The AAVMC has been bringing thought leaders together to network and inspire each other since its inception. That vital work continues.
For general questions related to AAVMC meetings, please contact meetings@aavmc.org.
AAVMC Annual Conference and Iverson Bell Symposium
The AAVMC’s annual conference is considered one of the leading professional development events in international academic veterinary medicine. Hundreds of educators and other leaders from the veterinary medical profession gather every year for a three day-symposium that features respected thought leaders from around the world, explores issues and opportunities, shares best practices, and focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Location: Grand Hyatt Washington
- Date: April 16–18, 2026
Academic Leadership and Professional Development Meetings
Deans Leadership Conference
With origins in the 1980s, the Deans Leadership Conference provides an opportunity for deans to consider and address the issues, opportunities, and challenges shaping the future of academic veterinary medicine in a focused, executive environment.
- Invitation Only – for Deans of AAVMC Member Institutions
- Future Dates: January 14–16, 2026 and January 13–15, 2027
Academic Veterinary Medicine Symposium
- Location: Texas A&M University
- Date: June 3–6, 2025
- Events:
- June 3: Spectrum of Care Symposium
- June 4–5: Competency-Based Veterinary Education (CBVE) Summer Workshop
- June 6: The Consortium of Workplace Based Education and Learning (COWBEL) Meeting*
*COWBEL operates as an independent entity from AAVMC. AAVMC is providing in-kind organizational support for the COWBEL Meeting as part of this symposium.
Association of Veterinary Advancement Professionals (AVAP) Annual Meeting
AVAP is a several hundred-member association of communications, fund-raising, and alumni relations officers working at AAVMC member institutions. These institutional advancement officers convene a meeting in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) which is focused on professional development and best practices.
- Location: 2025 Location TBA
- Date: 2025 Dates TBA
AAVMC Summer Meeting
The AAVMC’s annual Summer Meeting is scheduled to be held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). The meeting is open to all AAVMC member institution Deans and features a series of speakers sharing information on current issues and important topics in academic veterinary medicine.
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: July 19, 2025
- Future Dates and Locations: July 11, 2026 (Anaheim, CA); July 17, 2027 (Minneapolis, MN)
Veterinary Scholars Symposium (VSS)
The Veterinary Scholars Symposium (VSS) was formerly known as NVSS.
This annual meeting highlights the essential role of scientific research in veterinary medicine. It provides veterinary medical students who have conducted original research through a variety of summer research programs, including the Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Scholars Program, with an opportunity to formally present their research in a professional environment.
- Location: Spokane, WA
- Date: August 7–9, 2025
- Registration details will be forthcoming.
Primary Care Veterinary Educators (PCVE) Meeting
The Primary Care Veterinary Educators (PCVE) is focused on helping improve instructional practices in veterinary medical clinical education. Every year, the group convenes an annual meeting that explores and shares best practices in an area of academic veterinary medicine that helps faculty members best prepare students for clinical veterinary practice.
- Location: The University of Minnesota
- Date: October 22–25, 2025
Veterinary Educator Symposium (VES)
The Veterinary Educator Symposium (VES) is a component of the AAVMC that fosters faculty development and promotes best practices among veterinary educators. The group presents a bi-annual conference and is open to all veterinary educators and the educationalists who support them.
More information and registration details will be forthcoming.
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