News and Updates

Dr. Heather Case, CEO attended and co-presented at the meeting.

ICVA Chief Innovation Officer Janine Hawley attended the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE) annual conference in Savannah, GA from October 17-20, 2022.

Dr. Elizabeth Farrington was elected at the September AAVSB Annual Meeting as a new representative to the ICVA Board of Directors.

ICVA presented awards to two long-time volunteers at the June ICVA Board Meeting.

This year we received five Letters of Intent by the June 24, 2022 deadline. The AVAC has reviewed these and invited two to submit full applications for our grant program by the October 15 deadline

The ICVA Board of Directors has officially welcomed two new board members: Drs. Hilari French and Jason Coe.

The ICVA Board of Directors (BOD) held their meeting at Mackinac Island, MI on June 23-25, 2022, in a hybrid format. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Karen Robertson, an At-Large member of the board.

The ICVA has sent out a call for nominations for one open position on the Assessment Development Committee (ADC). There is one position for a Small Ruminant expert on the ADC. The position would finish a one-year unexpired term, but would be eligible for reappointment to a full three-year term, after the current term expires.

ICVA proudly announces its 2022-2023 ICVA Board Chair, Kathy Bowler. Ms. Bowler brings her extensive experience from serving as President of the California Veterinary Medical Board to her position as the first public member to be Board Chair for ICVA.

In March, Dr. Elizabeth Johnson Million, Assistant Director of Outreach and Engagement for ICVA, was a guest on the Podcast Veterinary Professionals NEXT GEN, where she shared everything veterinary students need to know about the NAVLE®.