Call for Committee and Council Nominations

Number of Vacancies: 1 

The Admissions and Recruitment Committee (ARC) is a committee of the AAVMC Assembly. The ARC supports AAVMC’s Strategic Plan Goal 2, to identify, inspire, and recruit qualified and diverse applicants who will serve as the future veterinary and medical workforce; and Goal 5.2, to promote careers in veterinary and biomedical research amongst students, applicants, and pre-applicants. 

The ARC is composed of members who are involved in the admissions process, including admissions directors, associate or assistant deans of student affairs or academic affairs, or others who have experience and expertise in this area.  

Number of Vacancies: 4 

The Advocacy Committee is an advisory committee to the AAVMC Board of Directors. The committee serves to support Strategic Goal 1.3: to influence and advocate to promote the interests of academic veterinary medicine with key decision-makers.  

The committee shall be comprised of five members representing U.S. colleges/schools of veterinary medicine, one member representing either comparative medicine or veterinary science departments, one member representing Region II (Canada) colleges, and one member representing Region III (Europe) or Region IV (Australia, New Zealand, Asia) colleges. The AAVMC liaison to the AVMA Legislative Advisory Committee and the AAVMC liaison to the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities also serve as members. Members shall serve two-year terms, to coincide with each session of Congress. 

Seeking the following:  

• Member representing Region II (Canada)  
• Member representing Region III or IV  
• Member representing veterinary science or a department of comparative medicine 
• Member representing a U.S. institution 

Number of Vacancies: 2 

The AAVMC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee is an Advisory Committee to the Board of Directors. As core values of AAVMC, diversity, equity, and inclusion must be intertwined through all the core components of the AAVMC Strategic Plan. Thus, the DEI Committee will ensure that its work supports and ensures integration of these values throughout all elements of the current and future strategic plans. The work of the committee uses data to advocate for change throughout the academic veterinary medical community.  

The DEI Committee is comprised of members who have diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives as part of their portfolio. These individuals may include directors of diversity, associate deans, faculty, staff, or others who possess the requisite experience and expertise in this subject matter.  

Number of Vacancies: 1 

The Educational Research Committee provides scholarly oversight for national and international research projects targeting leaders within AAVMC member institutions (e.g., deans, associate deans, and senior administrators). In addition to ensuring appropriate project review beyond standard institutional processes, the committee helps AAVMC track research activity across the academic veterinary medicine landscape and identify opportunities for collaboration across institutions. 

The Educational Research Committee reviews studies related to veterinary medical education, including multi-institutional research on curriculum trends, outcomes assessment, and campus climate—ensuring that projects contribute meaningfully to veterinary medical literature and align with AAVMC’s mission to advance educational excellence. 

Seeking the following: 

• Associate dean or faculty in educational research 

Number of Vacancies: 2 

The Professional Development Committee is an Advisory Committee to the AAVMC Board of Directors. The committee serves to support AAVMC Strategic Plan Goal 3, which aims to build a robust pipeline of future scholars and educators for academic veterinary medicine and support them throughout their careers. 

The membership of the committee is composed of 5–7 representatives from AAVMC member institutions in the following competencies: 

•   Competency-based education 
• Curriculum design 
• Assessment strategies 
• Instructional technology 
• Instructional design 
• Educational research 
• Program evaluation 
• Team and interdisciplinary teaching 
• Adult learning theory 
• Leadership development 

Number of Vacancies: 1 

The Wellbeing Committee is an advisory committee to the AAVMC Board of Directors. The committee serves to support Strategic Goal 4.2: to promote a climate of wellbeing and belonging throughout academic veterinary medicine. 

The committee uses data and evidence-based approaches to foster a climate of well-being throughout the academic veterinary medical community. The committee takes a systemic approach to this work. 

The Wellbeing Committee is composed of members who have wellbeing initiatives as a part of their portfolio. These individuals may be academic veterinary wellbeing professionals, CVM deans, associate deans, assistant deans, or faculty who have wellbeing as part of their institutional responsibilities and/or the requisite experience and expertise in this subject matter.