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AVMA recognizes excellence in veterinary medicine
During AVMA Convention 2017 this July in Indianapolis, the AVMA bestowed awards to recognize excellence in veterinary medicine.
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Growing member value
The new AVMA Strategic Plan aims to increase member satisfaction by focusing on objectives such as protecting and enhancing the lifelong value of the…
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AAHA says national commission must be 'catalyst for change'
AAHA says national commission must be 'catalyst for change' In the months following the release of the…
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Leadership mulls market study
The Executive Summary of the latest economic study of the entire US veterinary profession was released last year
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Flea control products may endanger aquatic invertebrates
Studies in the U.K. and U.S. reveal environmental contamination with fipronil, fipronil degradates, and imidacloprid, often linking the contamination…
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Looking ahead
Dr. Clark K. Fobian, District VII representative to the AVMA Executive Board, will likely be elected AVMA president-elect by the AVMA House of…
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SAVMA heading in a new direction
The Student AVMA governing bodies are poised to advocate more on the behalf of students and improve communication with SAVMA members.
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Affiliated groups meet in Boston
Forty allied and other veterinary-related organizations and 30 alumni groups from colleges and schools of veterinary medicine
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Veterinary academia celebrates milestone
The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges, whose member institutions are 49 AVMA Council on Education—accredited veterinary
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AVMF adds to its charitable programs
The American Veterinary Medical Foundation launched a new fund during the AVMA Annual Convention
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Think tank reacts to KPMG study
The remarks focused on how communication and business training can be inserted into veterinary college curricula
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PEER outreach teaches veterinarian and students
What is novel are the programs and materials offered at the national, state, and college levels to make math and science—and the veterinary profession…
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Veterinary groups meet in San Antonio
Thirty-three allied and other veterinary-related organizations and 29 alumni groups from colleges and schools of veterinary medicine convened this…
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Veterinarians defy Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey dealt a blow to Texas, impacting small and large animals, urban and rural clinics.
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AAHA Connexity takes on topics that keep veterinarians up at night
The American Animal Hospital Association took a radically new approach to its annual conference this year,
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An unconventional traditionalist
Dr. Tolani Francisco has worked on Brucella infection in bison and elk in Yellowstone National Park and on foot-and-mouth disease
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AVMA report gives specifics on student debt quandary
The 2015 AVMA Report on the Market for Veterinary Education makes no bones about the potential consequences if nothing changes with regard to the debt…
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The Generation Factor
This year’s Banfield Pet Health Care Industry Summit, held Aug. 12-13 in Portland, Oregon, focused on the topic of generational differences
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Veterinary economics a priority in 2014
The AVMA has set its sights on strengthening the economic viability of the profession in 2014. Speeches by Association leaders and staff outlined…
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Report finds benefits to foreign accreditation
AVMA Task Force on Foreign Veterinary School Accreditation concluded that foreign accreditation benefits U.S. and foreign practitioners alike.
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AASV meeting encourages members to exceed expectations
Posted on April 15, 2002 With various welfare groups stirring up trouble for the swine industry, Congress trying to limit antimicrobial use in…
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Clinic devises a novel approach to employees' child care conundrum
An all-female staff at a mixed animal practice in rural Texas had a problem.
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Another ballot initiative increases housing size for farm animals
As consumers demand to know more about the origin of their foods, the trend toward less-restrictive housing for farm animals has accelerated in recent…
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Avoiding the slippery slope of unethical behavior
The American Association of Equine Practitioners addressed the topic of ethics head-on at its annual convention this past December in Orlando, FL.
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Saving box turtles, all in a dog’s day of work
Veterinarians, veterinary students, a special pack of Boykin Spaniels, and the dogs’ owner have been working in Illinois and Tennessee to study and…