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Hammer orders oath to bolster profession's future
August 1st 2007In his inaugural address as president of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Dr. Greg Hammer called on members of the House of Delegates to pledge not to deter students from entering the profession by warning of long hours and low pay, and to help bolster DVM strength in biomedicine and public health.
Low practice values signal a need to look at profitability, AVPMCA reports
August 1st 2007National Report - An increasing number of practices are appraising lower than expected, management experts report. If that trend holds true, it signals a need to closely scrutinize profitability, according to the Valuation Issues Committee of the Association of Veterinary Practice Management Consultants and Advisors (AVPMCA).
Rhodes implores veterinarians to donate
August 1st 2007Washington - In his final speech before the American Veterinary Medical Association's House of Delegates, Dr. R. Tracy Rhodes commended the American Veterinary Medical Foundation's (AVMF) disaster relief, research and scholarship programs and chastised his colleagues for failing to fuel the nonprofit's initiatives.
What part of 'No' doesn't he understand?
August 1st 2007One day last month, I made a stupid mistake: I looked at the appointment calendar first thing in the morning. As a general rule, I don't do that because it might cause me to read a name like the one I saw that day – one you remember for all the wrong reasons. I spent the next two hours suffering anticipation anxiety as I waited for a confrontation with Mr. Kenny B. Worthit.
Teams rescue animals caught in multi-state floods
August 1st 2007The town of Miami, Okla., was among the areas hardest hit by floodwaters that ravaged parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Texas from May through early July, killing 14 people, displacing some 500 animals and raising the specter of long-term health problems for those that survived.