Mashima Assumes AAVMC Interim CEO Role; More Staffing Updates | | | | |
AAVMC named Ted Mashima, DVM, Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective August 1, 2025.
Mashima has been with AAVMC since 2008 and most recently served as Chief Strategy Officer.
He earned his DVM from Colorado State University, followed by an internship in exotic animal, wildlife, and zoo animal medicine at Kansas State University and a zoological medicine residency, with a wildlife emphasis, at North Carolina State University.
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As reported in May, Sterling Martin is assisting with the ongoing recruitment for AAVMC’s permanent CEO. Inquiries should be directed to David Martin, CEO and founder.
Dorothy Gray, who previously served as Interim CEO, will continue her duties as AAVMC’s Chief Operating Officer.
| | In a related matter, we are pleased to share that Andrew Zoeller, who first joined AAVMC in 2012, has returned to the staff as Associate Director for Partnerships and Development. His work focuses on developing and sustaining partnerships that help AAVMC carry out its mission and deliver programs that shape the future of academic veterinary medicine. | | | Before rejoining AAVMC, Zoeller worked in the financial technology industry as Senior Product Manager at Purefy, where he gained extensive experience in partnerships, product development, and digital marketing. During his earlier years at AAVMC, he served as Program Manager, leading the association’s meetings, awards, and scholarship programs, and managing its development efforts. | | | |
In celebration, we are also pleased to share that Caroline Cantner, VMD, AAVMC's Senior Director for Professional Development, received the Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation from the American Society of Association Executives.
The CAE credential is the marker of a committed association professional who has demonstrated a wide range of knowledge.
| | | Veterinary Scholars Symposium Advances Knowledge and Builds Community | | |
AAVMC welcomed more than 700 attendees to the 2025 Veterinary Scholars Symposium (VSS) for three days of connection, learning, and celebration of the vital role research plays in veterinary medicine.
Co-sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim, and held in Spokane, Washington, VSS featured inspiring student poster sessions and a timely, thought-provoking keynote from Szczepan Baran, Chief Barks and Purrs Officer at Tech4Pets Healthcare—all showcasing the power of discovery and the importance of advancing knowledge.
We thank the students, mentors, volunteers, and sponsors who made VSS a success.
| | SOC Spotlight: Spectrum of Care Education Model and Vision-Setting Reflection Template | |
Is your team aligned on a vision for Spectrum of Care (SOC) curricular change?
Without a shared vision, efforts to implement SOC can become fragmented. The SOC Education Model and Vision-Setting Reflection Template, featured in the new SOC Implementation Strategies Guide, provide resources to help programs lay a strong foundation for curricular change. To get started:
- Review the SOC Education Model—an evidence-based, outcomes-focused framework designed to prepare graduates to practice across the spectrum of care. Flexible across diverse curricular models, it helps programs define desired SOC outcomes.
- Complete the Vision-Setting Reflection Template—a practical tool to adapt the SOC Education Model to your institution. Use it to align your team, articulate goals, and ensure your SOC vision reflects your program’s unique context.
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Your feedback helps AAVMC keep our resources, like the SOC Implementation Strategies Guide, relevant to the needs of the veterinary education community. Complete this brief survey to let us know what you think.
| | Call for Proposals: 2026 AAVMC Annual Conference and Iverson Bell Symposium | | |
Proposals for the 2026 Annual Conference and Iverson Bell Symposium, taking place April 16–18 in Washington, D.C., are now being accepted.
This premier event brings together leaders in academic veterinary medicine to explore various topics, including admissions, academic affairs, Competency-Based Veterinary Education, international veterinary education, interprofessional collaboration, institutional health, and more.
Submissions are welcome in three formats—short communications, long communications, and workshops—with a strong emphasis on diversity, evidence-based practices, collaboration, and global perspectives.
Submissions are due September 5.
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| Call for Volunteers: AAVMC Working Group on Embedded Counseling Guidelines | | |
AAVMC is convening a working group to develop Guidelines for Embedded Counseling Programs, supporting the integration of mental health services within veterinary medical institutions. We are seeking volunteers from a range of roles, including:
- Assistant/Associate Dean for Student Support (or equivalent)
- Embedded Counselor
- Director of Wellbeing (or equivalent)
- Faculty member with wellbeing responsibilities or interests
The working group will meet for one year, with members contributing an estimated 4–8 hours per month. If you have relevant experience and would like to help shape this important resource, submit an application. Applications are due August 30.
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| Wellbeing Webinar Recordings Now Available | | Recruitment and Admissions | | Deadline Nears for VMCAS Applications | | U.S. Department of Education Adds Admissions Data to IPEDS | | |
The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) announced significant new data collection requirements, following the president's memorandum on admissions data. All selective higher education institutions—including graduate and professional programs and residency training programs—must now submit comprehensive admissions information through the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). The new requirements apply to IPEDS surveys for 2024–2025 through 2026–2027.
The department will request admissions data from all selective institutions, including graduate and professional programs, inclusive of residency training programs. This year's IPEDS surveys will also request admissions data from the last five academic years. The earlier data will be used as a pre-SFFA v. Harvard baseline for data analysis.
The surveys are expected to request:
- Applied, admitted, enrolled data, race and sex pair data, admissions testing quartile data, GPA quartile data
- Any institutional grant aid, merit-based institutional aid, need-based grant aid, local, state, or federal government aid overall, and further disaggregated by admission test score quintiles, GPA quintiles
According to the federal notice, the requested data will not necessarily be “determinative as to whether institutions are engaging in unlawful discrimination, but the Department may use data to develop risk-based enforcement practices."
DOE is requesting comments on whether any other kind of institutions should be included in this data collection and what the anticipated time burden of the data requests means for your institutions. The comment period will end on October 14.
| | On Air Observes World Indigenous Peoples Day | | What is indigenous medicine and ethnomedicine? What kinds of practices do they encompass? These are just some of the questions experts addressed in the latest episode of On Air, "Indigenous Medicine," in observation of World Indigenous Peoples Day on August 9. Did you miss it? | | |
Connect with Fellow Educators at the Primary Care Veterinary Educators Symposium, October 22–25
Registration is now open for the 2025 Primary Care Veterinary Educators Symposium.
This annual event features presentations and networking opportunities designed to help small-animal primary care veterinary educators generate new ideas and develop more effective educational strategies. Topics will include presentations on small-animal care veterinary education, pedagogical innovation and research, as well as a Swap Shop designed for sharing best teaching practices, innovations, and solutions to challenges.
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