Grassroots effort moves NVMSA
The National Veterinary Medical Services Act (NVMSA) has taken a step closer to reality as a recent addition to the Senate side of agriculture appropriations. While NVMSA proponents await final word on whether an associated pilot program will receive $750,000 in initial funds, Dr. Michael Chaddock, a champion of the bill in Washington, thanks veterinarians and students for their efforts in pushing the measure.
The National Veterinary Medical Services Act (NVMSA) has taken a step closer to reality as a recent addition to the Senate side of agriculture appropriations. While NVMSA proponents await final word on whether an associated pilot program will receive $750,000 in initial funds, Dr. Michael Chaddock, a champion of the bill in Washington, thanks veterinarians and students for their efforts in pushing the measure.
"If there's anything I'd like to emphasize it's that we've had outstanding support from our veterinary students and the deans," says Chaddock, director of the American Veterinary Medical Association's Governmental Relations Division. "Hundreds of letters were sent to Congress as part of a grassroots letter-writing campaign. It really has helped us advocate the need for this program at a time when Congress has repeatedly said there's no new money out there."
