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Lakewood, Colo. -- The American Animal Hospital Assocation (AAHA) has acquired the assets of My Veterinary Career (MVC) in an effort to lower a reported 30 percent rate of turnover in the veterinary profession.

Washington -- Veterinarian Marguerite Pappaioanou resigned as executive director of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) effective Oct. 31.

Schaumburg, Ill. -- The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) released new statements on the most critical issues facing veterinary medicine.

Starting salaries for veterinarians entering the profession declined last year, but educational debt is rising.

Bar Harbor, Maine - R. Michael Thomas, DVM, of Indianapolis, Ind., was awarded the 2011 NBVME award by the National Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.

Philadelphia - University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine's Michael R. Moyer, VMA, is the recipient of the 2011 Delaware County SPCA Animal Welfare Leadership Award.

Can wellness really turn around the profession? Preventive health guidelines aim to spur client communication, boost practice visits.

Schaumburg, Ill. - The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) committed $5 million toward a new campaign to improve the economics of the veterinary profession.

Jersey City, N.J. - Fifty-one members of Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams (VMAT) responded following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

National Report - New preventive health guidelines for dogs and cats were recently unleashed by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA).

Schaumburg, Ill. - On the heels of an internal report advocating radical change to the way the organization serves the public and the profession it represents, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) released a new plan to govern its growth over the next several years.

NJVMA leaves seat unfilled to question relevance of AVMA's House of Delegates.

Kansas City -- Heska is looking for great ideas to help the veterinary profession.

The latest Firstline Team Trends Study lays out the numbers for salaries, benefits, and hourly wages for veterinary team members across the nation.