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November 2025

General News and Updates

Nominations Now Open for AAVMC Board and Committees

AAVMC is now accepting nominations for its committees and the 2026–2027 AAVMC Board. This is your opportunity to take advantage of significant opportunities to develop your leadership skills, serve the academic veterinary education profession, and drive innovation and impact across the profession.


CURRENT OPENINGS


AAVMC Board of Directors 
(President-elect; Secretary; At-large Directors, Region I and III)


  • Time Commitment: Terms begin April 18, 2026
  • Eligibility: Reserved for deans at Institutional Member organizations
  • Deadline for Nominations: December 15, 2025



AAVMC Committees and Council


  • Time Commitment: Three-year terms, approximately 2–4 hours per month
  • Eligibility: Nominees must be affiliated with an AAVMC member institution
  • Deadline for Nominations: January 30, 2026



Admissions and Recruitment Committee (1 vacancy) 
Ideal for admissions directors or deans supporting applicant recruitment efforts.


Advocacy Committee (4 vacancies)

Seeking members to influence policy with key decision-makers.


Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (2 vacancies)

For directors, deans, or faculty interested in advancing DEI through data-driven approaches.


Educational Research Committee (1 vacancy)

Associate deans or faculty willing to provide scholarly oversight for multi-institutional research.


Professional Development Committee (2 vacancies)

Expertise needed in curriculum design, assessment, instructional technology, or educational research.


Wellbeing Committee (1 vacancy)

Wellbeing professionals, deans, or faculty fostering belonging throughout academic veterinary medicine.


Council on International Veterinary Medical Education (8 vacancies)

Educators interested in advancing high-quality veterinary education internationally by enabling and empowering best practices in veterinary education.

If you have questions about the nominations process, email us.


SOC Spotlight: Mapping Your Curriculum

How do you identify your program’s strengths—and areas for growth—in preparing students for Spectrum of Care (SOC) practice? 


The SOC Implementation Strategies Guide features “Gathering Evidence for Spectrum of Care Curricular Change by Mapping Your Curriculum,” a resource designed to help programs take an evidence-based approach to SOC curricular change.  


By mapping your curriculum to the SOC Education Model, you can: 
 

  • Identify strengths and areas for improvement in SOC preparation 
  • Prioritize change efforts using clear, data-driven insights 
  • Use findings to guide dialogue and decision-making across stakeholders 


Curriculum mapping offers a way to visualize how development of SOC sub-competencies is scaffolded across your program—from preclinical to clinical experiences—and to plan next steps with confidence.  

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: Share Your Innovative Teaching Practices at VetEd AAVMC

Is your faculty demonstrating innovative teaching and learning practices? Encourage them to submit a proposal to VetEd AAVMC 2026.


Proposals are now being accepted for VetEd AAVMC 2026, taking place June 35 in Madison, WI. Under the theme, "It Takes a Village," VetEd AAVMC will provide a welcoming platform to explore creative approaches to teaching, learning, and assessment; exchange ideas; and showcase scholarship.


VetEd AAVMC 2026 invites proposal submissions on: 


  • Interdisciplinary and cross-institutional collaboration
  • Instructional innovation and learning sciences
  • Curriculum development, integrating clinical and foundational sciences and competency-based education
  • Longevity in the veterinary professions (e.g., professionalism, professional identity, health and wellness, community building)
  • Spectrum of care pedagogy and curricular change (AAVMC Spectrum of Care Symposium, sponsored by the Stanton Foundation, will take place as a programming track of VetEd AAVMC on Friday, June 5)


Abstracts are due by January 12.


Belonging and Engagement

Understanding the Latest COE Accreditation Updates

In this episode of On Air, AVMA’s Samantha Morello, DVM, discusses recent updates to the Council on Education’s accreditation standards and what they mean for the future of veterinary education. Tune in as we reaffirm AVMA’s commitment to supporting a strong, well-prepared veterinary workforce.

Wellbeing

Call for Submissions: Wellbeing Programs for AAVMC Institutional Spotlight

Photo courtesy of Ontario Veterinary College, AAVMC's current wellbeing spotlight

AAVMC is proud to highlight the impactful wellbeing efforts taking place across our member institutions. If your college has a program that improves the wellbeing of your academic environment, we would love to share your story. Please submit your program for a potential spotlight on AAVMC's website. View the current program spotlight.


We are particularly interested in programs that address systems-level change and that have data to support the program's effectiveness. If you have multiple programs you would like to submit, please complete a separate form for each program.  

Upcoming Events

Save the Date: 2026 AAVMC Annual Conference and Iverson Bell Symposium, April 1618

Mark your calendar for the 2026 Annual Conference and Iverson Bell Symposium, taking place April 16–18 in Washington, D.C.


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, institutional health, interprofessional collaboration, and more.


Registration opens in January.

Welcome New Members

We are pleased to welcome our newest Institutional members to AAVMC:



Their commitment to advancing our shared mission strengthens our network and brings fresh perspectives, innovative ideas, and collaborative opportunities to our community. We look forward to partnering with these institutions to drive impact and shape the future of veterinary education.


Member News

Cornell Launches Residency Program in Wildlife Population Health

Cornell University


OSU Announces New Director of Outreach and Engagement for Protect OHIO

Ohio State University


Rural Vet Shortage Hits Farmers Hard; UT Aims to Train the Next Generation to Help

University of Tennessee


Mastectomy Saves Valued Breeding Goat

University of California, Davis


AAVMC aims to highlight the accomplishments of all member institutions. To be considered for the next Member News section, send your story to the AAVMC Marketing and Communications team.



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The AAVMC strives to create a culture of diversity and inclusion in every dimension of academic veterinary medicine. To foster this goal, the photographs and illustrations which are used in our communications programs are aspirational, and do not necessarily reflect the levels of diversity and inclusion that currently exist.



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