SAVMA Partners with MCVMA in Support of #WakeUpVetMed Initiative

A SAVMA-sized thank you to the Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association for featuring our newest collaboration!  We are proud to support the MCVMA and #WakeUpVetMed as we strive for a more inclusive and diverse veterinary community.

"Next up in our series highlighting our inaugural #WakeUpVetMed supporters, is the category of student organizations! THANK YOU SAVMA for your committment to improving our profession and for continuing to step up, represent and advocate for all of your students no matter their background!  We will not stop pushing for a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive profession. If you'd like to also be an inaugural supporter in your sector or if your business, organization, or institution want to join our growing list of supporters, reach out to us at wakeupvetmed.org.

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What does supporting the WakeUpVetMed Initiative mean?

Formal endorsement of the WakeUpVetMed initiative indicates that your organization, business, association, community or academic institution supports the framework listed in the actionables document as a means for addressing systemic racism in veterinary medicine. While the initial call to action was addressed specifically to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), the WakeUpVetMed endorsement is a broad call to action for the entire worldwide veterinary community to work collaboratively in creating transformational and lasting change in the lens of diversity, equity and inclusion."

 

2021 AVMA Veterinary Leadership Conference Funding Application Now Open

Announcing the 2021 AVMA Veterinary Leadership Conference & student attendance with National SAVMA funding!

VLC is the veterinary profession's premier conference for leadership development! Grow your leadership skills, gain new insights, and expand your personal toolset. Prepare for professional and personal pursuits and help shape the veterinary profession through CE sessions, AVMA governance meetings, and networking with colleagues! VLC will be held virtually January 7-9, 2021, with optional in-person regional meetings while maintaining safety guidelines, which will be open to SAVMA participants.

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Clinicians' Panel on Mental Health

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Join SAVMA this Saturday, September 19th as we collaborate with several professional student organizations to focus on mental health and suicide prevention awareness with a panel of clinicians. Despite the differences of our respective professions, we are all impacted by mental health. Please register through the Google form located on the following Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/742740193243207/.

A New Generation of Leaders

At the 2020 Virtual AVMA Convention, the SAVMA House of Delegates elected new delegates to the remaining positions on the National SAVMA Executive Board.  Originating from veterinary schools across the country and beyond, these students truly embody what it means to be better together. They are incredibly passionate about the bright future of veterinary medicine and serving the veterinary student community on a national level.  The purpose of the National SAVMA Executive Board is to listen to YOU, veterinary students – your experiences, ideas, concerns, and questions – and in combination with the AVMA, advocate for real change in the field of veterinary medicine.  Please join me in welcoming the newest faces of SAVMA!

Top Row, Left to Right:

Pallavi Oruganti (Cultural Outreach Officer-Elect), Sarah Delmotte (Editor in Chief-Elect), Hidayah Martinez Jaka (President-Elect), Tyler McMurray (Veterinary Economics Officer-Elect), Jonathan Dumas (Chapter President Representative-Elect)

Bottom Row, Left to Right:

Ilissa Chasnick (Treasurer-Elect), Ashley Miller (Global and Public Health Officer-Elect), Laci Taylor (International Exchange Officer-Elect), Brooke MacNeill (Secretary-Elect), Hanna Netisingha (Communications and Public Relations Officer-Elect)

Contact information for each official listed above can be found here with your student AVMA login.

2020 Diversity and Inclusion Webinar Series

The final webinar of the series is live tomorrow night at 6PM CST! You don't want to miss out on this!

Zoom link: https://US02WEB.ZOOM.US/J/85297068479