AVMA@Work – American Veterinary Medical Association

We’re upgrading our e-newsletter system in April to provide you with better service. With so many of our members signing up to receive our newsletters, alerts and other information about AVMA programs and services, this change will help us better manage delivery and improve efficiency.  This upgrade might also increase the chances of your spam [...]

I enjoy reading the AVMA@Work blog posts, and take a special interest in the posts made by my Future Leaders colleagues. On March 11, Dr. Libby Todd wrote about legislative awareness as it pertained to Alabama. It amazed me that although over 1,000 miles apart, the need for legislative awareness and action in Connecticut is [...]

Who do you imagine when someone asks you to picture a leader? Often times, the classic portrait that comes to mind involves an outgoing, organized and decisive individual. Such person might fall into the ‘thinker’ and ‘judger’ spectrum within the Myers-Briggs scale. There is no doubt that these individuals may possess the qualities of a [...]

How closely do you monitor the legislative issues that could potentially change the practice of veterinary medicine in your state?  I can promise you that your awareness and knowledge of current issues in your state are absolutely critical.  I believe each of us has a responsibility to provide our legislators with the personal insight and [...]

March Madness is synonymous with college basketball and with it getting underway I couldn’t be more excited to spend some quality time in front of the T.V. Unfortunately heartworm disease and calving season don’t seem to want to let that happen. March is an exciting, and extremely busy time in the veterinary world- or so [...]

We’ve received several inquiries recently from our members asking how they can help in the wake of last week’s severe weather and tornadoes. Our hearts go out to those impacted by the severe weather. According to the National Weather Service the tornado outbreak included at least 42 tornadoes across 10 states affecting millions of people. [...]

I have been out of veterinary school for almost five years now.  I can remember meeting a veterinarian during my first year of practice who told me that it took him about 5 years to really feel settled into his career.  He said that was the “magic” moment where he felt like he’d seen almost everything at least once, he [...]