Message from the President

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Currently our committees are being managed by temporary task forces. However, once we complete some revamping, we will be revitalizing our Scientific Committee, Legislative and Regulative Affairs Committee (LRAC), and the Veterinary Nursing Initiative Committee (VNI). We will also be reenacting the Election Committee soon to prepare for elections for the upcoming term of PVMA officers. The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (DEI) will also need support. Please stay tuned as we will be reaching out to you, our members, for help with these committees. Your involvement is crucial to assure that many voices are heard and included in decisions and planning for the future of PVMA.

Dr. MJ McNamee along with our lobbyist, Patty Mackavage, have been key members of our LRAC endeavors for the state of Pennsylvania and our profession. Dr. McNamee’s retirement from the chair of this committee has left this key role open. If you are interested in joining and/or leading this vital committee, or any of the others, please reach out. PVMA is grateful for Dr. McNamee’s years of dedication to this essential component of our profession.

Our current shortages in veterinarians, support staff and crucially, rural area veterinarians, have resulted in much discussion regarding how to proceed. We need to prepare for the future and the plight of continued and worsening shortages. The voices and knowledge of our LRAC committee are needed to help navigate these unprecedented deficits within our community.

I am inviting you, our members, to join our endeavor to strengthen and help our profession. Invite your colleagues on our mission for the benefit of our veterinary and surrounding communities. Veterinary science and medicine has constant ever- changing needs and will continue to evolve well into the future. We are challenged to continue to unite to meet these needs. PVMA welcomes the whole team to take part and join in this journey. Please join and or volunteer today.