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		<title>Appointees Named to AVMA Foreign Veterinary School Accreditation Task Force</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2012/02/01/appointees-named-to-avma-foreign-veterinary-school-accreditation-task-force/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AVMA@Work Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The AVMA would like to congratulate the appointees to our new Task Force on Foreign Veterinary School Accreditation. The 11-member body will evaluate the following issues given the current environment projected over 10 years and prepare a written informational report, without prejudice, to the AVMA Executive Board: • The impact of foreign veterinary school accreditation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Future Leaders: So much to learn!</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2012/01/25/future-leaders-so-much-to-learn/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2012/01/25/future-leaders-so-much-to-learn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Shannon Mesenhowski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a 2010 vet school graduate, I have been working as a veterinarian for a little over a year and a half at this point. You most certainly could say that I am still learning how to be a good doctor and experiencing ‘firsts’ nearly every single day. A couple of things that I have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appointees Named to AVMA Governance and Member Participation Task Force</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2012/01/25/appointees-named-to-avma-governance-and-member-participation-task-force/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2012/01/25/appointees-named-to-avma-governance-and-member-participation-task-force/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AVMA@Work Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The AVMA would like to congratulate the appointees to our new Task Force on AVMA Governance and Member Participation. The 11-member body will conduct critical strategic discussions designed to review and evaluate our governance structure, including the AVMA Executive Board, House of Delegates, and each of our councils, committees, task forces, commissions and trusts. Task [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Future Leaders:  The Right Tools Can Make Your Life Easier</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2012/01/20/having-the-right-tools-can-make-your-life-easier/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2012/01/20/having-the-right-tools-can-make-your-life-easier/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Abby Bowers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like many people these days, I am trying to find new ways to save money. In an effort to cut down on the monthly grocery bill I have started making my own bread. When I first read about it I thought it would be way too hard and take way too much time. Like many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Future Leaders: An update from a busy week</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2012/01/16/future-leaders-an-update-from-a-busy-week/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2012/01/16/future-leaders-an-update-from-a-busy-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Christopher Gargamelli</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Education and Student Matters]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, my Future Leaders colleague, Erin Casey, posted our group&#8217;s first AVMA@work posting. Please refer to that post for background on the program and our recent meeting.  Each of the Future Leaders brings a unique perspective to the program and I hope to share my perspective with you.  In addition to being a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Future Leaders and Veterinary Leadership Conference = SUCCESS!</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2012/01/12/future-leaders-and-veterinary-leadership-conference-success/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2012/01/12/future-leaders-and-veterinary-leadership-conference-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Erin Casey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the first blogging effort by members of the AVMA Future Leaders Program (FLP)!  For those not familiar with the program, the FLP is a new AVMA initiative to promote involvement and recruitment of potential leaders among AVMA members who have graduated from veterinary school within the past fifteen years. The current class is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nominations Sought for Executive Board</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/12/20/nominations-sought-for-executive-board/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/12/20/nominations-sought-for-executive-board/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AVMA@Work Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you interested in serving the AVMA and the more than 81,500 members we represent? Do you know a forward-thinker who has a desire to advance the art and science of veterinary medicine? If the answer to either question is “yes,” we encourage you or someone you support to seek nomination for a position on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help Shape the Future</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/10/18/help-shape-the-future/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/10/18/help-shape-the-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AVMA@Work Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Policies and Governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Veterinary Economics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The AVMA Executive Board recently established three new entities that are in need of representation – the Task Force on Foreign Veterinary School Accreditation, the Task Force on AVMA Governance and Member Participation, and the Veterinary Economics Strategy Committee. The deadline for nominations for these positions is Oct. 31, 2011.  If you have a desire [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AVMA Volunteer Opportunities</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/09/27/avma-volunteer-opportunities/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/09/27/avma-volunteer-opportunities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AVMA@Work Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harry S. Truman once said, “Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.”  It is during times like this, when veterinary medicine faces many challenges – and just as many opportunities – that the AVMA and the entire veterinary profession need more leaders with energy and vision. From [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reflecting on 9/11</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/09/08/reflecting-on-911/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/09/08/reflecting-on-911/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Heather Case</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend marks ten years since the horrific events of September 11, 2001, and I will be traveling to Liberty State Park across from Ground Zero with AVMA President Dr. Rene Carlson. She and I will attend a tribute event honoring the 9-11 Search and Rescue Dog teams and the VMATs and veterinarians who supported [...]]]></description>
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