USA - AVMA launches debt relief program

The American Veterinary Medical Assn. (AVMA), as part of its ongoing effort to bolster the number of food animal veterinarians in the U.S., announced a new initiative to help reverse that downward trend – an educational debt relief program for those veterinarians whose job it is to keep our food animals healthy and our food supply safe.

The Food Animal Veterinarian Recruitment & Retention Program, a joint effort of the AVMA and its charitable arm, the American Veterinary Medical Foundation, and funded by several industry partners, will provide financial incentives in the form of student loan debt forgiveness for veterinarians who commit to four years of employment in food animal veterinary medicine.