The American Veterinary Medical Association Heather Case, DVM,MPH,DACVPM Director, AVMA Scientific Activities Division
A few Statistics.
$153,000,000,000* * The value of livestock and poultry and their products in the United States in 2007
Annual Survey of Veterinary Students 2012: 61.5% of students had an offer o from 74.3% in 2011 o from 78.9% in 2010
Annual Survey of Veterinary Students 2012: Ave. starting salary was $45,575 o 3% from $46,971 in 2011
Annual Survey of Veterinary Students 2012: Excluding advanced education Ave. starting salary was $65,404 o 1.6% from $66,469 in 2011
Annual Survey of Veterinary Students Ave. student debt for the 89.2% reporting that expected to have debt at the time of graduation was $151,672 up 6.4% from $142,613 in 2011
AVMA Membership > 82,500 veterinarians Approx. 83% of U.S. veterinarians EOY 2011
Improving Human and Animal Health Advancing the Veterinary Medical Profession
. AVMA Core Competencies and Strategic Goals
Voice of the Profession
Guidelines Policies Standards
Accreditation 46 AVMA-COE accredited veterinary schools worldwide 28 in U.S. 5 in Canada 1 in Mexico 12 in Caribbean and abroad 203 AVMA CVTEA-accredited veterinary technology programs
AVMA s 20/20 Vision Commission Strategic Dimensions
AVMA s 20/20 Vision Commission Strategic Dimensions
Strengthen the Economics of the Veterinary Medical Profession
Catalyze a Transformation of Veterinary Medical Education
Promote Animal Welfare
Advance Scientific Research and Discovery
Enhance Membership Participation and Engagement
Current Efforts Relative to the Rural Veterinary Infrastructure National Economic Strategy Regulatory and Legislative Activities AVMF Activities Additional AVMA Activities and Resources
National Economic Strategy $5,000,000 Reserve Fund Veterinary Economic Strategy Committee Veterinary Economics Division Form partnerships to advance profession s economic strategy Economics communication strategy
Veterinary Economic Strategy Committee Focus on veterinary workforce & practice issues Veterinary workforce study approved by Executive Board and in progress Next steps: Successful transition: student to employee Educational debt: financing and management Employment: opportunities and decisions
Early Career Development Committee First face to face meeting was in November Early Career Online Community Facebook group >100 participants Open to all recent grads who are AVMA members AVMA Update, August 2012
Regulatory and Legislative Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Authorized in 2003 Each award up to $25,000/year towards educational loans 128 veterinarians have signed 3 year VMLRP contracts with USDA
Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act Amendment to make loan repayment awards exempt from gross income and employment taxes Tax exemption would be effective for awards beginning after December 31, 2009
Veterinary Services Investments Act Would establish a competitive grant program to bolster our nation s food safety, public health, animal health and welfare It would increase the availability of veterinary services in geographic areas designated by the USDA
State Loan Repayment Programs 19 states have loan repayment programs Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Wyoming
AVMF Activities AVMF/AVMA Food Animal Veterinarian Recruitment and Retention Program Pilot program to recruit, place and retain veterinarians in underserved areas (at least 50% food animal focus) Currently in year 2 of the 4 year program with 5 veterinarians participating
AVMF Activities AVMF/Pfizer Veterinary Student Scholarship Program In 2011 350 Scholarships were awarded totally over $800,000 Criteria includes leadership, academics, diversity and food animal focus
AVMF Activities AVMF Food Safety Task Force Developing a new AVMF program focusing on the role veterinarians play from farm to fork Focused on raising public awareness of the veterinarians role
Additional AVMA Activities AVMA sponsorship of the National FFA Veterinary Medicine Proficiency Award Exhibiting at the National FFA convention Educating students and teachers about career opportunities in veterinary medicine
Additional Resources www.avma.org/fsvm Food Supply Veterinary Medicine microsite www.keepourfoodsafe.org AVMA website which examines issues relevant to food safety and the nation s food supply
Available Tools Total food animals by county Food supply veterinarians by county https://www.avma.org/kb/resources/reference/pages/food-supply- Veterinary-Medicine-Data-Maps.aspx
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