Bill would remove tax on Vet Med loan repayment programApril 12, 2017With the rising cost of a veterinary education, new veterinarians naturally seek out ways to help pay off their school debt. One way to do that is through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program.
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BVAB aims to boost nutrition partnershipsApril 12, 2017Blue Buffalo conducted a “continental search” for the 10 veterinary experts who form the company’s newly formed Blue Veterinary Advisory Board (BVAB).
Pennsylvania animal clinic receives national trauma center statusApril 11, 2017The Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center (VSEC) in Levittown, Pa., became the 27th veterinary medical facility to be named an official trauma center (TC).
OSU to renovate both veterinary medical center ortho facilitiesApril 11, 2017Ohio State Veterinary Medical Center is improving on its orthopedic services by renovating the surgery and anesthesia rooms at its VMC Columbus and expanding the surgery suite at VMC Dublin.
Oxbow MAP policy goes into effectApril 11, 2017In a move designed to keep the integrity of the pricing of its products sacrosanct, Oxbow Animal Health, which manufactures food, litter, bedding, supplements and accessories for small, exotic pets, has initiated a minimum advertised price (MAP) policy for the majority of its products.
Animal doctor, people person: Meet Michelle Mayers, VMDApril 11, 2017Michelle Mayers, VMD, learned as a child about extending a helping hand when her mother made her put some of her allowance money into a tzedakah box—Judaism’s version of a collection box—to buy toys for underprivileged children.
AAHA names 2017 practice of the yearApril 7, 2017A veterinary practice in Colorado earned top honors from the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA). Loving Family Animal Hospital of Aurora, Colorado took home first place for the general practice category in the 8th annual AAHA-Accredited Practice of the Year Awards.
USDA program to funnel 2.4 Million dollars to bolster rural veterinary servicesApril 7, 2017The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has $2.4 million to dispense through its Veterinary Services Grant Program (VSGP) in 2017.
Nominations open for Petplan's 7th annual Veterinary Excellence AwardsApril 6, 2017Newtown Square, Pa.-based Petplan is now accepting nominations for its 2018 Veterinary Excellence Awards—accolades that recognize excellence in the field of pet health and recognize outstanding veterinary professionals from across North America.
UC Davis ushers in new era, hospital administrator appointmentApril 5, 2017The University of California, Davis appointed Joy Hoover as hospital administrator for the William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH), which in 2018 will embark on a 10-year expansion.
