Assessing the Current and Future Workforce Needs in Veterinary Medicine

Closed

March 18 - 19, 2009

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Alan Kelly
Malcolm Getz
Sheila Allen
Tracey McNamara
Gary Cockerell
Bennie Osburn
Bonnie Buntain
Gay Miller
Henry Childers
Mark Quimby
Val Beasley

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Guidelines for writing the report; discussion of introduction/prologue chapter and each subcommittee chapter; discussion of recommendations and conclusions in the report; action items going forward

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

None provided

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

May 14, 2009

Contact

Kara Murphy

202-334-3125
kmurphy@nas.edu

Location

National Academy of Sciences Building

2101 Constitution Ave NW

Washington DC 20418, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Meeting 5

February 27 - 28, 2008

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Alan M. Kelly
Sheila W. Allen
Val R. Beasley
Bonnie Buntain
Henry Childers
Gary Cockerell
Harold Davis
Malcolm Getz
Fred Quimby
Tracey S. McNamara
Gay Y. Miller
Bennie I. Osburn
Mark V. Pauly
Michael A. Stoto
Stephen F. Sutherland

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Report outline was discussed, and subgroups of committee met to outline how their section of the report would be written.
Data collected from Industrial survey was discussed; plans were made to reformat data for ease of statistical analyses.
Additional surveys were discussed for the Wildlife, Academia, and Corporate subgroups.
Deadlines for first drafts were set, and each committee member received an assignment for their contribution to the report.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Hullinger, P., S. Riddell, L. Tammero, A. Robertson, C. Melius, and R. Wheeler. 2008. Estimating personnel needs for a potential foot and mouth disease outbreak. PowerPoint Presentation. Department of Homeland Security.

Wilson, J. F. 2008. Inviting the elephant into the room: A dialogue to co-create a financially healthy veterinarian profession. Veterinary Business Management Association (VBMA) National Conference, January 14-16, Orlando, FL.

Woolhouse, M. E. 2008. Emerging diseases go global. Nature 451:898-899.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

March 20, 2008

Contact

Kara Murphy

202-334-3125
kmurphy@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Fourth Committee Meeting

January 30 - 31, 2008

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Sheila W. Allen
Val R. Beasley
Bonnie Buntain
Henry Childers
Harold Davis
James Fox
Malcolm Getz
Alan M. Kelly
Tracey McNamara
Gay Y. Miller
Bennie Osburn
Mark Pauly
Willie M. Reed
Michael A. Stoto
Stephen S. Sutherland

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

* Surveys being contemplated by subgroups were discussed: what to ask, what organizations to include, how to gather data.
* An outline of the introduction was created, and a similar format was discussed as the possible template for the rest of the report.
* Preliminary ideas and recommendations were discussed; broad topics to be covered in each area of the report were agreed upon.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Baldwin, T. 2007. H.R. 1232--110th Congress (2007): Veterinary Public Health Workforce Expansion Act of 2007.

Pallone, F. 2008. Pallone statement at health hearing on the Veterinary Public Health Workforce Expansion Act. Media release.

Pappaioanou, M. 2008. Written testimony of Dr. Marguerite Pappaioanou, DVM, MPVM, PhD, Dip ACVPM, Executive Director of AAVMC concerning the Veterinary Public Health Workforce Expansion Act (HR 1232) before the Subcommittee on Health of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. January 23, 2008.

DeHaven, W. R. 2008. Summary testimony of Dr. W. Ron DeHaven on the Veterinary Public Health Workforce Expansion Act. January 23, 2008.
Allen, S. A. 2008. Written testimony of Sheila W. Allen, DVM, MS, Dip ACVS, Dean – College of Veterinary Medicine, University of GA concerning the Veterinary Public Health Workforce Expansion Act of 2007 (HR 1232) before the Subcommittee on Health of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce. January 23, 2008.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

March 25, 2008

Contact

Kara Murphy

202-334-3125
kmurphy@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Meeting 3

September 23 - 24, 2007

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Sheila W. Allen, Val R. Beasley, Bonnie Buntain, Henry Childers, Harold Davis, Malcolm Getz, Alan M. Kelly, Tracey S. McNamara, Gay Y. Miller, Bennie Osburn, Mark Pauly, Willie M. Reed, Michael A. Stoto, Stephen S. Sutherland

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

- AVMA data and current trends in veterinary medicine
- Determining if an actual surplus or shortage of vets exists or if the existing numbers just need to be moved to other areas of practice
- Strategies to plan and prepare for emergency occurrences; surge capacity
- The need for increased numbers of vet techs
- The importance of public practice
- Wildlife surveillance and creating links between wildlife biologists and veterinarians
- Surveying industry to determine what kind of candidates are being hired
- Surveying food animal vets to determine retention rates

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

GAO. 2005. HOMELAND SECURITY: Much Is Being Done to Protect Agriculture from a Terrorist Attack, but Important Challenges Remain. GAO-05-214. GAO: Washington, DC.

