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Stinson is the AVMA’s veterinary student advocate
As AVMA vice president Dr. Rebecca Stinson is the Association’s representative to the Student AVMA and student chapters.
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Bill would lift tax on veterinary student loan repayment program
Bipartisan legislation exempting the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program from a federal tax is back before Congress.
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Summit to explore student debt–related issues, solutions
Two meetings taking place this fall and next spring will focus on assessing the impact of student debt on the veterinary profession and what can be…
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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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Students can apply for AVMF scholarship money
The American Veterinary Medical Foundation is offering more than two dozen scholarships for 2015.
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UF veterinary college launches scholarship initiative
The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine has launched a scholarship initiative aimed at rapidly increasing annual scholarship awards…
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Foreign school federal loan eligibility requirements changing
The Department of Education is altering how it determines which foreign veterinary schools are eligible for federal student aid, but any potential…
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SAVMA steps up diversity outreach
An ad hoc cultural outreach officer position has been created on the Student AVMA Executive Board to advance diversity and inclusion within veterinary…
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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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The profit margin
Starting July 1, the Department of Education is requiring that degree-granting for-profits prepare students for “gainful employment in a recognized…
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While new salaries grow, debt remains a drag
Starting salaries for new veterinarians have begun to recover from the economic downturn of 2008 through 2012, according to the recently released AVMA…
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Sen. Moran wins AVMA Advocacy Award
AVMA leadership presented Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas with the 2014 AVMA Advocacy Award on Dec. 12, 2014, for championing veterinary medicine in…
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Crunching the numbers
Starting July 1, to qualify for Title IV federal student financial aid programs, U.S. law requires that for-profit institutions
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Worth the price of admission?
From 2002-2013, the number of veterinary college applicants increased by more than half—from 4,440 to 6,769, according to figures from the Association…
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Closures come amid troubles at for-profits
This past November, the AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities moved three veterinary technology programs to terminal…
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$16 million bolsters NC State endowments
A prolific donor to the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine announced April 27 a new gift of $16 million
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Ontario’s new dean replaces Stone after 10 years
Dr. Elizabeth Stone will be replaced as dean of the University of Guelph Ontario Veterinary College by Dr. Jeff Wichtel.
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AVMA had an active 2014, more in store for 2015
The 2015 AVMA Veterinary Leadership Conference, held Jan. 8-11 in Chicago, showcased work the AVMA has been doing
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Et cetera
Covering the full extent of JAVMA's 100 years would be an impossible task, so here are some interesting items we picked up on