Programs and Initiatives   The AAVMC serves as a catalyst and convener on issues of importance to academic veterinary medicine and oversees several exciting initiatives.

Initiatives include:

• Leading efforts to review, evaluate, and improve veterinary medical education in order to prepare graduates with the competencies needed to address society's needs, with a focus on the North American Veterinary Medical Education Consortium (NAVMEC)
• Promoting high-quality research and encouraging students to pursue veterinary medical research careers
• Advocating for the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minorities in veterinary medicine through our DiVersity Matters program
• Working in government affairs to inform and influence policymakers and secure government resources in support of academic veterinary medicine
• Developing and communicating standards that promote animal welfare
• Promoting global collaborations that enhance academic veterinary medicine worldwide

In addition, we promote a One Health approach to medicine and provide information to the public and potential veterinary students about careers in veterinary medicine and the need to fill veterinary positions in high-need areas such as bio-medical research, public health, and food safety.

We invite you to explore each category of this website to obtain a comprehensive sense of the scope of the AAVMC's work on behalf of academic veterinary medicine.

AAVMC Press Room

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

AAVMC Names New Executive Director

Dr. Andrew Maccabe will begin serving May 15.

read more Thursday, March 22, 2012

Veterinary Medical Colleges Introduce Focus on the Importance of Preventive Healthcare Visits for Companion Animals

Propose curricular changes that encompass this new approach

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