Pathways to Accreditation
The flowchart below shows, on a basic level, the process of accreditation of new U.S. and Canadian veterinary schools - from the initial decision to…
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Report finds benefits to foreign accreditation
AVMA Task Force on Foreign Veterinary School Accreditation concluded that foreign accreditation benefits U.S. and foreign practitioners alike.
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Midwestern closer to accreditation
In late May, Midwestern University College of Veterinary Medicine received a letter of reasonable assurance of accreditation from the AVMA Council on…
CVTEA accreditation policies and procedures
XIV. Quality assurance - Last update to this section: August 2022
Foreign Accreditation - Report of the AVMA Task Force on Foreign Veterinary School Accreditation
Members/Students:Join the Discussion Join the discussion about this report on NOAH, our member discussion forum, open to both AVMA and SAVMA…
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Alabama accepts AAHA accreditation in lieu of inspection
Alabama is the first state to accept accreditation by the American Animal Hospital Association in place of a state
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Proposal would cease accreditation of foreign schools
The AVMA House of Delegates will consider a resolution that would call on the Executive Board to cease accreditation by the AVMA Council on Education…
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New dental standard required for AAHA accreditation
The American Animal Hospital Association is requiring all its accredited hospitals to anesthetize and intubate patients undergoing any dental…
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Veterinary technician, other accreditation policies modified
Policy changes affecting the AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities were approved by the AVMA Executive Board during its…
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Board keeps course on foreign veterinary school accreditation
A consensus was reached by the AVMA Executive Board during its June 6-8 meeting that the AVMA Council on Education should continue to
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Renewals begin for revised NVAP
About 1,100 veterinarians whose federal accreditation renewals were due in January renewed in time, but about 400 let their accreditation lapse,…
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More veterinary technology programs recognized
The AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities accredited 10 new veterinary technology programs during its April 26-28 meeting…
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Lincoln Memorial gets green light from AVMA council
The College of Veterinary and Comparative Medicine at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tenn., received a letter of reasonable assurance of…
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Taking care of business
Veterinary compounding, association governance, and foreign veterinary college accreditation were among the topics addressed during the June 6-8…
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AAVSB closing one of two certification options
A program that certifies that graduates from veterinary schools not accredited by the AVMA Council on Education are ready to practice in the U.S.…
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Statistics shed light on international education
NAVLE statistics show that many of the graduates from some of the biggest foreign institutions are U.S. citizens.
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COE given more time to comply with USDE standards
The AVMA Council on Education will continue to be recognized by the Department of Education as the accreditor for U.S. veterinary schools and
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‘Philosophical differences of opinion’
The AVMA Council on Education, in pursuit of recognition by the Department of Education, appeared before a USDE advisory panel, the National Advisory…
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International Accreditors Working Group to meet in London
The AVMA Executive Board during an Oct. 25 conference call authorized an AVMA delegation to participate in an International Accreditors
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AAVMC takes on bigger role with education council
The AVMA House of Delegates changed the AVMA Bylaws July 19 alter the method of appointing members to the AVMA Council on Education.
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Veterinary marijuana?
Most Americans see marijuana as a legitimate medical treatment for some human disease conditions.
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Transport policy for hoofstock approved
The AVMA Executive Board approved a new policy, “Transport, Sale Yard Practices, and Humane Slaughter of Hoofstock and Poultry,”
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Ads to promote visits to veterinarians
Advertisements for a campaign to increase cat and dog preventive health care will appear in magazines starting in October.