Who I am

2. Who I am

3. American Veterinary Medical AssociationJan Strother, DVMAVMA Vice Presidentdrjanvet@aol.com .

4. Today’s Goals • What is organized veterinary medicine? • Your Voice! • Provides Benefits! • Your Profession!

5. How it all works

6. We ARE Veterinary Medicine…We Are The AVMA!!!

7. A Great Profession…but small • Over 1,000,000 lawyers in the U.S. • Over 30% are ABA members • Around 1,000,000 physicians in the U.S. • Under 30% are AMA members • Around 100,000 veterinarians in the U.S. • 83% are AVMA members • SAVMA has over 12,000 members • Over 92% of U.S. and Caribbean students

8. AVMA working for you • Advocacy • Economic viability • Recent graduate initiatives

9. Advocating for the Profession • AVMA Governmental Relations Division • AVMA Student Legislative Fly-in • AVMA Congressional Advocacy Network • Federal Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program • Up to $25,000 each year for a three year period • Visit http://nifa.usda.gov/vmlrp for the details

10. “Veterinary medicine is a personally and financially rewarding profession” • New economic vision statement from AVMA • $5 million towards Strategic Economics Initiatives • National Economics Strategy Reserve Fund • Veterinary Economic Strategy Committee • Veterinary Economics Division within AVMA • Economics communication strategy with a web presence

11. Recent Graduate Initiatives • 2011 Task Force on AVMA Programs for Students and Recent Graduates • Early Career Development Committee • Oversee AVMA’s recent graduate programs/ services and develop niche membership benefits • Online community for recent graduates • Creation of a staff position dedicated to Recent Graduate members

12. AVMA Analytics FAQs

13. E-newsletters

14. Social media

15. AVMA Publications • Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association • American Journal of Veterinary Research • SAVMA members pay $40 instead of over $200 • Online version for subscribers

16. October 1, 2011 JAVMA

17. 2011 AVMA Convention

18. 2012 AVMA Convention FREE ADVANCED REGISTRATION FOR SAVMA MEMBERS, A $475 VALUE! • Network with colleagues from around the country • Participate and assist in great wet labs • Learn cutting edge research and medicine

19. Veterinary Career Center • Jobs • Search hundreds of openings 24-7 • Post your resume • Let “Job Agent” alert YOU! • Externships • Student Externship Locator! • Career Resources • “A Working Diagnosis” gives tips to job-seekers

20. Vcc website

21. Student externship homepage

22. AVMA Governmental Relations Veterinary Student Externship • www.externsonthehill.com • Ten $1,200 stipends • Lobby for your profession • Deadline is October 14, 2012 • Spend 4 weeks in Washington D.C. • Contact the Governmental Relations Division at 800.321.1473 or externship@avma.org

24. AVMA Student Externship Stipends • Fifteen $1,000 stipends • Deadline is January 2013 • Secure an externship and apply • Nonclinical veterinary medicine (CDC, USDA, APHIS, research labs, wildlife and pharmaceutical companies) • Food Supply Veterinary Practices • www.avma.org/savma“Events & Opportunities”

25. AVMA Headquarters Externship • Five $1,200 stipends • Work with any division • Tailor your experience • Deadline is March 15, 2012 • Spend 3-4 weeks at AVMA Headquarters in Schaumburg, IL • www.avma.org/savma“Events & Opportunities”

26. Student American Veterinary Medical Association • Networking • Resources • Benefits • Scholarships • Grants • Awards

27. Savma website

28. What is SAVMA

29. The vet gazette

30. Savma facebook

31. SAVMA Educational Symposium • LSU • March , 2013 • Interact with over 1,000 students from around the nation • Compete in academic and athletic events • Attend lectures and participate in wet labs

32. International Opportunities • Did you know all SAVMA members are also members of the International Veterinary Student Association (IVSA) • Free with SAVMA membership • Fosters international cooperation • Exchange opportunities

35. SAVMA Awards, Competitions, and Scholarships • www.avma.org/savma/SAVMA_Awards.asp • $250 Extracurricular Funding Grant • $250 Multicultural Diversity Awareness Grant • $500 Underserved Area/Youth Interest Stipends

36. AVMA PLIT • Professional Liability Insurance • Are you going to do an externship? • Only $10 a year • Same amount of professional liability coverage as your sponsoring PLIT-insured veterinarian • www.avmaplit.com • 1-800-228-PLIT (7548)

37. AVMA GHLIT • Personal, Health, Life, and Disability Insurance • Student exclusive plans available in the U.S. • Graduate Guarantee Offer • No pre-qualifications • Interest-free loan for 6 months • Lowest starting premiums for 18 months • Best of all, AVMA GHLIT is YOURS and it is PORTABLE • www.avmaghlit.org1-800-621-6360

38. How can you get involved? • Join your SCAVMA • Become an officer • Work on a committee • Network • Participate in SAVMA • Become a SAVMA Delegate • Go to Symposium & Convention • Apply for an award

39. AVMA Contacts • AVMA Staff • Dr. Derrick Hall, SAVMA Advisor • dhall@avma.org • 1-800-248-2862 ext. 6681 • Theresa De Carli, Program Coordinator • tdecarli@avma.org • 1-800-248-2862 ext. 6693 • AVMA Vice President • Dr. Jan Strother • Students voice on the AVMA Executive Board • drjanvet@aol.com

40. Questions??