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Lawmakers seek tax exemption for veterinary program
A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers is seeking to make Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program awards tax-
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Legislators seek to end tax on veterinary student loan program
A bipartisan effort to repeal the tax on a Department of Agriculture program that pays off student loan debt for veterinarians working in underserved…
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AVMA supports repeal of law that could hurt veterinarians selling their practices
AVMA supports repeal of law that could hurt veterinarians selling their practices The AVMA has joined rising…
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AVMA pushes for enhancement act passage by year’s end
The AVMA has hired a lobbying firm to see Congress pass bipartisan legislation eliminating the federal tax on the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment…
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AVMA looks to Congress for student debt relief
Owing approximately $150,000 in student loan debt may require William Willis to defer his dream of practicing in his native Alaska
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USDA awards nearly $6 million to veterinarians serving in shortage areas
The Agriculture Department's National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced Nov. 9 that it will offer 62 rural veterinarians awards totaling…
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USDA awards $4.5M for food animal, public practice
The Department of Agriculture announced Nov. 6 that it will offer awards totaling more than $4.5 million to 49 veterinarians toward repayment of…
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AVMA headquarters externships help students explore opportunities in organized veterinary medicine.
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USDA awards $7M for loan repayment to address shortage areas
The Department of Agriculture announced in late November that 74 food animal and public health veterinarians will receive educational loan assistance…
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New website puts up-and-coming veterinarians on a path to success
MyVeterinaryLife.com is the go-to resource for students and young professionals "What’s the best veterinary career path for me?" "How can I pay off…
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Major retrovirus study awarded $8.6 million
Experts at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine’s Center for Retrovirus Research are investigating retroviral forms of cancer in a…
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Watch now: New webinar explores latest PPP updates
A new webinar guides veterinary professionals through the most recent updates to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). It's part of AVMA's free…
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Veterinary student loans and scholarships
The AVMA recognizes the increasing burden of educational debt on new graduates, and supports innovative methods to achieve student debt resolution.
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AVMA backs national efforts to make higher education affordable
The AVMA is supporting two legislative initiatives aimed at reducing the educational debt of veterinary students and graduates
Student loan forgiveness and repayment programs
Devoting part or all of your career to public service, non-profit work, or rural practice can be a strategy to manage student debt.
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Q&A: Congressman Ted Yoho's veterinary past influences his politics
Rep. Ted Yoho (Florida '83), a Republican, was first elected in 2012 to Florida's 3rd Congressional District, which encompasses
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Comments invited on proposed new specialty
Should equine diagnostic imaging be recognized as a veterinary specialty? The American Board of Veterinary Specialties is seeking public comment on…
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Education council schedules site visits
The AVMA Council on Education has scheduled site visits to nine schools and colleges of veterinary medicine
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Veterinary schools have their pluses, minuses
Second NAVMEC meeting dissects, reconstructs them
Veterinary technology program data
The AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA) collects data on veterinary technology and nursing programs every year.…
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Student advocates
Early this March, 65 veterinary students participated in the 5th Annual AVMA/Student AVMA Legislative Visit hosted by the AVMA
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New Florida veterinary hospital state-of-the-art
The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine recently completed a $58 million expansion of its small animal teaching hospital.
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Upcoming legislative activity to center on education
With 88 percent of veterinary students borrowing from federal student loan programs, according to the 2016 AVMA & AAVMC Report on the Market for…
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AVMA releases report on veterinary markets
The AVMA has released the 2017 AVMA Report on Veterinary Markets, the first of four economic reports in the 2017 AVMA Economic Report Series.
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VIN Foundation launches Student Debt Center
The VIN Foundation announced Feb. 7 the launch of its Student Debt Center, a resource for all things related to educational debt, in particular,…