Membership Categories

Current Membership Categories

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Full Member US$100

Full membership is open to any veterinarian that has graduated from a nationally recognized veterinary school, college, university or institution of higher education as a prerequisite to being legally able to practice veterinary medicine in his or her place of business.
Full Members are entitled to all the rights and privileges of the Association as provided by the Articles of Incorporation, the bylaws, and policies developed by the Association affecting membership, including:

• Election to, voting for, and holding any office; and,
• Serving in any capacity on any committees, councils, trusts, boards, liaisons or other entity that may be formed to do Association business or implement Association programs.

Student Member US$25

Student membership is open to any full-time veterinary student enrolled in a nationally recognized veterinary school, college, university or institution of higher education, graduation from which is a prerequisite to being legally able to practice veterinary medicine; or a veterinarian enrolled in any post-graduate program at an institution of higher education, or enrolled in a veterinary internship or residency program.
Student Members are entitled to all the right and privileges of Full Members, except to serve as an Officer or Director of the Association; or to vote in any general election, referendum or ballot of the Association’s Full Members.

New Grad: 1st year US$50

Open to any member who was a paid student member during the previous membership year and are now in their first year post-graduation. 

Vet Technician/Nurse Member US$50

Veterinary technician/nurse membership is open to any non-veterinarian who is employed to assist in the legal practice of veterinary medicine while under the direct supervision or direction of a veterinarian.
Veterinary Technician/Nurse Members are entitled to all the rights and privileges of Student Members, except to serve in any voting capacity on any committees, councils, trusts, boards, liaisons or other entity that may be formed to do Association business.

Affiliate membership is open to any non-veterinarian (para-veterinary professional) who is a graduate of a nationally recognized university or institution of higher education, and who supports the Mission and Objectives of the Association.
Affiliate Members are entitled to all the rights and privileges Student Members, except to serve in any voting capacity on any committees, councils, trusts, boards, liaisons or other entity that may be formed to do Association business.

Allied Veterinary Organization membership is open to any organization or entity whose members are predominantly veterinarians, and which supports the Mission and Objectives of the Association.
Allied Veterinary Organization members are entitled to appoint a delegate and an alternate delegate who must be Full Members, and one of which may serve as a member of the Advisory Council to assist the Association develop, review and implement Executive Board-approved policy affecting the discipline of aquatic veterinary medicine.