Why diversity is good for business
Research shows diversity and inclusion make your veterinary practice more competitive as a business. Learn why, and get ideas to increase your…
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AVMA policy on diversity and inclusion
The AVMA is committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of veterinary medicine so that we can best serve the animals, the public, and AVMA…
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Dialogue about diversity reveals tensions
A survey sent to faculty, staff, and administrators at U.S. veterinary colleges revealed tensions with regard to the perceived need for diversity in…
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Connecting over inclusion
New online resources focused on increasing diversity and inclusion within the veterinary profession and in the ranks
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Iverson Bell Symposium highlights
This year’s Iverson Bell Symposium featured the launch of a diversity-themed book for the profession, “Navigating Diversity and Inclusion in…
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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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Newman wins seat on AVMA Executive Board
Dr. Michael E. Newman of Decatur, Ala., has won the race for the AVMA Executive Board District III seat.
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Board tweaks approach to member services, ethics
The Executive Board approved sunsetting the AVMA Member Services Committee in 2014 but is seeking to preserve two MSC objectives
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Be part of the dialogue
AVMA members are encouraged to consider becoming candidates for council, committee, and liaison positions that will
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AVMA collaborating with women’s initiative
The AVMA Executive Board in November 2013 approved establishing a collaboration with the Women’s Veterinary Leadership Development Initiative as a…
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National veterinary applicant plan in the works
The AVMA Executive Board voted to establish a Working Group on Veterinary Career Opportunity and Awareness at its meeting June 6-8.
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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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AVMA supports bills on horse trailers, research
The AVMA will push Congress to pass legislation that would forbid transporting horses across state lines in double-deck trailers.
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Conquering Barriers
For years, women have outnumbered men in veterinary schools and, more recently, in the profession overall, but never in leadership
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Taking the Pulse
This year marks the 20th anniversary of National Veterinary Technician Week. In that short amount of time, the profession has evolved in several…
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LEGENDS: An educational philanthropist
Dr. Frederick Douglass Patterson was known for his tireless dedication to ensuring access to higher education for African-Americans.
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Women’s organization nurtured, influenced
Female veterinarians in the U.S. numbered fewer than a hundred in 1946 when Dr. Mary Knight Dunlap (MSU ’33) decided they should organize.
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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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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