Instructor Ashley Lynch got the idea to paint each bone a different color

The Arkansas state legislature recently adopted a law that will expand veterinary technician specialists’ (VTS) scope of practice. Another bill still…

Medical illustrators aim to increase the quantity and quality of visual education materials for veterinarians, but there can be challenges, including…

Three medical illustrators talk about their career paths and how an illustrator cannot be truly effective scientifically and medically without…

Veterinarian obituaries in the “In Memory” section of the Journal of the AVMA, Jan. 19, 2023

Medical illustration in veterinary sciences combines advanced education in science and art. AVMA News interviewed four experts about this unique…

Dr. Coretta Patterson has started to compile a list of Black diplomates of veterinary specialty colleges, including from the American College of…

Veterinarian obituaries in the “In Memory” section of the Journal of the AVMA, Nov. 25, 2022

This year’s recipients of the AVMA President’s Award are Dr. James Brett, a food animal veterinarian active in organized veterinary medicine; the late…

Veterinarian obituaries in the “In Memory” section of the Journal of the AVMA, Sept. 15, 2022

Budding veterinary scientists from around the world showcased their work during the annual National Veterinary Scholars Symposium this summer, hosted…

The Colorado VMA presented awards and seated new members at its annual meeting, held virtually on Dec. 5, 2021.

(SCHAUMBURG, Illinois) July 29, 2022—In one of his final acts as president of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), Dr. Jose Arce…

State University of New York-Delhi established the first veterinary technology program in the U.S. in 1961.

Dr. Jacob Merryman has been named an AVMA congressional fellow, to spend a year in Washington as a full-time staff member to a congressional office or…

Aquatic animal veterinarians in the U.S. care for animals and protect public health, diagnosing disease, performing surgery, evaluating and…

Along with being dedicated to teaching, the professor was a pioneer in veterinary neurology.

The American College of Veterinary Dermatology certified 15 new diplomates following the certification examination

This July, the AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The CVTEA accredits educational…

A harbor seal at the Vancouver Aquarium became one of the early patients for a noninvasive kidney stone treatment that could help humans and animals.

Two of the newest U.S. veterinary colleges, located at the University of Arizona and Texas Tech University, have actually been a long time in the…

Virtual annual forum, June 9-12

The American Association of Equine Practitioners held its 67th Annual Convention from Dec. 4-8, 2021, in Nashville, Tennessee. The AAEP presented…

In 1970, after two decades of teaching veterinary anatomy at Cornell University, Dr. Howard E. Evans was made an honorary AVMA member.

The AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities requires that graduates of CVTEA–accredited veterinary technology programs are…