Getting a History
The year that the first veterinary school was founded in Lyon France
What is 1761?
This Department that often works in Human medicine also hands out the licenses for veterinarians
What is the Department of Health?
The Veterinary Practice Act is made up of these two sets of codes and laws that regulate veterinary medicine in WA
What are the RCWs and WACs?
What is Iowa State College University established in 1879?
What is 1791?
With an interesting sounding acronym this Commission or Council within the Department of Health maintains important tasks within veterinary medicine
What is the VBOG (Veterinary Board of Governors)?
Out of RCWs and WACs one of these are Laws passed the state
What are the RCW Laws?
The first legislative bills that regulated the practice of veterinary medicine introduced in NY NJ, WI and Pennsylvania was passed in this year. This was also the year of the Oklahoma Land Rush
What is the year 1890?
This governing body of Veterinary Medicine was formed this year, almost 100 years after the first school was formed
What is the AVMA that was formed in 1863?
Well now that we're on the subject list one of the functions of the grand VBOG
What is develop rules, policies and procedures to promote quaility animal medical care?
The other is a set of Rules determined by the Department of Health through the previously discussed VBOG and explains how the laws will be carried out
What are the WAC rules?
43 years after its inception the AVMA finally starts throwing its weight around in this year when the Committee on Intelligence and Education begins evaluating veterinary medical education programs
What is the year 1906?
The US finally gets on board with veterinary medicine with this Act passed by Congress which led to the creation of agricultural colleges which is one year before the AVMA is created
What is the Land Grant Act of 1862?
Well we can't forget their other job now can we? List the other function of the VBOG
What is review violations of the Veterinary Practice Act and Implement disciplinary action?
In the 40s this council was created to formally accredit veterinary schools
What is the AVMA Council on Education that was formed in the year 1946?
This Association was formed in 1863 and now accredits veterinary colleges and programs (including the one you're in now!)
What is the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)?
This is what actually makes up the VBOG
What are 5 veterinarians, 1 Vet tech, and 1 member of the public?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! The AVMA begins accrediting veterinary technology programs, this is also the year of bell bottom pants and the four seasons
What is the year 1972?
Finally, the technicians start catching up and in this decade veterinary technician education programs are established at various colleges
What is the 1960's?