AAVMC Guidelines on the Use of Animals in Veterinary Education
The AAVMC Board of Directors established the Task Force on the Use of Animals in Veterinary Education, in July 2021, with the charge of developing recommendations to the Board. The Task Force, chaired by Julie A. Hunt, DVM, MS, Associate Dean Clinical Sciences, Lincoln Memorial University recommended the development of guidelines for AAVMC member institutions. The draft was distributed to the AAVMC Assembly and AAVMC Academic Affairs Committee, in August 2022, with request to distribute to the key faculty/staff members for review and comment.
The AAVMC Guidelines for the Use of Animals in Veterinary Education were approved by the Board in October 2022. To learn more and review the guidelines, click here.
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Celebrate Black History Month
AAVMC celebrates Black History Month and acknowledges the accomplishments of the men and women who opened the doors to encourage pursuing careers in veterinary medicine.
The 2023 Iverson Bell Symposium at Catalyze 2023 will feature an exciting mix of programming around diversity, equity and inclusion.
Diversity is a core value and learn more about AAVMC's initiatives here.
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VMCAS 2024 Cycle is open through September 18th
Veterinary Medical School Admissions Requirements (VMSAR) (ApplytoVetSchool.org) school directory is updated for the VMCAS 2024 cycle. The site offers the ability for applicants to easily review requirements for each veterinary school by using filter options. Both the Applicant Guide and Advisor Guide has been updated with the latest information.
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Catalyze 2023 - Registration and Hotel Bookings are closed
We look forward to you joining us at the 2023 Catalyze Conference in Washington, DC - March 9-11, 2023.
Learn more and plan for your visit on the conference website here.
Stay tuned for an announcement for our 2023 Catalzye App, where you can find conference and program information at your fingertips.
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2023 Spectrum of Care Symposium
The AAVMC will be hosting the Spectrum of Care (SOC) Symposium, sponsored by the Stanton Foundation, from 9am-5pm on Friday, March 10th, 2023 as part of Catalyze 2023 in Washington, D.C.!
This year’s symposium will feature a series of panel discussions focused on different aspects of integrating SOC pedagogy into the veterinary curriculum. We hope that this dynamic format will encourage rich conversations and exchanges of ideas.
Participation in the symposium is included as part of general registration for AAVMC’s annual conference and all attendees are welcome to attend.
Symposium sessions will aim to address the following topics:
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9:00am - 9:50am & 10:00am -10:30am: Practitioner perspectives: The need for graduates who are prepared to practice across the spectrum.
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1:30pm - 2:00pm: Update on the AAVMC’s Spectrum of Care Initiative: Developing strategies for veterinary education programs to prepare graduates to practice across the spectrum.
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2:10pm - 3:00pm: Pick a Panel Part 1: A) How can we shift student mentalities around SOC pedagogy and practice? and B) How can we utilize inter-professional and community partnerships to prepare students for SOC practice?
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3:30pm - 4:30pm: Pick a Panel Part 2 and SOC Happy Hour: A) How can we work as a cohesive faculty to develop an effective SOC curriculum? and B) How can we embed spectrum of care training into clinical experiences?
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4:30pm -5:00pm: The SOC Mix and Mingle Happy Hour.
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One Health: A Crucial Collaborative Tool for Early Disease Surveillance
In the past several years, the world has seen an unprecedented emergence of diseases with epidemic and pandemic potential. Epidemics of West Nile virus, Ebola, Zika, COVID-19, and mpox show how the health of people, animals, and our shared environment are closely connected. For as long as people have lived with and around animals, there has always been the potential for sharing diseases. The majority of infectious diseases that affect people are zoonotic, which means they can spread between animals and people. A One Health approach is critical to most effectively protect health for people, animals, plants, and our shared environment. One Health recognizes that the health of people, domestic and wild animals, plants, and our shared environment are closely linked and interdependent. Shared threats at the human-animal-environment interface can be addressed using a One Health approach that brings together experts from all sectors.
Read the full article here. Courtesy of CDC's One Health Director, Casey Barton Behravesh, MS, DVM, DrPH, DACVPM and www.medscape.com.
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Well on Our Way: Evidence-Based Wellbeing Content
Looking for wellbeing content for your students or yourself? AAVMC partnered with the Veterinary Mental Health Initiative (VMHI) to provide evidence-based mental health psychoeducation for the veterinary profession through Well on Our Way (WOW). The WOW web-based modules are curated from some of the best mental health and wellbeing professionals in veterinary medicine from VMHI with applicable, evidence-based, and timely skill building to help students, faculty, staff, and leaders be ‘well on their way’ throughout their education and their careers. These modules can be utilized to amplify the veterinary or veterinary technician curriculum or as a support for those already out in the profession. The Well on Our Way is available in closed captions and 5 different languages (English, Spanish, French, Mandarin, and Korean) on AAVMC Learn.
