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Explore new jobs during virtual career fair
Wondering how you can search for your next opportunity while working full time? The AVMA Veterinary Career Center (VCC) and the Veterinary Career Network can help. On October 3, 2019, we’ll be hosting a free virtual career fair, providing an…
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Security matters: Here’s what you can do
The AVMA takes privacy and security seriously. We use up-to-date technology to keep information and member data secure, follow strict protocols to protect that data, and make sure our vendor contracts include solid privacy-protection controls. There also are best practices…
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AVMA videos address questions about suicide
Today—September 10, 2019—is World Suicide Prevention Day and the AVMA has produced a series of videos to address this important topic. Each video is approximately one and-a-half minutes long and focuses on one of three critical aspects of the suicide…
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New AVMA benefit simplifies purchasing for your practice
As anyone working in veterinary practice knows, there are many (necessary) moving parts that comprise a day’s work. A new benefit available to AVMA members can help simplify and optimize one of these tasks: purchasing for your practice. AVMA Direct…
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Working for you, advancing animal health
President’s Column: Dr. John Howe I am honored and privileged to be your new AVMA president. It is a responsibility I take very seriously, and I look forward to serving you in the year ahead. Advocating for your interests and…
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AVMA is working to expand access to care
AVMA members care passionately about expanding access to quality veterinary care, which plays a role in both animal and public health. As an association, the AVMA is working to expand access to care through programs both large and small. These…
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Getting pets to the vet
As veterinarians, we know how important the veterinarian-client-patient relationship (VCPR) is for diagnosing and treating patients. Research shows it’s also a critical component in providing routine wellness and preventive care. The AVMA’s most recent survey of pet and pet owner…
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Animal welfare competition: Test your skills
Attention AVMA members, veterinary students, undergraduates, and graduate students: You’re invited to take part in a unique and interactive learning experience, AVMA’s Animal Welfare Assessment Contest®. The event will take place November 22-24 at Colorado State University in Fort Collins,…
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New syllabus tool supports animal welfare education
Ensuring animals’ good welfare is a critical part of the work we all do as veterinarians, and that makes it an important focus for veterinary education. A new AVMA tool will make it easier for educators to bring animal welfare…
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Your 2018 AVMA annual report is here
The 2018 AVMA annual report offers a glimpse into how the AVMA works every day to support members and enhance the practice of veterinary medicine. This year’s annual report highlights some of the association’s key achievements in implementing our strategic…
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