Category: News Releases

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 […]

Washington, D.C – August 20, 2019 – Briefings from federal government officials and leaders from academic veterinary medicine and other associations highlighted the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges’ (AAVMC) Summer Meeting in Washington, D.C. August 3. Kicking off the event attended by about 50 deans and other guests, AAVMC President Dean Michael Lairmore outlined the […]

Washington, D.C, August 15, 2019 – The National Veterinary Scholars Symposium (NVSS) July 24-27 drew 673 attendees from throughout North America and Europe to focus on veterinary medical student research. The conference was organized and hosted by the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University and held at Worcester State University in Massachusetts. Attendees included […]

Washington, D.C., August 13, 2019 – The AAVMC recently received a national 2019 “Power of A” Silver Award from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) for its DiVersity Matters program. The ASAE includes 44,000 members and 7,400 member organizations. The AAVMC launched DiVersity Matters in 2005, partly in response to a widely acknowledged lack of diversity in […]

Washington, D.C., June 19, 2019 – Seoul National University in South Korea has become the 50th member institution of the AAVMC. Their College of Veterinary Medicine was recently accredited by the Council on Education (COE). The university was founded in 1946 as the first national university in Korea and is the largest campus in Seoul. The school includes about 2,600 […]

Washington, D.C., May 31, 2019 – Ms. Danielle Johnson, senior director of development at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, has been awarded the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges’ (AAVMC) inaugural 2019 Award for Fundraising Excellence in Student Scholarships. The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine’s scholarship fundraising program was recognized by […]

Washington, D.C., May 31, 2019  –  The communications program at the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine, led by Director of Communications Joe Montgomery, has been recognized with the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges’ (AAVMC) 2019 Communications Excellence Award. Kansas State’s program was praised by judges for comprehensive program excellence that advanced the college’s […]