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Structurally, the Student AVMA consists of an Executive Board and a House of Delegates (HOD) composed of two representatives from each member chapter. The House of Delegates meets twice yearly; in July during the AVMA Convention, and in the spring during the annual Student AVMA Educational Symposium. Members of the Executive Board are selected by the House of Delegates. They include the president, president-elect, secretary, treasurer, international exchange officer, communications and public relations officer, editor-in-chief, global and public health officer, veterinary economics officer, and cultural outreach officer. The formation of a national organization of veterinary students has enabled what were once isolated student chapters to function effectively as a single unit on the national scene. The Student AVMA coordinates student chapter functions, promotes the exchange of ideas and information among students, and represents its members in matters that concern them, both as students and as future veterinarians.

10/29/2025

Happy National Cat Day! 🐈‍⬛

Help support your local shelters to limit the effects of feral cats on wildlife.

10/23/2025

SAVMA offers an abundance of annual grant opportunities for students. Stephanie Boggiano from LSU is one student that was awarded the ICDC Travel Grant award this fall. She noted that the funds will help “offset travel expenses to conferences where I can present my research, connect with peers, and continue advocating for diversity and inclusion in veterinary medicine.” Congratulations Stephanie!

To see all the awards and their dates of application, go to: https://www.avma.org/membership/SAVMA/awards-scholarships

10/17/2025

Are you participating in an international veterinary-related experience this fall? Are you passionate about international veterinary medicine? Submit your application for this award by October 31st, 2025 for an opportunity to alleviate your travel and housing expenses.

If you have any questions, please email ivecscholarships@gmail.com!

10/03/2025

Looking for a unique education experience to add to your resume that will also enhance your skills to assess the welfare of animals in a variety of settings? This fall’s Animal Welfare Assessment Contest® can help you accomplish that and much more! The event will take place November 7-9 at Texas A&M University. The species featured include pet gerbils, snakes in a zoo, dressage horses, and a live scenario on tilapia aquaculture.

Register until 10/6 at awjac.org.

09/27/2025

Calling all students! This fall’s Animal Welfare Assessment Contest® will take place November 7-9 at Texas A&M University. The species covered in this contest include pet gerbils, snakes in a zoo, dressage horses, and a live scenario on tilapia aquaculture. Don’t miss this critically important event that will help you learn to assess animal welfare in an objective way and network with animal welfare experts.

Register now through 10/6 at awjac.org!

09/22/2025

SAVMA members – Registration for this fall’s Animal Welfare Assessment Contest® is now open through 10/6! Join us November 7-9 at Texas A&M University for this event that will help prepare you to address ever-evolving changes in animal welfare while boosting your resume.

Learn more at awjac.org.

09/18/2025

Wondering about student loan options? Join us for a webinar partnering with VIN and VBMA about borrowing for student loans! Dr. Tony Bartels and other veterinarians from VIN will be presenting. Plus VBMA members can receive BCP credit!

The webinar is on Wednesday September 24th at 7pm CST.

Link to register: https://hubs.li/Q03GzlRt0

09/15/2025

Take advantage of this free, confidential, anonymous wellbeing resource! The SAVMA PERMA4Plus Tool for Veterinary Students can help you better understand your wellbeing strengths, and areas for improvement. But it's so much more than that!

In less than 10 minutes, you can learn about ways to build your resilience, gauge your current levels of hope and optimism, and see how your current wellbeing factors rank against the general population.

Check it out here:
https://www.perma4plus.com/PERMA/VetsEntry/perma4plus-wellbeing-for-veterinary-students-savma

We think we've given 5 good reasons for giving the wellbeing assessment a try! What are your reasons for looking after your wellbeing? Let us know in the comments below!

As always, we are grateful to for their support of veterinary student wellbeing!

09/10/2025

Do you know where your wellbeing stands?

One way to understand, measure, and improve your wellbeing is by using Professor Martin Seligman’s PERMA Framework. This breaks wellbeing down into six key areas that help people feel good and function well: Positive Emotions, Engagement, Meaning, Accomplishment, and Health.

The PERMA4Plus Assessment Tool for Veterinary Students looks at all these factors and more to help you determine where you are in your current wellbeing journey. Take the assessment as many times as you want to check in on your wellbeing throughout the school year- it’s totally free and confidential!

Check it out here: https://www.perma4plus.com/PERMA/VetsEntry/perma4plus-wellbeing-for-veterinary-students-savma

Thank you to and for their generous support in the development of this tool!

09/06/2025

Launching September 8, 2025 to all active SAVMA members for 2025-2026 - the PERMA4Plus Wellbeing Assessment Tool

There’s more to wellbeing than self-care! We want to help our veterinary students flourish and thrive, and the best way to do that is by understanding what we are currently doing well and where we have room to improve when it comes to supporting student wellbeing during school and into the future. This tool will provide essential insights to individual students on where they are doing well and where they may need support, as well as give us valuable data on students throughout our organizations.

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