CDC HOSTS RABIES DAY SYMPOSIUM

 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be hosting a World Rabies Day Symposium and Expo on Friday, September 7, 2007.  The Symposium will be a national scientific meeting open to international scientists, public health professionals, veterinarians, clinicians, professional audiences, and the general public. (To Read More)

WOMEN IN PRACTICE
(The following is reprinted with permission from a press release courtesy of the American Veterinary Medical Association)

(Schaumburg, Ill.) Fifty years ago, women encountered difficulties enrolling at U.S. veterinary schools and there were very few female veterinarians. The practice of discrimination was so accepted that some veterinary schools sent out rejection letters to female applicants telling them, frankly, that the school didn't accept women. Today, four veterinary schools or colleges have female deans, and veterinary classes average 75 percent women. Now—for the first time in history—female veterinarians outnumber men, according to a news story appearing in the June 15 issue of the JAVMA. (To Read More)

SPEAKERS BUREAU

Members of the Alabama Veterinary Medical Association’s Speakers Bureau are still booking speaking engagements to promote the Associations 100^th anniversary. If you know of a civic, church or school organization looking for a speaker, please contact Rick Derrick at the association office. The numbers is 334-395-0086, or email him at rick@franzmgt.com. The ALVMA Speakers Bureau has a dynamic 20-25 minute presentation which includes a professionally produced dvd highlighting the history of veterinary medicine in Alabama.  This is a great opportunity to promote the importance of veterinary medicine to the residents of Alabama.