In response to the ongoing challenges facing veterinary economics and veterinary medical education, the AVMA participated in an historic meeting at the North American Veterinary Conference earlier this month with the deans from our veterinary colleges. It was a lively and constructive gathering, bringing together the major players who are all trying to address the [...]
Categories: AVMA Leadership, Education and Student Matters, Executive Board, Veterinary Economics, Workforce Issues
As any of you know who attended the North American Veterinary Conference, it is a great meeting (although I must say I know you will also enjoy the AVMA convention even more in San Diego in August, but I could be a bit prejudiced!). I will highlight two specific events during my attendance at the NAVC . On Sunday, [...]
Categories: AVMA Leadership, Education and Student Matters, Executive Board, Veterinary Economics, Workforce Issues
I had an amazing week last week. It started with a visit to the Korean Veterinary Society of America in Marina del Rey, California. I spent two days with veterinarians of Korean heritage. The President of the Korean VMA and the President of the Federation of Asian Small Animal Veterinary Associations (FASAVA) also attended from [...]
Categories: Diversity, International Issues, One Health, Veterinary Economics, Workforce Issues
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 [...]
Categories: AVMA Leadership, Advocacy, Disaster Preparedness, International Issues, One Health, Policies and Governance, Workforce Issues
Things, as they say, could be better. The most recent AVMA report on employment, starting salaries and educational indebtedness of 2011 veterinary medical school graduates indicates that job offers are down, salaries have taken a hit and educational debt is up once again. It’s partially a reflection of our economy, for sure, but the data [...]
Categories: Business Issues, Education and Student Matters, Veterinarian Resources, Veterinary Economics, Workforce Issues
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 [...]
Categories: Policies and Governance, Veterinary Economics, Volunteering, Workforce Issues
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 [...]
Categories: AVMA Leadership, Food Animals, International Issues, Veterinary Economics, Workforce Issues
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