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   Join us in the Bluegrass on June 17, 18, 19, 2022 for the first AAEVT Imaging Focus Meeting. This CE event will be hosted by Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky and promises to be a day full of lectures, wet labs, and demos on all things imaging. Radiography, ultrasound, CT, MRI, nuclear scintigraphy, and PET will be covered. There will be ample time dedicated to Q&A and hands-on training. The weekend kicks off with a welcome social on Friday evening followed by a full day of learning on Saturday...

Scholarship deadlines are fast approaching for the Spring/Summer.  Please do not miss a chance to receive a scholarship to assist with:  AAEVT Online Certification Academy, in honor of Milissa Finnegan, RVT  AAEVT Anesthesia Society Scholarship, sponsored by Zoetis & Patterson Veterinary Due dates for applications for the above two scholarships are April 1st, 2022.  You can read more about these scholarships and find the applications here. Learn more about our 2021 recipients: Lauren Kasnet, scholarship winner AAEVT Anesthesia Society – I became interested in horse racing in high school and wanted to be a...

Ashley Clark, CVT Ashley Clark joined BEMC, (Bend Equine Medical Center-Bend, Oregon), in 2007 as an equine veterinary technician.  Ashley is a graduate of Cal Poly State University, where she received her BS in Animal Science. She is a licensed veterinary technician and an AAEVT member serving as the US West Regional Contact with her region covering the states of ND, OR, WA & WY. In 2013, she became the BEMC Director of Technical Services.  Ashley has experience in many equine disciplines, from cutting to eventing. She currently owns Kalena, a...

Attendees of the CareCredit Breakfast at the AAEVT/AAEP Nashville Convention this past December are receiving a one-year AAEVT membership from CareCredit.  When it is time to renew, membership fees for those attendees will be compliments of CareCredit. We are so grateful to Care Credit for their continued support of our members and our organization.  If you are not using CareCredit currently in your practice, please take a moment to check out the benefits to you and your clients here. Stay tuned for more amazing opportunities through our CareCredit partnership as the year...

The AAEVT website now features the option to post your resume/CV to your member profile.  Here is a "How-To" tutorial: Login to the website and select member profile.  Scroll to the bottom of the page to Networking & Careers. Once selected fill in the fields; check attach document after submitting, if you wish to attach your resume, then click Submit. Please note:  Your attached Resume is not searchable but is readable.  It is recommended that you paste its contents into the appropriate fields of your member resume/CV. Select UPLOAD and you are done!...

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It seems there is a never ending hiring and retention issue these days in employment.  Very frustrating for employees and employers alike.  Adding in the remote work space, there is a lot of new unchartered territories to navigate.  Here are a couple of articles and a graph that may strike a chord for some. From the Association Now Daily News: A Better Way to Court Cadidates, By Mark Athitakis February 13, 2022 Job candidates are more likely than ever to abandon employers during the hiring process.  A communication plan can help you woo...

As Elyse Rowley closes out her year and Andrea Whittle starts off 2022, they hand off the Baton—or possibly the Endoscope—and both have thoughts to share with all of our members. From Elyse, Immediate Past-President: Hi everyone!  Wow, so many thoughts and feelings coming home from Nashville!  I'll try to boil them down but my biggest take-away is the same every time I attend one of our meetings: we have an AMAZING group of people!  It is so energizing to connect with new people and old friends and share ideas and stories, what...

AAEVT Secretary/Treasurer Kimmie Burton, LVT  from Desert Pines Equine has been awarded ASPCA's 2021 Good People for Good Horses Award.  This is an honor and we know a lot of hard work and love went into this.  Way to lead, Kimmie!  See the post from The Right Horse Initiative here....

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