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April 2024

News

We are coming to you live from Catalyze 2024. Our attendance has grown and we are happy to be in a new conference hotel for 2024. If you missed this year, we hope you join us in 2025. Please look out for our conference recap in the May issue!

AAVMC awards inaugural Chewy Veterinary Leaders Cohort

The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) is excited to announce the 2024-2025 Chewy Veterinary Leaders Program Cohort. Fifteen third-year students will receive a $20,000 scholarship paid directly to their educational institution through the AAVMC over a period of two years. This program is designed to increase representation within the veterinary profession by collaborating with individuals from underserved groups and communities who may not have access to such resources. This scholarship represents a total funding of $300,000. Read more here.

AAVMC awards over $176,000 in Diversity Leadership scholarships with assistance from Merck Animal Health

The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) has awarded twenty-two scholarships to students enrolled in AAVMC member institutions. These scholarships, sponsored by Merck Animal Health, support AAVMC’s efforts as a champion of diversity, equity, and inclusion in veterinary medicine. Read more here.

NIFA Publishes Report on Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program

Since 2010, the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) has served the needs of food animal veterinarians and stakeholders in animal agriculture across the nation by supporting veterinary educational debt repayment in return for veterinarians’ services in designated, high priority, shortage situations. In this time, the VMLRP has awarded nearly 800 food animal veterinarians with loan repayment assistance. Read more here.

Administrators in veterinary medicine, here's your chance to join the Chairs and Academic Administrators Management Program (CAAMP) with a Tuition Scholarship.

In partnership with AAL and AAVMC, CAAMP offers:

·   Hands-on, interactive learning

·   Essential competencies for academic management

Who Should Apply? New and current academia administrators.

Application Deadline: April 26, 2024 (Note: No fax or email submissions.)

Scholarship Award:



·   Tuition fee ($1,975.00) waived

·   Travel and accommodation expenses not included

Don't miss out! Apply today: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6XFXBFM

For inquiries, contact Dr. Felicia Tucker-Lively, AAL Vice President, at

f.tucker-lively@aalgroup.org.

Professional Development

Call for 2025 AVE Host Site

The AVE CE committee would like to invite applications for the host site for VES conference 2025. We are excited to begin the journey on working with this community to create an innovative conference. As the applicant if your site is chosen you will ask for participation in conference logistics as an adjunct member of the CE committee. We encourage those of you with potential sites to apply through the link below.

General Information:

• Late Spring/Early Summer of 2025 
• Room to host 3-4 education streams, at least 200 attendees
• Accessible through reasonable travel
• Partnering with AAVMC we are able to offer conference management support to reduce the primary role of the host and host institution.

Deadline for application will be April 26th. 

Apply Here

Please feel free to reach out to me with any specific

questions: rebekah-mack-gertig@idexx.com

Thank you,

Bekah

Co-Chair CE committee 

2023-2024 Leadership Academy Cohort graduates at

Catalyze 2024

Diversity and Inclusion

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Reminders

AAVMC 2023 Summer Meeting – June 22, 2024, Austin, Texas

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



Veterinary Medicine in the News

National Academies of Practice adds 25 new veterinary fellows, professional members

AVMA

$174,000 in scholarships support DEI efforts in veterinary medicine

Veterinary Practice News

Starting from Scratch for S.C.’s first College of Veterinary Medicine

Morning Ag Clips

A person in Texas is being treated for bird flu. Here’s how Mass. scientists are tracking the virus.

The Boston Globe

National Veterinary Association calls on federal government to address severe workforce shortage

ABP

The Royal School of Veterinary Studies becomes Scotland’s first hospital to offer both standing CT and MRI

DVM360

Animal science judging clinics provide hands-on learning and skills to youth

AgriLife Today

More than half of pet owners don’t believe in vaccinating their animals

Bangor Daily News 

From Our Members

Jonathan Levine to become dean of UW–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine

University of Wisconsin-Madison

LSU Vet Med’s Third Artist-In-Residence, A Poet And Evolutionary Biologist, In Residence April 1-30

Louisiana State University

Biosecurity recommendations for dairy and beef cattle operations

Michigan State University

Vet Med student wins WSU’s annual 3MT competition

Washington State University

K-State veterinary team to provide vision exams for service and working animals

Kansas State University



UC Davis Expands Veterinary Services in Southern California

UC Davis

New Veterinary Hospital Positions Aim to Enhance Patient, Clinician Experience 

North Carolina State University

Stanton Foundation grant to fund canine mitral valve diagnosis research at veterinary college

Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine

Bridging a Language Gap

Texas Tech University 

 To see a news feed featuring breaking news from our member institutions, please click here. 

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