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Task force to create antimicrobial stewardship programs
An AVMA task force will try to give companion animal veterinarians antimicrobial stewardship programs similar to those used in human hospitals.
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Veterinary leaders seek details on proposed governance reforms
This January, more than 300 members of the veterinary community got their first look at a draft proposal for a leaner, more democratic
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Plenty on AVMA's plate for 2013
The AVMA Veterinary Leadership Conference, held Jan. 3-6 in Chicago, kicked off the Association’s sesquicentennial
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Plan for shelter medicine specialty open for comment
The AVMA American Board of Veterinary Specialties is seeking comments regarding the need for a specialty encompassing all aspects of veterinary…
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Stakeholders respond to AVMA workforce study
American Animal Hospital Association Executive Director Michael Cavanaugh says the U.S. Veterinary Workforce Study confirms what many in the…
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SAVMA supports competencies study
Veterinary students gathered this past March for the annual Student AVMA Educational Symposium, held at Louisiana State University.
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Board makes appointments
The AVMA Executive Board recently named the following individuals to the entities indicated, representing the designated areas.
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Industries, pests among policy topics
A new AVMA policy supports efforts to remove, control, or eradicate feral swine.
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Board looks at big picture
The AVMA Executive Board met April 18-20 to deliberate on matters of workforce and education as well as a variety of other professional issues.
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Statistics shed light on international education
NAVLE statistics show that many of the graduates from some of the biggest foreign institutions are U.S. citizens.
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AVMA Congressional Science Fellows named
This April, the AVMA announced that Drs. Eric Deeble, Nathaniel Tablante, and Kate Varela were selected for the 2013-2014 AVMA Congressional Science…
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Ready to lead
Dr. Clark K. Fobian is ready to be the face of the AVMA and the veterinary profession.
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East meets West, again
A delegation representing China’s veterinary profession spent two weeks this spring in the United States as guests of the AVMA, learning how the…
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International efforts continue to promote profession
Work from an international group aimed at promoting the “scientific and cultural veterinary heritage” is under way.
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Bustad award goes to behaviorist
Dr. Benjamin L. Hart has devoted his career of more than half a century in academia to the areas of animal behavior and the human-animal bond.
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Meyer and Price elected to AVMA board leadership
On July 23, the final day of the AVMA Annual Convention in Chicago, the Executive Board elected and installed Dr. Thomas F. Meyer as as its chair and…
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Preventive care: good for animals and the profession
The veterinary profession is in constant peril, and, like any animal patient, in need of preventive care.
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Brandt receives AVMA Award
Dr. James H. Brandt has been a leader of the veterinary profession through some difficult times.
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From training to response: 20 years of VMAT
The AVMA Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams are enhancing their training component through the establishment of VMAT U, which debuted during the AVMA…
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$2 million scholarship program announced
The American Veterinary Medical Foundation recently had lots of news to share about its new and ongoing initiatives.
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Affiliated groups meet in Chicago
Sixty-seven allied and other veterinary-related organizations and 29 alumni groups from colleges and schools of veterinary medicine
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Board acts to remove hurdles to AVMA membership
The AVMA Executive Board met Aug. 27-28 to take up an agenda dealing with such issues as AVMA membership requirements, livestock traceability and…
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A message of support, backed by funding
Student chapters of the AVMA will each receive $7,000 this year and next, thanks to contributions from the AVMA, AVMA PLIT, and the Student AVMA.