Topics covered in the modules are:
- Finding What Helps: Cognitive Behavior Therapy
- Processing Traumatic Cases
- Effective Communication with Colleagues & Maintaining Healthy Boundaries with Clients
- Understanding & Managing Perfectionism and Procrastination
- Recognizing Concerning Signs of Clinical Anxiety & Depression
- Understanding and Managing Panic Attacks
- Managing Regret
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Let's Watch and Talk!
Celebrate Black History Month through film and discussion in partnership with NABV. Register here.
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AAVMC Reads Bookclub
AAVMC Diversity invites you to get a copy of The Privileged Poor by Dr. Anthony Jack.
Dr. Jack will also be one of the keynote speakers at our 2023 Annual Conference.
Join us for a discussion on March 1, 2023. Register here.
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Are you tuned in to our Diversity Podcast? Subscribe and catch up on the series here on your own time.
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AAVMC Technical Standards Webinar
March 15th, 11am-12:30pm ET
Description
Technical standards for veterinary education are an increasingly important topic given the rise in the admission of students with disabilities across the health professions education. In 2022, the AAVMC convened a committee, which included a diverse group of Veterinary Medicine faculty and external disability experts, to engage in a robust conversation regarding technical standards for Veterinary Medicine. The outcome of the four-month-long interactive process was the creation of an exemplar set of technical standards.
To disseminate, provide context, and assist schools in developing technical standards that reflect the value of Veterinarians with Disabilities and advances in technology and communication access, the AAVMC is offering a free webinar for its members.
The presenters will provide an overview of their committee’s process for review, the legal and educational implications for technical standards, the importance of welcoming and inclusive language, review examples of inclusive and restrictive technical standards domains, outline reasonable clinical accommodations, and present the final set of exemplar standards for program consideration.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Articulate the intended use, legal and educational implications, and critical elements of inclusive technical standards
- Compare and contrast the difference between technical standards and learning objectives
- Apply recommendations to the review and revision of technical standards that are reflective of best practices
Speakers:
Liz Arnold, VetMB, MA, Lecturer in Veterinary Practice (Small Animal Medicine), Bristol Veterinary School, UK
Grace Clifford, MA, Ed, Director of Disability Services, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Lisa Meeks, Ph.D., MA, Associate Professor of Learning Health Sciences and Family Medicine, The University of Michigan Medical School, Executive Director, DocsWithDisabilities Initiative
S. Kathleen Salisbury, DVM, MS, DACVS, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor, Small Animal Surgery, Purdue University
Leslie Sprunger, DVM, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Professional Programs, College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University
S. Kathleen Salisbury, DVM, MS, DACVS, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor, Small Animal Surgery, Purdue University
Register here to tune in on March 15, 2023.
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Catalyze 2022 Content available at a reduced rate
Gear up for Catalyze 2023 by re-experiencing last year’s conference content with complimentary access for last year’s attendees and reduced pricing for new registrants. Visit here to learn more.
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DVM Small Animal Predominant Virtual Career Fair - February 18th, 2023 from 1p-4p EST. Learn more and Register here.
Veterinary Medical Admissions Virtual Fair - March 30, 2023
Learn more and Register here.
Need to hire an associate? Have a desire to gain exposure among a national pool of candidates, all without having to travel and pay registration fees for several events?
Capitalize on the opportunity to gain maximum exposure at minimal cost and effort.
New to the world of virtual recruiting? Email vetcan@aavmc.org for more information.
AAVMC 2023 Summer Meeting - July 15, 2023
Primary Care Veterinary Educators (PCVE) - October 18-21, 2023
Veterinary Educator Collaborative (VEC) - October 27-28, 2023
Veterinary Scholars Symposium (VSS, formerly NVSS) - August 3-5, 2023
Deans Leadership Conference - By Invitation - January 11-13, 2024
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The Veterinary Services Grant Program (VSGP) is designed to support education and Extension activities and practice enhancement initiatives that will enable veterinarians, veterinary students, veterinary technicians, and veterinary technician students to gain specialized skills and provide practices with additional resources. The purpose of VSGP is to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services and relieve veterinarian shortage situations in the U.S., which includes insular areas. Grants will be made available on a competitive basis. This grant program closes March 29. Go online to read the VSGP funding opportunity
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The AAVMC is working hard 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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