AVMA Booth at SAVMA Symposium

Your SAVMA Editors visit the AVMA booth at SAVMA Symposium 2018 UPenn

The AVMA and SAVMA have a lot to offer students. Those at symposium make sure to visit their booth to learn more.

Those at home visit these sites to learn about the many opportunities for students by clicking on these links:

Benefits of SAVMA Membership

SAVMA Grants

Student Externship Locator

Veterinary Career Center

AVMA Externships

AVMA PLIT Student Benefits

American Veterinary Medical Foundation Student Benefits

AVMA Headquarters Externship

Get a new perspective on veterinary medicine with an AVMA student externship opportunity. The deadline is quickly approaching on January 18th for the AVMA Headquarters Externship, so apply soon here.

Loan Forgiveness in Danger!

Tomorrow, House Lawmakers will consider a higher education bill that effectively eliminates the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

This year, the first cohort of participants in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program – which forgives student debt for individuals who have worked ten years in a qualifying nonprofit or government position – is slated to receive their loan forgiveness. Unfortunately, the future of this program is in danger because some lawmakers are pushing to eliminate or reduce the program.

While current reporting requirements make it difficult for us to determine the exact number of veterinarians who are planning to participate in the program, we’ve heard from many of you that this program is key to your career plans. We know that some of you have chosen careers based on this program, and that some of you have made crucial financial choices based on the promise of PSLF. Because PSLF is so important to veterinarians, the AVMA is working aggressively to protect and preserve this program.

Visit the AVMA’s Congressional Advocacy Network and send a letter to your members of Congress in support of PSLF. The AVMA has a pre-written letter available, so all you need to do is fill in your information. It takes less than five minutes!

Exciting News from avma plit!!!!

The AVMA PLIT will now be sponsoring the student liability insurance premiums for SAVMA members!!!!!!!

Check out their website for more details!!!

AVMA Economics on DVM 360

The AVMA Economics staff publishes an article in the dvm360 magazine on a monthly basis. Read these articles and keep abreast of the latest information on veterinary economics, including statistics on the veterinary markets, employment, salaries, debt and income, and get hot tips on practice profitability.

Check them out here!!!