The re-inclusion of veterinary medicine in the Senate version of the Disadvantaged Minority Health Improvement Act also was an accomplishment. The inclusion of veterinary medicine in the CSRS Minority Scholarship Program likewise was a favorable development. The strength of these items comes not so much in terms of immediate tangible benefits, but in establishing the validity of veterinary medicine at every step in the political process where it is possible. Facilitate requests for specific action from deans as directed by Executive Committee . A review of telephone, e-mail and fax traffic revealed a fairly normal distribution of contacts.
Staff is required to return all phone calls, letters, faxes and e-mails on a same day basis.
Staff also offers, in every case, to accompany deans on their Washington business calls. This is done at the Washington level through the aforementioned coalitions. This has most often involved other university officials but has also involved the medical and agricultural communities. The Executive Director, Executive Committee and Strategic Planning Committee will identify specific issues of interest to academic veterinary medicine . In addition, we have continually worked with members of the Federation of Associations of Schools of the Health Professions on the passage of the Senate version of the Disadvantaged Minority Health Improvement Act of 1994.