HOSA awards inaugural AAVMC Veterinary Science Scholarship
HOSA Future Health Professionals, in partnership with AAVMC, awarded the first veterinary science scholarship to support future veterinary medicine professionals. Lily Matheson was recently presented with her scholarship during the HOSA Future Health Professionals International Leadership Conference in Houston, TX, in June.
The $1,000 scholarship was established to support students as they pursue veterinary school. Ms. Matheson will be a freshman at Mississippi State University this fall. She is also a 2024 Gold Award Girl Scout for her project, in which she partnered with students from the College of Veterinary Sciences at Tuskegee University. Together, they provided in-depth lessons about horse care for Girl Scout summer camp attendees at Camp Gertrude Coleman in Alabama.
The HOSA Scholarship Program is open to current HOSA members who are either seniors in high school, enrolled in a postsecondary or collegiate institution, or pursuing a certification.
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Diana L. Dabdub, CAE
Director of Admissions & Recruitment Affairs with Lily Matheson, Scholarship Recipient
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Lily Matheson, AAVMC HOSA $1,000 Scholarship Recipient | | |
Cost Comparison Tool
The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges has developed its Cost Comparison Tool to help prospective students further develop a financial plan for veterinary school. As concerns continue to grow about the increasing educational debt held by recent veterinary school graduates, it is imperative that prospective students take time to consider and plan for the costs associated with becoming a veterinarian.
View the most recent update here.
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Improvements for Borrowers Working Toward PSLF
The following information is for individuals/borrowers who may be entitled to relief under the bipartisan Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). Learn more here.
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Showcasing the SOCI Task Force at the International Association of Medical Science Educators Annual Conference
The AAVMC Spectrum of Care Initiative (SOCI) supports veterinary education programs in making curricular changes to enhance students’ preparation to offer a wide range of high-quality, evidence-based care options tailored to patients’ and clients’ unique circumstances. Making curricular change can be challenging and overwhelming. Therefore, it is important for our SOCI Task Force to follow evidence-based change management strategies when guiding SOC curricular change efforts across veterinary education programs.
Dr. Heather Fedesco, Executive Director of the Spectrum of Care Initiative and Director for Academic Affairs at AAVMC, had the pleasure of showcasing the SOCI Task Force’s change management work at the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) annual conference in Minneapolis, MN on June 18, 2024. Her oral presentation focused on how the Task Force relied on USC Pullias Center’s Change Leadership Toolkit to identify and employ change management strategies to support veterinary education programs interested in making SOC curricular changes. The audience was impressed with how much the Task Force has accomplished in a short amount of time. They appreciated the Task Force modeling how the Change Leadership Toolkit can be used for making curricular change in healthcare education and look forward to accessing the materials the task force is creating.
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Careers in Academia at AVMA
AAVMC participated in the AVMA Veterinary Career Center Mix and Mingle event at AVMA Convention representing careers in academia. This event welcomed over 400+ job seekers and AAVMC was one of 44 employers. AAVMC featured jobs listed on the AAVMC Jobs Board and advised on careers in academia.
Additionally, AAVMC collaborated with the AVMA Veterinary Career Center to present a panel, Careers in Academia: Innovative Options, as part of the AVMA Convention program. The program drew a crowd of 50 attendees, many of whom stayed to engage with panelists after the program ended.
Representing the variety of career paths available in veterinary academia today were Dr. Liddy Alvarez, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dr. Randy Evans, Lincoln Memorial University, and Dr. Julie Hunt, Lincoln Memorial University. Dr. Caroline Cantner, AAVMC Director for Professional Development moderated the session.
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Call for Catalyze 2025 Annual Meeting Abstracts
AAVMC welcomes submissions for the 2025 AAVMC Annual Conference and Iverson Bell Symposium, which will be held in Washington, DC, from April 10th to 12th, 2025. The AAVMC encourages proposals that are evidence-based, collaborative, interactive, and incorporate interprofessional and/or global perspectives.
Topics for consideration include – Admissions, Competency-Based Veterinary Education, Climate Change Education, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Iverson Bell Symposium), Systemic Approaches to Wellbeing, Technology in Higher Education, and Veterinary Workforce.
The deadline for submissions is September 9th, 2024.
Questions can be directed to meetings@aavmc.org
Access the submission portal here
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Call for Abstract Conference Reviewers
AAVMC is currently seeking reviewers for the 2025 Annual Conference. The review timeline is September 9th - October 7th, 2024.
Volunteering as a reviewer is your opportunity to help shape the future of veterinary medical education! Any employee of an AAVMC member institution is eligible to serve unless otherwise indicated.
If you are interested in being a reviewer, please apply here.
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Save the Date for PCVE 2024
Mark your calendars for the Primary Care Veterinary Educators’ Symposium (PCVE) happening October 16th to 19th! We're thrilled to announce that this year's symposium will be hosted at The Ohio State University.
But that's not all! On October 15th, we'll kick off with the Shelter Medicine Veterinary Educators Symposium.
Stay tuned to aavmc.org because registration for both symposia will open soon. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to enhance your instructional practices in veterinary medical clinical education.
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Veterinary Scholars Symposium (VSS) – August 8 – 10, 2024, St. Paul, MN
Primary Care Veterinary Educators (PCVE) – October 16-19, 2024, The Ohio State University
Deans Leadership Conference – By Invitation - January 22-24, 2025, Florida
AAVMC Annual Conference & Iverson Bell Symposium - April 10-12, 2025, Washington, DC
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Yangkyu Choi was named Dean of College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, South Korea effective July 1, 2024. | |
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