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CPCVM Workshop Highlights
the AVMA's Support for Career Transition
Dr. Valerie
Ragan, director of the Center for Corporate and Public
Veterinary Medicine, kicks off a career transition
workshop in College Park, Md., for more than 30
veterinarians and students. |
The Center for Public and
Corporate Veterinary Medicine at the Virginia-Maryland
Regional College of Veterinary Medicine presented a
career transition workshop for veterinarians Sept. 16-17
at the veterinary college’s College Park, Md., campus.
More than 30 veterinarians and students attended the
event to explore new career options and pathways to
transition.
“There is a convergence of
economic challenges and emerging opportunities for
veterinarians across multiple arenas in the public and corporate sectors,” said Dr. Valerie
Ragan, director of the center. “We are privileged to provide
this workshop for veterinarians.”
Dr. Patricia WCeranskiferth-Bethke from the American
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Veterinary Medical Association’s (AVMA) Membership Services discussed
various ways the AVMA supports career transition, including job
postings, job searches, and career tips. Dr. Ashley Morgan, from
the AVMA’s Governmental Relations Division, discussed the AVMA
Congressional Science Fellowship and American Association for
the Advancement of Science fellowships, which provide
veterinarians with opportunities to explore new professional
paths with the federal government.
Veterinarians who have made career transitions to the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration,
Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Army, non-profits,
corporations, state government, and academic careers also
presented on future job opportunities and their personal
experiences.
“Veterinarians are playing expanding goals in a rapidly changing
world, ranging from food safety, disaster response, and emerging
disease surveillance to nation building,” said Dr. Rene Carlson,
AVMA president. “Training students and graduate veterinarians
for these roles will be critical, and I applaud the leadership
of the Center for Public Corporate Veterinary Medicine.”
Carlson added, “The AVMA is committed to assisting its members
in reaching their personal and profession goals and has
supported these efforts through the Membership and Field
Services Division to help veterinarians prepare for and find
new, meaningful, and exciting careers.” |
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