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Membership Categories

A membership category is available for everyone interested in aquatic veterinary medicine!

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Full Member (US$100) 

Full membership is open to any veterinarian who 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 Bylaws and policies developed by the Association affecting membership, including:

  • Election to, voting for, and holding any office;
  • Serving as the Chair of any committee, council, trust, board, liaison or other entity that may be formed to do Association business or implement Association programs.

New Graduate Full Member - 1st year after graduation (US$50)

We provide discounted Full Membership to any student member, in their first year after graduating as a veterinarian. New graduate veterinarians have all the benefits of Full Members. 

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 rights 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.

Veterinary 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 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.

Affiliate Member (US$100)

Affiliate membership is open to any non-veterinarian who supports the Mission and Objectives of the Association.  Affiliate Members are entitled to all the rights 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.

Allied Veterinary Organization Members (US$500)

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

Library/Institutional Member (US$200)

Open to any school, college, university, or other institution that would distribute The Aquatic Veterinarian (ISSN 2329-5562) or other Association-produced information to its students or members. Library/Institutional members will not be able to serve as an Officer or Director of the Association, or to vote in any general election referendum or ballot of the Association.

 

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