International affairs
International alliances are a key component of AVMA’s work to support veterinarians and our profession. Whether looking at scientific issues,…
International VMAs
Almost every country has a veterinary medical association working to advance the veterinary profession and protect animal, human, and environmental…
International opportunities
Are you interested in a job with global reach, or looking to combine foreign travel with training, education, or service? Do you want to donate…
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Building relationships with our international colleagues
President’s Column: Dr. John de Jong As the proud son of two Dutch immigrants and as someone who lived in Puerto Rico for several years beginning at…
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Collaborating to make a global impact
Are you a small animal practitioner who is collaborative, friendly, open, honest, likes to travel, and is interested in international affairs? If so,…
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Hill's: a unifying force in the global veterinary community
The educational opportunities provided by Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. have advanced the knowledge of veterinarians and their health-care teams
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Six southeast veterinary colleges band together
The Southeast Veterinary Educational Consortium is in its beginning stages, but the veterinary colleges are eager to work together and share resources…
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Restoring Iraq's veterinary infrastructure
Iraqi veterinarians made considerable progress in planning the rebuilding of the veterinary infrastructure of their country
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Carlson awarded WVA lifetime membership
Lifetime honorary membership in the World Veterinary Association was awarded to former AVMA president Dr. René Carlson this summer.
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District I to elect board member
Dr. Guy L. Pidgeon has resigned from his role as District I representative on the AVMA Executive Board.
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Accolades
Janice C. Hayes has become the new executive director of the Georgia VMA. She succeeded Beth Monte this
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World Veterinary Day promotes sustainable development
The theme of World Veterinary Day 2018, which falls on April 28, is “The role of the veterinary profession in sustainable development to improve…
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Veterinarians have a role in global food security, Association says
The AVMA Board of Directors, while meeting April 5-6, approved the new "AVMA Policy on Global Food Security."
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Minnesota veterinary board sued for teeth floating law
Johnson had floated the teeth of about 500 horses until the veterinary board warned him he could face prosecution
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Illini confer career distinctions
An officer and a division director of the AVMA accepted honors from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine
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Hill's sponsorship for AVMA Annual Convention soars to highest levels
Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. was not only a platinum sponsor of this year's AVMA convention, denoting the highest level of
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AVMA, AAEP condemn global donkey skin trade as inhumane
It is estimated that a minimum of 1.8 million donkey skins are traded each year to create a substance known as ejiao,
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Academics honored by AAVMC
The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges recognized the 2018 recipients of four awards during its Annual Conference March 2-4 in…
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Dr. René A. Carlson, 1954-2019
Veterinary leaders are mourning the death of Dr. René A. Carlson, a small animal veterinarian from Wisconsin
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On the map
Worldwide, about 600 million people depend on nearly 100 million equids for their livelihood. However, because of socioeconomic factors, 90 percent of…