Today, the American Veterinary Medical Association has more than 100,000 members, encompassing every facet of the veterinary profession.

Membership requirements were revised to require graduation from a three-year, accredited veterinary school. The AVMA took on its current name in 1898, and by 1913 had grown to 1,650 members. Liautard returned to his native France in 1900, veterinary medicine was quickly becoming a recognized medical profession. Under his direction, New York became the unofficial headquarters of the USVMA, and the organization founded the American Veterinary Review – renamed the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) in 1915.īy the time Dr.

Liautard later became president of the association. Alexandre Liautard, head of the American Veterinary College in New York, as secretary. The USVMA founders initially agreed to take in as members any “veterinary practitioner” or student of three years’ standing who passed an oral examination and had documents or testimonials related to their qualifications.Įlected officers at the USVMA’s inception included as president Josiah H. This group found the United States Veterinary Medical Association (USVMA), which became the American Veterinary Medical Association – AVMA in 1898. The meeting was prompted by correspondence among practitioners along the East Coast and attended by about 40 delegates representing these states: New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maine, Ohio, and Delaware. The AVMA's origins date to 1863, when veterinary surgeons from seven states convened for the first time in New York. American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF).American Journal of Veterinary Research (AJVR).Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA).

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