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Veterinary education expanding in Texas
Texas A&M and Texas Tech universities are looking to meet current and future animal health needs for their state by educating more
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Upcoming legislative activity to center on education
With 88 percent of veterinary students borrowing from federal student loan programs, according to the 2016 AVMA & AAVMC Report on the Market for…
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Educational debt through a pandemic lens
Temporary pandemic relief for federal student loans has allowed some educational loan borrowers, including veterinarians, to pay off their loans or…
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Assessing veterinary technician education
One of the goals of the Veterinary Nurse Initiative, which was launched last year, is to ensure that every veterinary technician is credentialed.
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Tool details, compares cost of veterinary education
The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges recently introduced its Educational Cost Comparison Tool, which allows prospective to make…
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Taking steps against educational debt
Session features new playbook of resources for veterinary associations
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Veterinary educational debt continues to rise
Bridgette Bain, PhD, associate director of analytics at the AVMA spoke during the virtual AVMA Economic Summit. She said the way student debt is…
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Students press for personal finance education
T. Will O’Neill says if he had known what he was getting into, he would not have gone to veterinary college.
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Education costs, global roles worry AVMA delegates
Veterinary students are bearing more of the cost of their education as state and federal governments have cut higher education funding.
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Veterinary educational debt varies by sector, race
The mean educational debt for new veterinary graduates continues to rise. Those going into private practice typically have the highest debt and earn…
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Will veterinary education hit a tipping point?
Getting into veterinary school is not easy. It takes a dedicated and bright student to excel at the undergraduate prerequisites, earn enough
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Efforts evolve on how to address educational debt
The Veterinary Debt Initiative is an outgrowth of the Fix the Debt summit,
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Taking a multipronged approach to tackling educational debt
Dr. Anthony “Tony” Bartels has come up with a new veterinary diagnosis—“traumatic statement syndrome.”
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Students limited in ability to control educational debt
Tuition at U.S. veterinary colleges has increased substantially over the past two decades, at some colleges by as much as 300%, according to the 2017…
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Educational debt repayment program awards $9M in 2022
In 2022, the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) awarded nearly $9 million to 89 veterinarians in exchange for working in U.S.…
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AVMA backs national efforts to make higher education affordable
The AVMA is supporting two legislative initiatives aimed at reducing the educational debt of veterinary students and graduates
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Education Department overhauls Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
An overhaul of the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program will provide billions of dollars in immediate forgiveness of educational debt.
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Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act affects student loans
The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, which amended the recent major health care legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care…
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Texas veterinary education expanding, one way or another
Dueling initiatives on how to address veterinary needs in Texas continue to develop.
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Veterinary push for Farm Bill, Higher Education Act
Attendees of the AVMA's annual legislative fly-in learned about the policymaking process
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Education Department issues account adjustments for federal student loan borrowers
The U.S. Department of Education is applying account adjustments to all income-driven repayment plan borrowers who have reached enough payments for…
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Good news, bad news for educational debt, starting salaries
New veterinarians make about $85,000 and owe about $150,000
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Business education pays off for Ohio State veterinary student
A fourth-year student at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine won the top prize in a national competition that recognizes…
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Action items from the Economics of Veterinary Medical Education Summit
Four groups of stakeholders attended the summit: veterinary students and recent graduates, representatives from veterinary colleges, employers of…
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Education Department issues loan forgiveness for certain borrowers, extends recertification deadline
The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) announced on February 21 that it will forgive $1.2 billion in loans for nearly 153,000 eligible borrowers. In…