When we launched AVMA Ed – our online continuing education service – back in December, we knew it would be popular, and we were committed to improving it along the way. Now, after more than 1,400 courses have been purchased since its inception, AVMA Ed will be even better thanks to improved audio and video [...] Read more
Categories: Continuing Education, Convention, Veterinarian Resources, Veterinary Technicians
Why stop with the good news now? Thanks to a partnership between Pfizer Animal Health and the American Veterinary Medical Foundation, hundreds of veterinary students attending AVMA-accredited veterinary schools will receive $2,500 scholarships annually through 2012.
The scholarships are designed to address veterinary student debt, ease the shortage of food animal and rural veterinarians in the [...] Read more
Categories: American Veterinary Medical Foundation, Education and Student Matters, Food Animals, Outreach, Workforce Issues
It’s not every day that we get good news regarding our health insurance. We often hear about rising premiums and deductibles, along with a shrinking pool of participating doctors and specialists.
Well, not this time. Many AVMA Group Health and Life Insurance Trust medical plan participants will receive a premium credit due to the insureds’ health-care [...] Read more
Categories: General
Our profession is full of people who deserve recognition for their contributions to both animal and human health. And odds are good that you know a few of them. So why not nominate someone for one of the AVMA’s many annual awards?
For years, the AVMA and the American Veterinary Medical Foundation have presented awards to [...] Read more
Categories: American Veterinary Medical Foundation, Convention, General, Leadership, Volunteering
We fell a few points short. But hey, who wouldn’t be happy with 97 out of 100?
Our headquarters building in suburban Chicago has earned the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star for its energy efficiency and environmental protection efforts, falling only three points short of a perfect score. Improvements we made over the past few years [...] Read more
Categories: General, Veterinarian Resources
Dear Colleagues,
You’ve heard of the “Easy Button,” haven’t you? You know, that ubiquitous advertising slogan by Staples? Heck, you might have bought your own Easy Button, and if you did, chances are it’s still sitting on someone’s desk somewhere.
The idea behind the marketing slogan is to convince customers looking for office supplies that going the [...] Read more
Categories: Advocacy, Animal Health, Animal Welfare, Companion Animals, Councils and Committees, Education and Student Matters, Food Animals, General, International Issues, Outreach, Veterinarian Resources, Veterinary Economics, Workforce Issues
Dear Colleagues,
It’s rarely safe – or smart – to stand on the sidelines when the situation calls for action. When veterinary medicine is in the crosshairs or when the health and welfare of our nation’s animals and people may be at risk, we need to act. Indeed, it is our duty to act.
Two recent situations [...] Read more
Categories: Advocacy, American Veterinary Medical Foundation, Animal Health, Animal Welfare, Drugs and Therapeutics, Executive Board, Food Animals, General, Leadership, Policies and Governance, Scientific Issues, Volunteering, Workforce Issues
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