The Advocacy Committee is an advisory committee to the ̽»¨ÏµÁÐBoard of Directors. The committee serves to support Strategic Goal 1.3 – To influence and advocate to promote the interests of academic veterinary medicine with key decisionmakers.
Committee Charge
The charge of the committee is to:
- Develop a unified voice for advocating for veterinary medical education globally, where common issues exist
- Ensure that the needs and concerns of ̽»¨ÏµÁÐmember institutions are incorporated into the ̽»¨ÏµÁÐlegislative and regulatory process in a systemic and inclusive process.
- Assist member institutions in developing advocacy competencies.
- Formulate ̽»¨ÏµÁÐpolicies on legislative and regulatory matters and transmit recommendations to the Board of Directors for consideration.
- Assist in the implementation of the Board of Directors-approved governmental affairs agenda by encouraging all ̽»¨ÏµÁÐmember institution representatives to contact federal officials and staff while in Washington, D.C., and/or the home district.
- Submit an annual report of committee activities to the Board of Directors at the ̽»¨ÏµÁÐAnnual Meeting.
Composition
The committee shall be comprised of five members representing U.S. colleges/schools of veterinary medicine, one member representing either comparative medicine or veterinary science departments, one member representing Canadian colleges, and one member representing International colleges. The ̽»¨ÏµÁÐliaison to the AVMA Legislative Advisory Committee and the ̽»¨ÏµÁÐliaison to the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities also serve as members. Members shall serve for three-year terms and may be reappointed. The committee will recommend to the president of ̽»¨ÏµÁÐa chair and chair-elect.
The purpose of the committee is to assist the ̽»¨ÏµÁÐBoard of Directors in formulating and implementing ̽»¨ÏµÁÐlegislative policy and ̽»¨ÏµÁÐpositions on federal regulatory proposals.
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