AVMA@Work – American Veterinary Medical Association

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 [...]

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 [...]

Earlier this week, my Future Leaders colleague, Erin Casey, posted our group’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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

 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 [...]

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 [...]