17 Aug VMAE | Peer to Peer – Summer 2023
In This Issue: A Note From the President A Note From the CEO Around VMAE...
29 Jun AVMA, MentorVet partner to launch innovative veterinary mentorship program
The following information is shared as a benefit of AVMA's Titanium-level Strategic Initiative Partnership with VMAE. Dear VMAE Members - The AVMA has joined MentorVet to launch MentorVet Connect, a structured mentorship program that connects early-career veterinarians with trained mentors who can offer invaluable support and guidance, providing new veterinarians with free access to an established and proven mentoring platform. To join as a mentor, any AVMA member who is licensed and has at least one year of experience can apply. Interested mentees from the class of 2023 can apply to be paired with a mentor....
01 May VMAE | Peer to Peer – Spring 2023
In This Issue: A Note From the President A Note From the CEO Around VMAE...
08 Dec A Note From the President
Hi VMAE members, I enjoyed seeing many of you in San Diego at our fall conference. We had a productive and wide-ranging discussion on many relevant and timely topics. For those who could not attend, several excellent resources from the conference are now posted here. I hope to see many of you in Chicago next month at our membership meeting and president/president-elect forum at the Veterinary Leadership Conference. Meanwhile, I extend everyone best wishes for a magical holiday season. Tim Atkinson New York State VMS...
08 Dec A Note From the CEO
In the past few weeks, I participated in the Veterinary Innovation Summit, Banfield Pet Healthcare Summit, and CATalyst Council annual meeting, all excellent forums to discuss and brainstorm on the leading issues of the day: talent shortage, wellbeing, DEI, increasing access to care, and best use of technology to relieve stress on veterinary professionals and practices. Even as we celebrate the holiday season, Tesha and I are hard at work planning for our VLC events and ThinkWORKS, which will feature a policy forum on the issues affecting your organizations and...
08 Dec Board of Directors Meets at Fall Conference
The VMAE Board of Directors met in San Diego prior to the fall conference. Highlights from that meeting include: Initiating an amendment to the VMAE bylaws to clarify that VMAE may discipline a member for failure to comply with its rules, principles of ethics, or policies. The amendment will be circulated to the membership for vote shortly. Approving VMAE signing on to the Gender Identity Bill of Rights. Approving several recommendations from the VMAE DEI Committee, including development of a publicly displayed nondiscrimination and anti-harassment policy, and a code of...
08 Dec VMAE at VLC
We know many of you attend the AVMA’s Veterinary Leadership Conference in Chicago with your delegations. We have two events scheduled for you specifically. First, the VMAE | AVMA President-President Elect Forum will take place on Friday, January 6, 2023, 3:00-4:30 PM. This session is offered as part of the overall VLC conference. The session, titled Governance Essentials: Advancing the Board/Staff Partnership, is designed for Executive Directors and CEOs of veterinary medical associations to attend with one or two elected officers. Debbie Trueblood, CAE, Senior Consultant, Association Management Center, will...
08 Dec Group Aims to Assist Veterinary Teams and Pet Owners’ Communication
VMAE has been invited by the AVMA and Mars Veterinary Health to participate in an industry-wide working group aimed at strengthening the relationship between veterinary teams and pet owners. The group has convened and is developing a list of shared expectations and responsibilities that the profession and pet owners can leverage to further a mutual understanding and respect toward one another. We will share with you the document when completed....
08 Dec VMAE Offers Leadership and Business Development Newsletter
GENUS, the weekly digital newsletter developed for your VMA’s members, is now available from VMAE. This offering is designed for VMAs to connect their members with professional and personal leadership and business development content through curated articles from trusted sources. Join us for an informational webinar on Thursday, January 12, 2023, 12-1 PM CT, to learn more about this member benefit and hear from those using GENUS currently....
08 Dec Educational Series to be Rebranded as Veterinary Practice Health
Beginning in November 2021, VMAE has hosted a monthly series of webinars with best-in-class presenters to share insights that inform and inspire veterinary professionals on the many facets of practice health. The one-hour webinars (offered live and then available on demand) are available to VMA executives at no charge, so they in turn can offer the webinars to their members as a complimentary, value-added benefit of VMA membership. Given the changing landscape of veterinary practice over the past year, the VMAE Practice Health Committee determined that the term “veterinary practice...