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Accredited U.S. colleges to pay fee
Beginning in 2006, all U.S. colleges of veterinary medicine that are accredited by the AVMA Council on Education will be charged a
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Accreditation standard on students changed
The Executive Board approved changes to one of the 11 AVMA accreditation standards.
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New online resource addresses accreditation
Why pursue AVMA accreditation of an educational program in veterinary medicine or veterinary technology?
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CVTEA institutional accreditation standard changed
The Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities recommended that its institutional accreditation standard be changed.
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Canada to pay flat fee for accreditation costs
Starting in 2006, Canadian veterinary colleges will be responsible for the $10,000 accreditation cost for each seven-year
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Accreditation standards clarified, site visits authorized
The Executive Board approved minor additions to portions of the Standards for Accredited Colleges of Veterinary Medicine as clarification.
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Oregon State, UC-Davis receive full accreditation
The Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine and the University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
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Assessing tuberculosis testing
The AVMA will support the Department of Agriculture's proposal to create a performance standard for the caudal fold tuberculosis test for cattle
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New BSE rule requires veterinarians for certain procedures
Veterinarians need to pay special heed to several parts of the final rule titled ;Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
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Number of stipends doubled for student externship program
The Executive Board approved funding for up to 10 stipends annually at $1,000 each for student externships provided by the AVMA
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AVMA PAC to report donor contributions
The Executive Board has approved the inclusion of Strategy 2, Tactic B, the PAC Lifetime Giving Report, as part of the PAC Marketing Plan.
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Link between exercise and lower risk for prostate cancer found
Vigorous exercise shown to reduce prostate cancer death rates among older men posted September 1, 2005 A recent study, which included…
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Aja to strengthen ties among AAHA members
Dr. Daniel S. Aja had no ambition of becoming president of the American Animal Hospital Association
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Consultative site visits slated for two foreign colleges
The AVMA Council on Education will send a consultative team for a preliminary site visit to the Veterinary School of Lyon, France
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ECFVG proposals considered
The ECFVG program has added a new procedure to handle certain complaints and will be distributing a request for proposals
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AVMA to attend PANVET in 2006
The AVMA will be represented at the 20th Pan-American Association of Veterinary Sciences meeting next year in Santiago, Chile.
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Indictment filed in prescription veterinary drug case
On March 17, a U.S. attorney announced the filing of a multiple-count indictment charging Marvin Goldberg, 59, of Philadelphia with
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Constituent advocate joins AVMA Communications Division
Adrian Hochstadt, JD, CAE, joined the AVMA Communications Division as the assistant director of state legislative and regulatory
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ACLAM posts public statements online
Veterinarians and others who oversee the care and use of laboratory animals can look to the public statements
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AVMA backs laboratory consortium
The AVMA is supporting efforts to secure funds for improvements and standardization of veterinary diagnostic laboratory methods
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Half-a-million earmarked for federal veterinary service program
Congress was poised to fund the National Veterinary Medical Service Act since 2 years ago.
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Board votes on PANVET and WVA initiatives
The AVMA Executive Board voted on initiatives involving the World Veterinary Association and the Panamerican Association of Veterinary Sciences.
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AVMA officers re-elected
At its meeting in June, the Executive Board re-elected Dr. Bruce W. Little to the office of AVMA executive vice president
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AVMA Answers
Buenos Aires, Argentina, hosted the XIX Panamerican Congress of Veterinary Sciences from Oct. 24-28, 2004. The Panamerican
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Extending a helping hand to Iraqi and Afghan veterinarians
Through years of dictatorship followed by U.S. military intervention, the veterinary infrastructures of Iraq and Afghanistan