Category: News Releases

Washington, D.C., February 24, 2020 – The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) has named Dr. Glen Hoffsis from the Lincoln Memorial College of Veterinary Medicine as the recipient of the 2020 Senator John Melcher, DVM Leadership in Public Policy Award. The award is sponsored by The Animal Policy Group. The award, established in 2007, is presented […]

Washington, D.C., February 18, 2020  ­– The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) has named Drs. Jaime Gongora from the Sydney School of Veterinary Science (SSVS) at the University of Sydney and Sandra San Miguel from the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine as recipients of 2020 Iverson Bell Awards. One award is sponsored by Banfield Animal Health and one […]

Washington, D.C., February 11, 2020  – A joint commission created by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) has released a report identifying emerging trends that will affect the veterinary profession during the next generation, providing insights that may be used to adapt to the profession’s changing environment. “The […]

Washington, D.C., January 27, 2020  ­– The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) has named Dr. Eleanor Green, the Carl B. King Dean of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University (TAMU), as the recipient of the 2020 AAVMC Billy E. Hooper Award for Distinguished Service. The award is presented by the AAVMC to an individual whose leadership and vision […]

Washington, D.C., January 16, 2020  – The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) has named Dr. Peter J. Havel from the University of California, Davis, College of Veterinary Medicine as the recipient of the 2020 AAVMC Excellence in Research Award. This year’s award is sponsored by Elanco. Dr. Havel is a professor in the Department of Molecular […]

Washington, D.C., January 14, 2020  ­– Three new member institutions have joined the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC), bringing the association’s total number of members to 53. The newest members are the University of Bristol Veterinary School, the Long Island University College of Veterinary Medicine (LIU-CVM) and the University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine (UA-CVM).   The University of Bristol has earned […]

Washington, D.C., January 3, 2020  ­– The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) has named Dr. Jerome Masty, an associate professor in the Department of Veterinary Biosciences at the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, as the recipient of the 2019 AAVMC Distinguished Veterinary Teacher Award, presented by Zoetis. “Every day, educators and researchers at […]

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 […]