with colleagues and experts from diverse specialty and professional disciplines. Discussion groups facilitate friendly exchange of veterinary medical information, including clinical diagnoses and treatments. Confer with board-certified specialists, join in the Q&A exchange, and enjoy the camaraderie. |
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| Insurance programs |
| • AVMA PLIT |
 The AVMA PLIT is a one-stop-shopping source for your growing professional insurance needs. The PLIT offers business property/liability, special coverage for mobile practitioners, umbrella liability, workers' compensation, commercial auto, flood coverage, employment practices liability, professional liability (malpractice), professional excess (additional professional liability coverage), professional extension (animal bailee), veterinary license defense, student liability, directors and officers liability (protection for board members), personal lines (auto, homeowners, and renters), and safety and loss control resources.
Contact: AVMA PLIT, 55 E. Jackson Blvd., P.O. Box 1629, Chicago, IL 60690-1629, 800.228.PLIT (7548) or visit the Member Resources Area on the AVMA website at www.avma.org. To download an application or for more information, visit AVMA PLIT at www.avmaplit.com.
Separate registration and logins are required for avmaplit.com, avmaghlit.com, and avma.org.
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| • AVMA Group Health and Life Insurance Trust (GHLIT) |
 When you're looking for insurance, start with AVMA GHLIT. Designed by veterinarians for veterinarians, GHLIT provides insurance coverage for all stages of your life. Most employer-sponsored insurance plans end when you change employers. But your AVMA GHLIT plans are portable – they can go with you wherever life takes you. GHLIT plans include a variety of medical plans; disability income insurance; term life and AD&D insurance; basic protection package (including rabies prophylaxis benefit); hospital indemnity insurance and professional overhead expense plans (all underwritten by New York Life Insurance Company). GHLIT also makes available other important coverages: Long Term Care, dental insurance and small group medical plans for veterinary practice employees.
Contact: AVMA GHLIT, P.O. Box 30475, Tampa, FL, 33630-3475, 800.621.6360. To download an application or brochures about AVMA GHLIT offerings, visit www.avmaghlit.org.
Separate registration and logins are required for avmaplit.com, avmaghlit.com, and avma.org.
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| 2007 GHLIT Annual Report |
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| Leadership development |
| Are you interested in developing your leadership skills so you can take an active role in the AVMA and organized veterinary medicine? The AVMA's year-long Future Leaders Program offers members a great opportunity to do this. Chosen participants work together with a professional facilitator on a variety of leadership and project management training exercises. Anyone who has graduated from veterinary school within the last 15 years can be nominated for this free training program.
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| Practice resources |
| Simplify your search for the information you need most often in your practice. The Veterinary Practice Resource Center brings together links to information on licensing and accreditation, business and office administration, human resources, medical issues, ethics, the livestock industry, governmental resources, import/export, interstate travel, and more.
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| Veterinary Career Center |
| Greet each day excited about your work. Make your career as fulfilling as you always dreamed it would be. The Veterinary Career Center (VCC) allows you to browse through hundreds of open positions 24 hours a day/seven days a week. And, with just a couple of clicks, you can post your resume and make yourself available to the hundreds of companies that are searching for highly qualified and committed professionals. |
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