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Are you searching for better qualified candidates?
Join the Veterinary Virtual Career Fair
Thursday, May 20, 2021, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
It’s a match! And not the kind you use for fire wielding! The Veterinary Virtual Career Fair is an online match-making service for companies hiring and passionate vet professionals seeking a career in the field.
This innovative career fair allows you to purchase a virtual booth and showcase your company to qualified veterinary candidates.
Virtual booth packages boast amenities like:
- Unlimited job postings in your event booth.
- Unlimited connecting and chatting with candidates live.
- An employer profile page showcasing your organization's unique brand.
- Much more!
May 20th could be the day you meet the future super star of your company!
Click here to learn more about exhibitor packages and sponsorships available.
The Veterinary Virtual Career Fair is for Job Seekers too!
This is your chance to learn more about the types of companies hiring in your field, and then showcase your passion and skills to those companies in a safe, virtual setting.
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Spring Practice Management Seminar |
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Making Good Teams Great
2021 IVMA Spring Practice Management Seminar
Thursday, June 10
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Courtyard by Marriott, Ankeny
Speaker: Michelle Harcha DVM, MA
The IVMA’s Spring Practice Management Seminar is back! After a break in 2020, this year’s Practice Management Seminar will focus on bringing out the best in your veterinary team.
Even the best teams often struggle, and this past year has challenged veterinary teams more than ever. National speaker and veterinary consultant, Dr. Harcha will help you build a great team with her Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team™ presentation. Dr. Harcha’s workshop will lead your team through the actionable steps of The Five Behaviors™ to overcome common hurdles and build a cohesive, veterinary team.
This session is open to all veterinary team members: veterinarians, veterinary technicians, clinic managers, and other clinic staff.
Visit www.iowavma.org for more information about the topics and to register.
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IVMA CVM Student Internship & Shadowing Directory |
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The IVMA is beginning a new project to bring together Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine (ISU CVM) students and veterinary clinics who would be interested in providing veterinary students with learning opportunities through job shadowing, internships, or preceptorships at their veterinary clinics.
The IVMA CVM Student Internship & Shadowing Directory will provide a list of clinics available for opportunities which ISU CVM students will be able to view on the IVMA website. It will be the student’s responsibility to reach out to the clinic and pursue the learning opportunity. Once approached by the student, the clinics are responsible for interviewing and negotiating the details of the learning opportunity with the student.
To be included in the Directory, interested clinics should complete this form. Which will also be on the IVMA Website under Careers and Classifieds.
The list is ongoing and clinics will remain in the Directory until Summer 2022. At that time, the IVMA will contact participating clinics and ask if they would like to be included for the 2022-2023 academic year. A clinic can remove their name from the directory at any time by contacting the IVMA office.
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University of Minnesota Antimicrobial Resistance Survey |
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The University of Minnesota (UMN) is recruiting U.S. small animal general and referral practices to participate in a 2021 national point-prevalence survey (PPS) to gather data on antibiotic use in dogs and cats. Data from a single day of clinical practice will be collected from all participating clinics for national-level aggregation and analysis.
I want to help, but what exactly will I be getting myself into?
Total yearly commitment is expected to be 1 hour for an online training session, 1–5 hours for data entry based on patient caseload, and follow-up communication with UMN for data validation.
What data do you want us to collect?
- We will not collect any information about your clients or your veterinary staff.
- Your designated representative (veterinarian, veterinary technician, other staff) will collect patient signalment, primary visit reason and chief complaint, diagnostic tests and imaging conducted (if any), and any antibiotics that a patient is prescribed, administered, or currently receiving.
- Data will remain confidential.
- Data from all participating clinics will be compiled to establish a national estimate of antibiotic use in small animal medicine. Only dogs and cats will be included.
How can I find out more and ask questions?
- Please contact: Emma Leof Bollig, Program Manager, University of Minnesota: cavsnet@umn.edu.
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Additional information is also available at: https://arsi.umn.edu/pps.
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Volunteer at the Iowa State Fair |
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The Animal Learning Center at the Iowa State Fair is looking for volunteers!
- The Iowa State Fair is August 12-22
- Shifts available: 9:00 am-1:00 pm, 1:00 pm-5:00 pm or 5:00 pm-9:00 pm
- Volunteers receive: admission to the fair, parking pass, 2 free meal tickets and a scrub top
COVID-19 guidelines will be followed.
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The Iowa State Fair Vet Camp and Advanced Vet Camp are looking for veterinarians, veterinary technicians and veterinary students to help instruct vet camp during the 2021 Iowa State Fair.
The free programs introduce veterinary medicine to 4th -12th graders during the fair.
All volunteers will receive a fair admission ticket, parking permit and a 2021 Vet Camp or Advanced Vet Camp t-shirt. If you volunteer more than one day, you will receive an admission ticket and parking for each day. Volunteer packets will be sent in mid-July.
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AVMA CVTEA is looking for Volunteers for Accreditation Site Visits |
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The AVMA's Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA) is looking for volunteers to be part of accreditation site visit team.
The following programs are scheduled for site visits in 2021:
Des Moines Area Community College; Ankeny
Site Visit Date: September 1-2, 2021
Volunteer Requested By: July 19, 2021
Muscatine Community College; Muscatine
Site Visit Date: October 20-21, 2021
Volunteer Requested By: September 6, 2021
At this time, site visits are scheduled to be in-person; however, the format may change to a virtual visit based on current conditions of COVID-19.
Your participation in this process is important because the opportunity allows you to participate in assessing the quality of the education available to veterinary technicians in your state which directly impacts the potential hiring pool for your members.
Volunteers are asked to attend a 2 day on-site visit to the program, read through the program self-study report, and assist in developing a report of evaluation. Travel, food, and lodging expenses incurred in connection with the site visit are reimbursed; however, honorariums are not paid.
If you are interested in becoming a site visit volunteer, please contact the IVMA office at ivma@iowavma.org or 515-965-9237.
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Start Your Career Off on the Right Track |
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Join the IVMA's Power of Ten Leadership Class!
A new class of POTL is beginning this fall and we want YOU to be part of it! POTL is a leadership opportunity for veterinarians who have been out of school seven years or less.
POTL participants will attend a series of leadership development sessions from the fall of 2021 until spring 2022. The IVMA will provide topic experts and meeting expenses at no charge for participants. Some CE credits may be available.
To get more information and to hear what former participants have to say about the program, visit the IVMA website.
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Help with Great Dane Study |
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Study is seeking:
- small animal or mixed animal general practice veterinarians;
- currently practicing or has been in practice within the last 5 years (full-time or part-time);
- works or has most recently worked in the UK or USA.
This survey is entirely voluntary and should take less than 10 minutes to complete.
The study is also looking for Great Dane owners/breeders (in the last 20 years) to take part in the survey. If you know an owner/breeder who would be willing to take the survey, please email Hannah McLean at s1894411@ed.ac.uk .
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Free Wellness Webinar on Understanding the Grief Process |
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Does the thought of an emotionally distraught client prompt personal discomfort? You are not alone. This is a common feeling for veterinary medical professionals. This webinar will provide concrete ways to interact with grieving clientele.
Presented by Dr. Adryanna Drake and Dr. McArthur Hafen
Thursday, May 13th
12:00 - 1:00 pm
This complimentary webinar is pending approval for CE credit.
Sponsored by Pet Poison Helpline and Nationwide.
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The IVMA Communiqué is published bi-monthly by the
Iowa Veterinary Medical Association
1605 N. Ankeny Blvd Suite 110, Ankeny, IA 50023
515-965-9237 or 800-369-9564
ivma@iowavma.org |www.iowavma.org
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