18 Dec Free Tuition at Public Colleges in New Mexico?
New Mexico governor Michelle Lujan Grisham discussed the proposal to make all public colleges in the state tuition free on NPR's All Things Considered....
12 Dec VHMA & VMAE Webinar – It’s All About the Job
VHMA and VMAE are pleased to present a three-part series of practice-building webinars geared towards veterinary practice owners, managers, and supervisors at no cost. Please use the following copy to publicize this FREE resource to your members: Defining and Developing Your Dream Team Webinar #1: It's All About the Job January 8, 2020 1:00 pm EST Register Today The Veterinary Hospital Managers Association (VHMA) and Veterinary Medical Association Executives (VMAE) are pleased to announce the launch of a new three-part webinar series. In It’s All About the Job, you will learn how to create accurate job descriptions that allow management...
30 Sep Impact is What Matters Most
Impact metrics was one of the key takeaways that resonated with participants in Jeffrey Cufaude’s recent VMAE | Live! webinar on “Successful Associations Know When To Say No.” If you missed the live session, you can watch the archived webinar here. Given the interest members indicated in impact metrics, Jeffrey (who is president and CEO of Idea Architects, and who will be presenting and facilitating the VMAE | Fall Conference 2019) agreed to share some additional thoughts about impact metrics. Imagine you just concluded your annual meeting. Registrations, sponsorships, and overall...
30 Sep Are You Ready to SURGE?
SURGE Growth 2019 is the name of a free, interactive virtual conference for association professionals that airs November 6-8, 2019. The virtual conference features daily discussion panels, an interactive audience and speaker chat and keynote conversations. The event is hosted by AssociationSuccess.org, which describes itself as a facilitator of great ideas. Sessions are held from 12-4 PM EST on November 6-8; each session is an hour long and is pre-recorded. This allows the speakers to spend the entire session period using the chat tool to answer attendees’ questions (and attendees can...
30 Sep Sustained Effort Required to Achieve Diversity & Inclusion Goals
An analysis of the demographics of the current VMCAS applicant pool compared against existing Census Bureau Data suggests that a great deal of work remains to be done to diversify the profession, suggests the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC). AAVMC Senior Director for Institutional Research and Diversity and Inclusion Dr. Lisa Greenhill recently examined the applicant pool within the context of the broader population and published an addendum to the AAVMC's current Public Data Report. "If veterinary medicine is going to have a sustained applicant pool feeding the...
30 Sep New Resource from VDI Gets the Scoop on Student Tuition
Educational debt is on everyone’s mind these days—students, veterinarians, parents, deans, veterinary industry leaders, policymakers. If you mention it to a colleague, coworker or classmate, you may learn they, too, struggle under its burden. But veterinary medicine is not the only profession struggling with the magnitude of educational debt. Across general higher education, students are confronting the challenges of student debt. The good news: VDI is here to help. The Veterinary Debt Initiative (VDI) is led by three organizations: the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges and...
30 Sep Veterinary Debt Initiative Q&A: Dumb Friends League Launches Innovative Student Loan Repayment Program to Hire and Retain Talent While Upholding Core Values
In the veterinary profession, there may be a perception that private practices have the advantage when it comes to potential veterinary team employees. Financial incentives such as practice partnership or ownership may be alluring, but does this mean the non-profit sector is by default, disadvantaged? The Dumb Friends League of Denver has proven this is certainly not the case. The Veterinary Debt Initiative (VDI) team sat down with Dumb Friends League President and CEO Dr. Apryl Steele and Director of Human Resources Rebecca Holmes to learn about their robust list...
30 Sep Maccabe Honored by American Veterinary Epidemiology Society
AAVMC Chief Executive Officer was presented a 2019 Honorary Diplomate Certificate from the American Veterinary Epidemiology Society (AVES) during recent ceremonies held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Veterinary Medical Association in Washington. AVES annually confers the honor on distinguished individuals who have made significant contributions in veterinary medicine, human health, public health, epidemiology and One Health. Maccabe was recognized for contributions he has made to the profession throughout a career which includes leadership positions with the AAVMC, federal government agencies and in military veterinary medicine. Learn...
23 Sep VDI Debuts Educational Resource and Provides Update at AVMA Convention
Veterinary Debt Initiative (VDI) released its new educational resource at the 2019 AVMA Convention in Washington, D.C., August 2-6. What’s The Story Behind Tuition is the latest resource from VDI to help answer student questions about veterinary college tuition. Convention attendees were briefed on VDI’s progress during three continuing education sessions sponsored by VDI: Decisions, Decisions: Repayment Strategies for New Veterinarians Contract Negotiations: Beyond Bargaining Games and Tactics The Market for Veterinary Education and How It Affects You! VDI is led by the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Association of American...
23 Sep States Respond to Decrease in Student Loan Servicer Oversight
Here’s what Inside Higher Ed reporter Andrew Kreighbaum recently wrote about the current administration’s reduction of student loan servicer oversight: “After the Trump administration dialed back oversight of student loan servicers, states have responded to demands from consumer groups by passing new laws targeting companies that handle millions of borrowers' payments.“ Kreighbaum added, “Lawmakers in a growing number of states have sought to tackle student debt as a consumer protection problem. Over the first half of 2019, legislatures have enacted a flurry of bills taking aim at the companies that...