Council on Education open positions

Applications are open for four positions on the AVMA Council on Education (AVMA COE®). The AVMA COE is recognized as the accrediting body for schools that offer the professional DVM degree or its equivalent in the United States and Canada. The AVMA COE also accredits other foreign programs. The council encourages and assists colleges of veterinary medicine in meeting the requirements for accreditation, thus maintaining and advancing veterinary education, the basis for our profession.

Applicants appointed to these positions will have the opportunity to work with a committed group of practitioners, academicians, and public members to help ensure the quality of education students receive at AVMA COE®-accredited schools.

Position: Private clinical practice
Position description: An individual whose veterinary endeavor is exclusively private clinical practice
Details: Appointment is made by the AVMA COE Selection Committee.
Term: August 2023 – July 2029
Applications due: March 15, 2023
Outgoing member: Dr. H. Jay Kerr
For more information: Email doliveraatavma [dot] org
Apply for this position online. Be sure to submit both your application and your curriculum vitae.

Position: Public member
Position description: A non-veterinarian who is not any of the following:
1. An employee, member of the governing board, owner, or shareholder of, or consultant to, an institution or program that either is accredited or pre-accredited by the Council on Education or has applied for accreditation or pre-accreditation
2. A member of any trade association or membership organization related to, affiliated with, or associated with the Council on Education;
3. A spouse, parent, child, or sibling of any of the individuals listed above

Details: Appointments are made by the AVMA Council on Education.
Term: August 2023 – July 2029
Applications due: February 15, 2023
Outgoing member: John Gittleman
For more information: Email coeatavma [dot] org

Position: Basic science
Position description: An individual active in this field who is a member of the faculty of a university with an accredited school or college of veterinary medicine or a department of veterinary science
Details: Appointment is made by the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) COE Selection Committee.
Term: August 2023 – July 2029
Applications due: Contact AAVMC for application and deadlines.
Outgoing member: Fern Tablin

Position: Veterinary preventive medicine
Position description: An individual whose veterinary endeavor is in the field of epidemiology, public health, regulatory, or military veterinary medicine
Details: Appointment is made by the AAVMC COE Selection Committee.
Contact AAVMC for application and deadlines.
Term: August 2023 – July 2029
Applications due: Contact AAVMC for application and deadlines.
Outgoing member: Luke Heider