Gehrke, B.C. 1995. Trends in veterinarians’ professional incomes, 1983 to 1993. JAVMA 206:1545-1546.

Gehrke, B.C. 1996. Employment, starting salaries, and educational indebtedness of 1996 graduates of US veterinary medical colleges. JAVMA 209:2022-2023.

Gehrke, B.C. 1996. Professional incomes of US veterinarians in private practice, 1995. JAVMA 209:1712-1713.

Gehrke, B.C. 1997. Employment of male and female graduates of US veterinary medical colleges, 1996. JAVMA 210:490-491.

Gehrke, B.C. 1998. Employment of male and female graduates of US veterinary medical colleges, 1997. JAVMA 212:208-209.

Prattley, D.J. et al. 2007. Application of portfolio theory to risk-based allocation of surveillance resources in animal populations. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. In press.

Remsburg, D.W., D.T. Galligan, and J.D. Ferguson. 2007. A proposed novel food animal health care delivery system. JAVMA 231:854-860.

Shepherd, A.J. 2004. Employment of male and female graduates of US veterinary medical colleges, 2004. JAVMA 225:1834-1836.

Shepherd, A.J. 2004. Employment, starting salaries, and educational indebtedness of year-2004 graduates of US veterinary medical colleges. JAVMA 224:1677-1679.

Shepherd, A.J. 2005. Employment of male and female graduates of US veterinary medical colleges, 2005. JAVMA 227:1246-1248.

Shepherd, A.J. 2005. Employment, starting salaries, and educational indebtedness of year-2005 graduates of US veterinary medical colleges. JAVMA 227:1084-1086

Shepherd, A.J. 2006. Employment of male and female graduates of US veterinary medical colleges, 2006. JAVMA 229:1256-1258.

Shepherd, A.J. 2006. Employment, starting salaries, and educational indebtedness of year-2006 graduates of US veterinary medical colleges. JAVMA 229:1087-1089

Wise, J.K. 1981. Economic Note: Veterinarian’s Incomes: 1965 vs 1977. JAVMA 174:1020-1022.

Wise, K.J. 1983. Employment and starting salaries of 1983 graduates of US veterinary medical colleges. JAVMA 183:1109-1110.

Wise, K.J. 1987. Employment, starting salaries, and educational indebtedness of 1986 graduates of US veterinary medical colleges. JAVMA 190:209-210.

Wise, K.J. 1989. Employment, starting salaries, and educational indebtedness of 1989 graduates of US veterinary medical colleges. JAVMA 195:1407-1408.

Wise, J.K. 1991. Economic Note: Trends in veterinarians’ professional incomes, 1980 to 1989. JAVMA 198:2119-2120.

Wise, K.J. 1993. Employment, starting salaries, and educational indebtedness of 1993 graduates of US veterinary medical colleges. JAVMA 203:1687-1688.

Wise, J.K. 1993. Trends in veterinarians’ professional incomes, 1983 to 1991. JAVMA 202:1226-1227.

Wise, K.J. 1999. 1997 Income of US veterinarians. JAVMA 214:1489-1490.

Wise, K.J. 1999. Employment, starting salaries, and educational indebtedness of 1999 graduates of US veterinary medical colleges. JAVMA 215:1783-1784.

Wise, J.K. 2000. Employment of male and female graduates of US veterinary medical colleges, 1999. JAVMA 216:184-186.

Wise, J.K. 2001. 1999 Income of US veterinarians. JAVMA 219:454-456.

Wise, J.K. 2001. Employment of male and female graduates of US veterinary medical colleges, 2000. JAVMA 218:867-869.

Wise, K.J. 2001. Employment, starting salaries, and educational indebtedness of year-2000 graduates of US veterinary medical colleges. JAVMA 218:710-712.

Wise, J.K. 2002. Employment of male and female graduates of US veterinary medical colleges, 2001. JAVMA 220:600-602.

Wise, K.J. 2002. Employment, starting salaries, and educational indebtedness of year-2001 graduates of US veterinary medical colleges. JAVMA 220:179-181.

Wise, J.K. 2003. Employment of male and female graduates of US veterinary medical colleges, 2002. JAVMA 222:598-600.

Wise, K.J. 2003. Employment, starting salaries, and educational indebtedness of year-2002 graduates of US veterinary medical colleges. JAVMA 222:312-314.

