Advancing And Promoting Veterinary Professional Associates, Bridging the Gap for Animal Health.
The Coalition for the Veterinary Professional Associates (CVPA) announces the advancement of the Veterinary Professional Associate (VPA) position. The driving force for this new VPA role is "Access to Care." This will be an accredited and licensed new role that will directly address the call related to the existing national veterinary provider shortage in support of rural and companion animal needs (farmers, pet owners, shelters, and other stakeholders) with access to care.
The CVPA is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit association with over 34 expert veterinary professionals representing a wide variety of stakeholders in their respective fields nationwide. The active CVPA committees include Standards, Certification, and Accreditation; Governance and Legislative; Veterinary Industry Liaison; and Marketing, Communications, and Public Relations. With solid support from universities, rural settings, shelters, and companion animal environments, this coalition has come together to lobby for and support the creation of these new veterinary professional providers.
The VPA will support veterinarians by providing veterinary medical care across specialties and additional defined clinical settings.
The VPA will be trained to work in locations such as companion animal hospitals, urgent care, shelter medicine, large animal practice, ambulatory and food animal care along with other animal healthcare domains.
Robert Murtaugh, DVM, MS, DACVIM, DACVECC, FCCM, FNAP
"Every step we take toward greater access to care is a step toward a stronger profession, healthier pets, and happier families. That's the future the CVPA is building."
.png)
.png)