What the AVEPM Does
The AVEPM advances veterinary epidemiology and preventive medicine through education, training, and knowledge exchange.
The Association fulfills its mission by:
- Promoting the dissemination of knowledge and best practices in veterinary epidemiology and preventive medicine
- Organizing and sponsoring continuing education programs for professionals in the field
- Partnering in the delivery of workshops, conferences, seminars and symposia
- Supporting graduate education by sponsoring student awards and travel scholarships
- Hosting the annual Schwabe Symposium, which recognizes an individual’s lifetime achievement in veterinary epidemiology
AVEPM Announcements
The AVEPM Board of Directors is pleased to announce that the 2027 recipient of the Calvin W. Schwabe Award is Dr. H. Morgan Scott! The 2027 Schwabe Symposium, honoring Dr. Scott’s distinguished career, will take place during the 2027 CRWAD meeting in Chicago (https://crwad.org/). The symposium theme and featured speakers will be announced soon.
We extend our sincere thanks to all graduate students who submitted oral and poster presentations for consideration in this year’s AVEPM Graduate Student Competition. The quality of the submissions was exceptional, making this a highly competitive year. Gearhart Award Award: Certificate, USD 500 cash prize, and an additional USD 500 to support travel to CRWAD…
We are pleased to announce that Alejandra Arevalo from The Ohio State University has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the Mark Gearhart Memorial Graduate Student Award. Alejandra was selected from an excellent pool of applicants for this annual award, which recognizes a graduate student who is completing, or has just completed, advanced academic…