AVMA@Work – American Veterinary Medical Association

The fiscal year 2012 Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) application cycle is underway.  Veterinarians interested in applying for the program can review the eligibility criteria and access the application package on-line at www.nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp.  Applications are due by Friday, June 15, 2012.   The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) works diligently to ensure that Congress funds [...]

If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to put your veterinary skills to use in food safety or government or how to make a career change beyond the clinic, join the AVMA for the second in our career webinar series: USDA FSIS-Practicing Public Health in a Food Safety Regulatory Agency.  Our speaker, Dr. [...]

You may have seen a mention in last month’s AVMA@Work about an economic summit meeting we held with the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges. The summit, held at the North American Veterinary Conference, was the first of what will be many meetings designed to address the ongoing economic challenges facing veterinary medical education.  We’re [...]

Hi Everyone, March has been a very busy month. I traveled to Texas, Indiana and New Jersey to attend state VMA meetings and to visit with many of you. AVMA leadership gave presentations at both the North American Veterinary Conference and the Western Veterinary Conference to further explain our national economic strategy, including continued emphasis [...]

As Congress focuses on reducing spending, we need your help to make sure it doesn’t cut funding for enforcement of vital federal laws that improve animal welfare. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) enforces laws like the Animal Welfare Act, the Horse Protection Act, and the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act. These laws ensure basic [...]

U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) announced this week that the committee, in an effort to gauge firsthand the impact farm policy has on those involved in the agriculture industry, will hold four field hearings in the months of March and April. These field hearings are a great opportunity to meet with congressional [...]

Continuing its efforts to develop a sound Farm Bill proposal that examines principles and solutions for the 2012 Farm Bill; the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee has announced four hearings that will be held during late February and March. The first hearing, titled “Energy and Economic Growth for Rural America,” will be held next week on [...]