About the AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA)

In 1972, the House of Delegates authorized a program of accreditation of training for animal technicians - the Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA). 

The Committee consists of 20 members. The membership includes nine veterinarians—one each from the following categories: Council on Education, state boards of examiners in veterinary medicine, clinical veterinary medicine-large animal, clinical veterinary medicine-small animal, laboratory animal medicine, regulatory veterinary medicine, faculties of colleges of veterinary medicine, educators of veterinary technicians, and at-large. In addition, the Committee includes seven veterinary technicians (two of whom must be non-program affiliated, one who must be an educator in a veterinary technology program), a veterinary medicine industry representative who may be either a veterinarian or a veterinary technician, a Canadian member of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) Animal Health Technologist/Veterinary Technician Program Accreditation Committee (AHTVTPAC) who may be either a veterinarian or a veterinary technician, and two public members who must be engaged in activity other than veterinary medicine or employment as a veterinary technician. A member should represent only one area in the context of appointment to the Committee. All technician members must be graduates of an AVMA or Canadian VMA-accredited veterinary technology program. All US technician members must be members in good standing of the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America. Canadian veterinary technician members must be members of the Canadian Association of Animal Health Technicians and Technologists, and Canadian veterinarian members must be members of the CVMA.

 

Meetings are held twice each year in Schaumburg; meetings are 2 ½ days in duration for the spring meeting and 2 ½ days in duration for the fall meeting.