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President’s Letter – March 2025

LET’S GO FAR, TOGETHER. A new year for the Association is here and I am truly honored to be serving as your President. I have been thinking a lot lately about the future of veterinary medicine here in Arkansas and that is what we, as an Association, are here to protect and preserve. I was […]

March 6, 2025 View Article

March Newsletter

Read our March newsletter now to get the latest updates! Be sure to click the link to read the entire newsletter.

March 6, 2025 View Article

January Newsletter & Legislative Update

Read our January newsletter now to get the legislative update and see what’s coming up at the 118th Winter Meeting. Be sure to click the link to read the entire newsletter.

January 9, 2025 View Article

August-September ArVMA Update

Read ArVMA’s August-September newsletter now to learn how your association is working for you! Be sure to click the link to read the entire newsletter.

October 10, 2024 View Article

July ArVMA Update

July’s newsletter is hot off the press. Read it now to learn how your association is working for you! Be sure to click the link to read the entire newsletter.

August 19, 2024 View Article

June ArVMA Update

Your ArVMA is hard at work for YOU! Take a few moments to read this month’s newsletter here!

July 12, 2024 View Article

May ArVMA Update

Exciting things are happening at ArVMA. Take a few moments to read the complete newsletter here!

June 5, 2024 View Article

Arkansas Rural Veterinary Scholarship Program

Deadline: July 1, 2024 This scholarship is available for students enrolled in or entering a post-graduate degree program in veterinary medicine at an institution of higher education. Recipients of the rural veterinary scholarship may receive up to $15,000 per year for up to four years. Applicants must agree to work full-time upon graduation in rural […]

June 4, 2024 View Article

April ArVMA Highlights

Take a few moments to read the complete newsletter containing April’s high points here!

May 1, 2024 View Article

March ArVMA Highlights

Take a few moments to read the entire newsletter of March’s high points here!

April 11, 2024 View Article

February Highlights

Take a few moments to read a brief review here of February’s high points, including an introduction to our 2024 President! Don’t miss Dr. O’Neal’s message on Page 2!

February 23, 2024 View Article

117th Winter Meeting Wrap-Up

Our 117th Winter Meeting was a great success! Take a few moments to read a brief review of the high points, including the introduction of our leadership for 2024! February 2024 Winter Meeting Wrap-Up

February 7, 2024 View Article

President’s Letter – October 2023

Dear Colleagues, Your Board of Trustees recently held a regular board meeting and I wanted to share with you some of the important items of interest. There were 39 veterinarians from Arkansas who attended the recent 2023 Southwest Veterinary Symposium in San Antonio, Texas. Arkansas is one of the sponsoring states of this regional conference. […]

October 26, 2023 View Article

President’s Letter – Legislative Summary

Dear Colleagues, The 94th General Assembly of the Arkansas Legislature adjourned last Friday. Therefore, I wanted to share with you a final summary of those bills filed which would have affected our profession. This has been a very unusual year, politically, with a new governor who won with 63% of the vote and both the […]

April 12, 2023 View Article

President’s Letter Spring 2023

To my colleagues: It is a very humbling privilege to be asked to serve as your President of the ArVMA for 2023 and I am thankful for this opportunity. This year began with the Arkansas Legislature meeting for its regular biannual session. There have been three bills introduced which would impact our profession and have […]

March 3, 2023 View Article

President’s Letter Fall 2022

Dearest Colleagues, It has been a year or two. I have had the honor of serving as the president this year. I am a small animal vet and practice owner at SoMa Animal Clinic and Housecalls in downtown Little Rock. I grew up in Little Rock where I attended Central High then the University of […]

October 21, 2022 View Article

President’s Letter February 2022

This past year has been a difficult time for all of us with the changes and challenges that Covid-19 has brought upon us. Over the last year, most of our meetings have been Zoom meetings and despite the trials this has presented, we adjusted and overcame adversity. We feel fortunate to be able to offer […]

May 11, 2022 View Article

AVMA House of Delegates Annual Business Meeting July 30-31, 2020

Dr. David Blount retired from the House of Delegates (HOD) after 10 years of service. He served in both capacities as delegate and alternate delegate as well as serving on the state advocacy committee. He represented Arkansas well, and we are thankful for his service. Dr. Laura Lynch has stepped into her role as alternate […]

September 14, 2020 View Article

President’s Letter 2020

Greetings to my fellow colleagues, I hope all is well with each of you. The last several months of this year have been most interesting as we live with Covid-19. In February, we had a very successful Winter Meeting in Hot Springs thanks to Maggie and all the folks that help her behind the scenes. […]

September 14, 2020 View Article

A Simple Change – A World of Difference for Cat Health and Longevity

Submitted by: Philip A. Bushby, DVM, MS, DACVS The Arkansas VMA has joined the AVMA in endorsing the consensus document put forth by the Veterinary Task Force on Feline Sterilization for Age of Spay and Neuter Surgery, which recommends cats not intended for breeding be sterilized by five months of age. This joined endorsements from other […]

December 12, 2019 View Article

President’s Letter 2019

Dearest Colleagues, I have been most honored to serve as your ARVMA President this year. I am blessed to be able to practice in a busy 4 doctor mixed-animal practice in Searcy, on the land that my family has farmed and owned for over 80 years. I am a graduate of LSU School of Veterinary […]

November 13, 2019 View Article

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