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AAVMC Names Recipient of Prestigious Veterinary Teaching Award

Washington, D.C., January 9, 2019  ­– The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) has named Dr. Gayle B. Brown, a senior lecturer at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, as the recipient of the 2018 AAVMC Distinguished Teacher Award, presented by Zoetis. “The AAVMC is proud to recognize outstanding educators and researchers like Dr. […]

AAVMC’s Cost Comparison Tool (CCT) Updated for 2018

Washington, D.C., June 18, 2018–Selecting an academic institution and estimating the cost of financing a veterinary medical education can be a challenging task for applicants and students. To provide these future veterinarians with the data they need to make the best decisions about their education, the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) introduced the Cost […]

Class of 2023 Veterinary College Application Cycle Open May 11-September 17, 2018

Washington, D.C., June 5, 2018  ­–  The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges’ (AAVMC)  Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS) is accepting applications for the Class of 2023 from May 11 through September 17th at midnight EST. More than 25 years old, the sophisticated common application service is refined every year to make it more effective for […]

AAVMC Establishes Guidelines for Internships at Academic Institutions

Washington, D.C., April 12, 2018 – Veterinary internships provide a valuable opportunity for new graduates to gather additional experience and skill in providing clinical care. But concerns have been raised about the wide variety of scope and range of quality among the hundreds of internship programs offered throughout academia and the private sector. To address that […]

AAVMC Rolls Out Competency-Based Learning Program to Improve Veterinary Medical Education

Washington, D.C., March 14, 2018 – A new Competency-Based Veterinary Education (CBVE) program that aims to improve veterinary medical education and quality assurance was introduced during the recent conference of the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC). It’s an outcomes-based, learner-centered approach to veterinary medical education that uses a shared framework and language to help ensure that […]

4th Annual AAVMC Wellness Summit Held at CSU

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 17, 2016 – As is the case in many of the health professions, wellness and mental health issues are a concern in both the veterinary medical profession and the academic centers that support it. But leaders from each have been teaming up to address the problem over the past several years. Those efforts […]

AAVMC Accepting Applications for the Patricia Lowrie Diversity Leadership Scholarship

Washington, D.C., November 13, 2012  – The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) is accepting applications for the recently established  Patricia M. Lowrie Diversity Leadership Scholarship. The $6,000 award recognizes veterinary students who have demonstrated exemplary promise as future leaders and have made significant contributions to enhancing diversity and inclusion in academic veterinary medicine. This scholarship […]

Dr. Larry G. Adams, Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine, Receives 2009 Pfizer National Teaching Award

Washington, D.C. – Dr. Larry G. Adams of the Purdue University School of Veterinary has been chosen by the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) to receive the 2009 Pfizer National Teaching Award, the most prestigious teaching award in veterinary medicine in the United States.  The award will be presented at the AAVMC annual […]