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Dear colleagues,
We hope that your 2023 is starting off well! We are happy to announce that the SFMVA will be continuing in-person meetings this year at McCormick and Kuleto’s in San Francisco’s historic Ghirardelli Square.
Our quarterly meetings are a great way to meet other veterinarians, commiserate, celebrate our wins, and support each other while getting in some CE, and a delicious meal. They are also a good way to bring your ideas and thoughts to board members to take onto the CVMA. Whether you are a potential new member or renewing your membership, please take a moment to update your contact information (especially the email address to which the newsletter should be directed) by completing a membership application. The membership form may be submitted electronically on our website:
Dues are $300 per year (for 4 quarterly in-person meetings) per member for 2023. Dues payments may be made with either check (PO Box 320365, SF, CA 94132) or by PayPal through the invoice forms available on the website. If payment is made for more than one application, please clearly indicate which individuals are included in the payment (this option is also available online, or a list of individuals to be covered may be emailed to the treasurer). Each member should complete an application regardless of payment method so that their contact information is updated.
Payment is due by April 15. After this date, payments will be on a “per meeting” basis.
SFVMA members’ names will be listed on our website with hospital affiliation. Email addresses will be confidential and used only for the purposes of communicating with the membership regarding matters related to the organization.
We hope you will join us in 2023!
Warm regards,
Dr. Amy Lightstone
SFVMA President
sfvmapresident@gmail.com
Dr. Anna DeVincinzi
SFVMA Vice President
sfvmavp@gmail.com
Dr. Jessica Lau
SFMVA Secretary
sfvmasecretary@gmail.com
Dr. Karen Truong
SFVMA Treasurer
sfvmatreasurer@gmail.com
Dear Colleagues,
Five years ago, I joined the board of the SFVMA originally as the secretary as a way to give back to our local veterinary community. I had been doing relief work around the city for a couple of years and wanted to help provide a place for everyone to come together to meet, commiserate, and learn with other veterinarians in the area. We’ve certainly had some trials during this time with losing the Cliff House, trying to figure out providing online CE during COVID, finding a new venue during a pandemic willing to take a large group, and trying to encourage local veterinarians to join us once again.
It has been a pleasure to serve this community, and I am very grateful for all the people that I have met and gotten to know during this time. However, after serving as the secretary, the president, or both during the last 5 years, it is time for me to step down from the board. We will be once again holding elections for the president and vice president positions at the November meeting like the old days (the new secretary, treasurer, and HOD representatives were elected earlier this year). Dr. Anna DeVincenzi has served as the vice president for the last 6 years and would also like to step down. Most people have historically served as board members for 2-3 years, though certainly some for less, so we’re both a bit overdue for an exit (thanks COVID). …
Continue reading this article and more in the
Winter 2022 SFVMA Newsletter (PDF)
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Please reach out to
Jessica Lau at sfvmasecretary@gmail.com
if you are interested in helping represent out community!
The objectives of the Association shall be to advance the science and art of veterinary medicine in all its branches, including its relationship to public health, the biological sciences and agriculture. The Association shall provide a forum for the discussion of issues of importance to the veterinary profession, and for the development of official position statements. The Association shall be the authorized voice for the profession in San Francisco in presenting its views to government, academia, agriculture, pet owners, the media and other concerned public.
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