AAVMC Policy
The Collection, Use and Dissemination of Applicant Data

1. We disclose information provided in veterinary medical school applications to those schools the applicant designates. We also provide information about offers of admission and admission status among those schools the applicant designates.
2. Data submitted as part of an application to veterinary medical school is used to improve the quality of VMCAS products and services and support AAVMC approved research projects that help formulate policies in veterinary medical education. We support or conduct research projects only after an independent institutional review board has reviewed the research proposal and established that the rights of applicants are safeguarded. We may contact applicants directly or we may share applicants’ contact information with AAVMC member institutions to invite applicants to participate in approved research projects.
3. We publish and widely distribute information on veterinary medical school applicants in the form of aggregate statistics, such as the tables found in Veterinary Medical School Admission Requirements (VMSAR) and other AAVMC publications.
4. We do not sell or otherwise release addresses, emails, phone numbers or other contact information about applicants to commercial vendors or researchers who are outside AAAVMC our member institutions.

Approved by the AAVMC Executive Committee
August 10, 2004