Wise, J.K. 2003. Income of US veterinarians, 2001. JAVMA 222:1686-1688.

Wise, J.K. 2004. Employment of male and female graduates of US veterinary medical colleges, 2003. JAVMA 224:517-519.

Wise, K.J. 2004. Employment, starting salaries, and educational indebtedness of year-2003 graduates of US veterinary medical colleges. JAVMA 224:213-215.

Wise, J.K. 2005. Income of US veterinarians, 2003. JAVMA 226:208-211.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

September 27, 2007

Contact

Kara Murphy

202-334-3125
kmurphy@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Meeting 2

June 22 - 23, 2007

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Sheila Allen
Val Beasley
Bonnie Buntain
Henry Childers
Harold Davis
James Fox
Malcolm Getz
Alan Kelly
Tracey McNamara
Gay Miller
Mark Pauly
Willie Reed
John Shadduck
Michael Stoto
Stephen Sutherland

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

How to proceed with report; included discussion of what topics fall under each subgroup's category to ensure overlapping topics are not missed.
Completed conflict-of-interest discussion.
Globalization and keeping worldwide veterinary needs in mind.
Progress reports from subgroups.
Discussion on analytical framework for projecting supply and demand of vets.
Veterinary Workforce Act.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

American Veterinary Medical Aassociation. 2007. AVMA report on veterinary compensation. AVMA: Washington, DC.
Shepherd, A. J. 2006. Employment of female and male graduates of US veterinary medical colleges, 2006. JAVMA 229:1256-1258.
Shepherd, A. J. 2006. Employment, starting salaries, and educational indebtedness of year-2006 graduates of US veterinary medical colleges. JAVMA 229:1087-1089.
Shepherd, A. J. 2005. Employment of female and male graduates of US veterinary medical colleges, 2005. JAVMA 227:1246-1248.
Shepherd, A. J. 2005. Employment, starting salaries, and educational indebtedness of year-2005 graduates of US veterinary medical colleges. JAVMA 227:1084-1086.
Shepherd, A. J. 2004. Employment of female and male graduates of US veterinary medical colleges, 2004. JAVMA 225:1834-1836.
Shepherd, A. J. 2004. Employment, starting salaries, and educational indebtedness of year-2004 graduates of US veterinary medical colleges. JAVMA 224:1677-1679.
Saperstein, G. 2007. Corporate and contract research in academia: setting it up for success. PowerPoint presentation at CL Davis Seminar: Bridging the gap in academic-industrial biomedical research, May 11, 2007.
Tzipori, S. 2007. Veterinarians disguised as public health experts. PowerPoint presentation at CL Davis Seminar: Bridging the gap in academic-industrial biomedical research, May 11, 2007.
Pappaioanou, M. 2007. Veterinarians in federal and state government: Making a difference in public health. PowerPoint presentation.
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 2007. National Fish & Wildlife Health Initiative for the United States. June 2007.
Buntain, B. J. 2004. Emerging challenges in public health protection, food safety, and security: Veterinary needs in the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. JVME 31:334-340.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

August 27, 2007

Contact

Kara Murphy

202-334-3125
kmurphy@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

First Meeting: Veterinary Medicine Workforce

April 19 - 20, 2007

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Sheila Allen
Val Beasley
Bonnie Buntain
Henry Childers
Harold Davis
James Fox
Malcolm Getz
Alan Kelly
Tracey McNamara
Gay Miller
Mark Pauly
Willie Reed
John Shadduck
Michael Stoto
Stephen Sutherland

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

* Discusses Statement of Task and what the study is aiming to do.
* Discussed bias, conflict of interest and committee composition.
* Discussed what are the really big issues facing veterinary medicine today.
* The committee process was discussed, to familiarize new members with how NAS works.
* Discussed planning the study.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Brown, J. P., and J. D. Silverman. 1999. The current and future market for veterinarians and veterinary medical services in the United States. JAVMA 215:161-183.
American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges. 2005. 2005-2006 Comparative data report. AAVMC: Washington, DC.
Prasse, K. W. 2007. Foreword to the Foresight project final report: Envisioning the future of veterinary medical education. JVME 34:1-2.
Willis, N. G., F. A. Monroe, J. A. Potworowski, G. Halbert, B. R. Evans, J. E. Smith, K. J. Andrews, L. Spring, A. Bradbrook. Envisioning the future of veterinary medical education: the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges Foresight project, final report. JVME 34:3-42.
King, L., and R. Khabbaz. Converging issues in veterinary and public health. Emerging Infectious Diseases [serial online] 2007 April 9. Available from: URL: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no4/03-0037.htm.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

March 25, 2008

Contact

Kara Murlpy

202-334-3125
kmurphy@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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