Structure
SAVMA membership is limited to student chapters of the AVMA at accredited veterinary medical schools in the U.S. and Canada. Associate member status is conferred to foreign veterinary medical schools.
SAVMA is governed by a House of Delegates (HOD). Each member chapter is permitted to two delegates to the HOD. The HOD meets each spring and summer. It elects officers, and sets policy within the boundaries established by the AVMA constitution and policies. The HOD has 11 committees that meet after the conclusion of the business meeting of the HOD. The committees are:
- Animal Welfare–Human Animal Bond
- Communications
- Economics, Finance and Management
- Education and Professional Development
- Emerging Issues
- Government Affairs
- International Veterinary Student Relations
- Multicultural Student Outreach
- Native American Project
- Symposium
- Vet Gazette
The HOD meeting in the spring is held in conjunction with the SAVMA Symposium, an educational and professional development conference. The HOD meeting in the summer is held in conjunction with the AVMA Annual Meeting.
The HOD elects six national officers. The officers include a president, secretary, treasurer, editor, International Exchange officer, and Information Technology officer. Also elected by the HOD are a president-elect and International Exchange Officer-elect. The officers oversee the day-to-day functioning of SAVMA.
The officers and officers-elect—along with the past-president, past-secretary, past-treasurer, AVMA Liaison, and AVMA Advisor to SAVMA—comprise the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is the governing body of SAVMA between meetings of the HOD.
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