Author: Nathan Cross

Washington, D.C., December 9,2019 – The AAVMC has announced the recipients of five awards that recognize professional excellence, achievement and service in academic veterinary medicine. The awards will be presented during the AAVMC’s 2020 Annual Conference and Iverson Bell Symposium, which will be held March 6-8, 2020 at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill in Washington, […]

Washington, D.C. – December 9, 2019 – MSD Animal Health is teaming up with the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) on an international grant program designed to help mitigate the global public health problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Administered through the AAVMC’s Council on International Veterinary Medical Education (CIVME), the new MSD Animal Health CIVME Antimicrobial Stewardship […]

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the American Veterinary Medical Association, and the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges Release After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Colleges of Veterinary Medicine NEW YORK (November 19, 2019) – To help support colleges of veterinary medicine in the aftermath of a student’s death by suicide, The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), the American Veterinary Medical […]

Washington, D.C – November 15, 2019 – Two member institutions of the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) have been awarded the 2019 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award. It’s the only national honor recognizing U.S. medical, dental, pharmacy, osteopathic, nursing, veterinary, allied health, and other health schools and centers that demonstrate […]

Washington, D.C – November 11, 2019 – In a significant departure from past practice, the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) announced that the Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS) 2020/21 application cycle will open on January 22, 2020 and close on September 15, 2020. The cycle typically opens in May. The change has been undertaken to […]

Washington, D.C – September 25, 2019 – An analysis of the demographics of the current Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS) applicant pool compared against existing Census Bureau Data suggests that a great deal of work remains to be done to diversify the profession, according to the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC). View a […]