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    Advocacy - Column 1

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  • Education & Career

    Education/Career - Column 1

    • Veterinary student
      Veterinary studentTools to help you transition to your new veterinary career
    • New veterinarianAnswers to the questions you're facing as you start out in your professional life
    • Rising professionalEarly-career resources to continue your professional and personal growth

    Accreditation & certification

    • AVMA Center for Veterinary Education Accreditation
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    • K-12 educator resources
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    Leadership development

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    • Veterinary Leadership Conference
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    • Veterinary salary estimator
  • Resources & Tools

    Resources & Tools Column 1

    • AVMA policiesProfessional policy guidance, open for member input
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      Diversity, equity, and inclusionCreating socially conscious work environments
    • WellbeingSelf-care and workplace wellbeing for the whole veterinary team
    • Practice managementProfitability and finance, marketing, leadership, and team building
    • Personal financesLoans, budgets, financial planning, and more
    • One HealthInterprofessional collaboration across animal, human, and environmental health
    • Animal health & welfareDisease and pain management, behavior, disaster preparedness, humane endings, and more

    Journals & research

    • AVMA journals
    • Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA)
    • American Journal of Veterinary Research (AJVR)
    • Animal Health Studies Database
    • Veterinary economics
    • Reports & statistics

    Public resources

    • Man with his dogPet owners
    • A teacher talking to her studentK-12 educators
  • Events

    Featured events

    • AVMA ConventionGet best-in-class CE in some of your favorite cities. There’s no better place to network, learn, and meet up with the friends and colleagues who make veterinary medicine so rewarding.
    • Veterinary Leadership ConferenceThe Veterinary Leadership Conference draws veterinarians from across the U.S. for education sessions that help develop leaders for the veterinary profession.
    • Summits & symposiumsAttend topical CE meetings on subjects including animal welfare, wellbeing, economics, and public policy.

    Calendar of events

    • Future meeting dates
    • Awareness events

    Featured events

    • Veterinary Leadership Conference
      Veterinary Leadership ConferenceJanuary 4-6, 2024
    • AVMA Excellence Awards
      Nominations due: AVMA Excellence AwardsJanuary 24, 2024