AVMA@Work – American Veterinary Medical Association

If you received a copy of our 2010 AVMA Biennial Economic Survey recently, Dr. DeHaven and I can’t emphasize enough how important it is for you to fill it out and drop it back in the mail. By completing the survey, you’ll be doing yourself, your profession and your association a favor by providing us [...]

You may have received a copy of our 2010 AVMA Biennial Economic Survey in the mail recently. Dr. DeHaven and I strongly urge you to take the time to complete this random-sample survey of U.S. veterinarians. By doing so, you’ll not only be providing your association with invaluable information, you’ll also benefit by being able [...]

The rural veterinarian also is the subject of an enlightening JAVMA News article and two very interesting JAVMA Special Reports. Appearing in the April 15 edition of JAVMA, they offer some great insight as to why veterinarians choose to practice in rural settings – and why some of them choose to walk away. As more [...]

We were all glad to hear of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision in December that it does not plan to survey health-care facilities, including veterinary hospitals, on how they dispose of unused pharmaceuticals. While the EPA decision was good news for the profession, it doesn’t relieve us of the responsibility we have to protect [...]

A diverse veterinary profession is a strong veterinary profession, better positioned to meet the challenges that come our way and better equipped to meet the needs of all those we serve. In fact, excellence in our profession requires diversity. That’s why the AVMA is committed to helping build a more diverse veterinary workforce. I think [...]

Do you Tweet? If you’re a fan of Twitter, you know that the free social networking service can have real value. It’s a great way to stay connected with what matters most to you and to get news and information as it happens, right-now.  We recognized Twitter’s usefulness back in the spring of 2009 when [...]

There’s a lot going on in your world, and it sure isn’t easy keeping up with all the news stories related to veterinary medicine. Fear not. The AVMA is here is for you. When our Communications Division started AVMA News Bytes back in 2005, we wanted to be able to send a daily “media digest” [...]