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Waking up to fatigue in the veterinary clinic

Veterinary staff members may be tired after a demanding shift in the clinic, especially now during the COVID-19 pandemic. And yet there...

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Diversity, equity, inclusion efforts approved by Board, House

The AVMA House of Delegates approved a resolution requesting the AVMA Board of Directors take action to make the profession more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. Already, the Board had approved hiring a DEI consultant and exploring the establishment of a professionwide commission to examine diversity, equity, and inclusion issues affecting the profession.
Dr. Diana Thomé

Busy times, stress for veterinarians during pandemic

The AVMA House of Delegates discussed how busy their practices are now, concerns they have for keeping themselves and their staff healthy, how to balance work with having children who aren’t going to school in-person, and more during its Veterinary Information Forum on July 30.
Drs. Grace Bransford (left) and Lori Teller (right)

Women candidates mark historic first for AVMA

Drs. Grace Bransford and Lori Teller are running to be the 2022-23 AVMA president, the first time in the Association’s almost 160-year history that two women competed against each other for the presidency.
Matthew J. Salois, PhD

AVMA economist advises caution during economic uncertainty

Matthew J. Salois, PhD, director of the AVMA Veterinary Economics Division, sees signs of a continuing recession and recommends that veterinarians maintain savings, delay unnecessary expenses, and improve efficiency.
ISU student being swab tested

State, local public health veterinarians work long hours to protect the public

Public health veterinarians describe shifting this year from protecting against familiar local threats to managing broad health care and education efforts during a pandemic that, at press time, was killing about 1,000 Americans each day.
Dr. Gordon Theilen

Gordon Theilen, pioneer of oncology, dies at 92

Dr. Gordon Theilen, an emeritus professor at the University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, dead at 92. Dr. Theilen was a veterinary comparative scientist and a pioneer in veterinary clinical oncology.

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Delegates revise policies on transport of research animals, antiparasitic resistance

House fills council, HAC seats

Advocate for animal welfare wins AVMA Award

Meritorious Service Award goes to Poppe

Association presents Excellence Awards for 2020

LMU vet student talks about National Guard deployment during COVID-19

Veterinary practices receive $2.1 billion in federal relief

Vaccination, neutering, insurance may affect prescribing practices

Iowa governor signs veterinary debt repayment bill

New listings in AVMA Animal Health Studies Database

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Clarification

The article “Students, recent grads from underrepresented backgrounds are building spaces for themselves” in the Sept. 1, 2020, issue of JAVMA News mischaracterized Dr. Evelyn Galban’s background. She is of Washoe and Mono Lake Paiute ancestry, not a member of the Washoe and Paiute tribes.

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