AVMA@Work – American Veterinary Medical Association

Many of you may not realize the rigorous schedule of meetings your Executive Board members attend and the enormous amount of material of a most diverse nature on which they must deliberate.  Recently, the November meeting was scheduled from November 10-12, Thursday through Saturday (from Wednesday for some of us!).  Here are some of the agenda items: Treasurer’s report [...]

Last week I met with twenty-three veterinarians in Washington DC to discuss issues of importance to our federally employed colleagues.  These veterinarians all work in high level positions in public service for our country.  Represented at the luncheon were veterinarians from the: Department of Homeland Security, USDA/APHIS/International Services, National Institute of Health, Association of American Veterinary [...]

Hi AVMA members!  One of the most common questions I get is “What does the AVMA President do?  Do I travel a lot?”  The answer to the second questions is YES, but it is meeting with members’ and is a wonderful opportunity to actually influence veterinary medicine for the decades to come.  Back to the first question… [...]

The AVMA is a proud member of the Multinational Species Coalition, and we couldn’t be happier that recent efforts by the group will help protect endangered species around the globe. Now we’re asking for your help. As part of the coalition, the AVMA played a major role in the successful passage of legislation that created [...]

Last week I had the privilege of representing the AVMA at the British Veterinary Association in London.   This group represents about 12,ooo veterinarians from across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland (compared to our 81,000 members).  Interestingly, they have many of the same issues we do, like increasing tuition for education, marketing their practices, roles [...]

We are living in a global society, where issues related to animal and human health know no boundaries and impact us all, regardless of where we live. Global efforts are needed, now more than ever, to help ensure the health, safety and welfare of both animals and people.  As part of these efforts, we are proud [...]

Veterinarians know that rabies remains a major concern worldwide, killing more than 55,000 people every year. But do your clients know? Do you let them know that  one to two Americans die each year from rabies,  that there were more than 6,100 reported cases of animal rabies in the U.S. last year, and that’s why [...]