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Also on the AVMA Executive Board's agenda was a proposal postponed from the August board meeting to conduct a study of the U.S. veterinary workforce.

AVMA staff analyze trends in patient volumes, clinic and hospital incomes, and staffing in those businesses.

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Q:  Why have you chosen the shortage of veterinarians in the workforce as your main focus?

AVMA leaders resolved to help address economic, staffing, and morale challenges in the veterinary workforce and they adjusted a series of existing…

2017-2020 demographics

2020 demographics

Key areas highlighted during leadership conference

American Animal Hospital Association Executive Director Michael Cavanaugh says the U.S. Veterinary Workforce Study confirms what many in the…

The Commission on Equine Veterinary Sustainability, one of the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ largest initiatives, aims to reverse the…

There are many questions circulating about the economics of veterinary practices, stress on the veterinary workforce, and veterinary teams’ wellbeing…

Supply and demand

According to the Federal Trade Commission, it’s not for the AVMA to decide how many veterinarians are in the marketplace.

Authors of the National Research Council’s report for the National Academy of Sciences on “Workforce Needs in Veterinary Medicine” provided details…

The AVMA Executive Board has appropriated more than half a million dollars to conduct an economic analysis of the U.S. veterinary workforce and to…

The AVMA Executive Board has directed Association staff to prepare a preliminary proposal for conducting a comprehensive study of current and future…

A modified version of the Veterinary Public Health Workforce Expansion Act passed the Senate July 23 as an amendment

The U.S. veterinary profession is facing critical workforce issues that will heavily influence the role of veterinary medicine in

Dr. Robert Murtaugh is one of three candidates running for 2023-24 AVMA president-elect. The AVMA House of Delegates (HOD) will decide who will fill…

Dr. Arnold Golman is one of three candidates running for 2023-24 AVMA president-elect. The AVMA House of Delegates (HOD) will decide who will fill the…

A consortium led by the University of California-Davis One Health Institute has been awarded up to $85 million over five years from the U.S. Agency…