SCAVMA Membership Benefits Include:

• Reduced AVMA membership rates, including free membership for the remainder of your graduating year ($195 savings)
• Eligibility for AVMA health, life, and professional liability insurance
• The opportunity to attend the SAVMA Educational Symposium, with reimbursement for registration costs ($75)
• Reduced rental rate for 3rd-year surgery packs ($100 savings)
• The opportunity to attend monthly SCAVMA dinner meetings featuring nationally-renowned speakers designed to enhance your professional development (invaluable)
• Use of the SCAVMA phones and microwaves in the cafeteria
• Access to members-only areas of the AVMA and SAVMA websites, hosting a variety of professional resources
• Reduced subscription rates to AVMA journals (JAVMA and AJVR)
• Eligibility to apply for AVMA externship funds, student loans (up to $8000 per year), and scholarships
• Free subscription to NOAH-internet access (supported by Purina and the AVMA, a $120 value)
• Access to the online AVMA Veterinary Career Center
• Free advanced registration (or reduced on-site registration, $75) for the AVMA Annual Convention (a $500 value)

Important points about recieving SCAVMA benefits:

• If you have paid for a 4-year membership, you are all set and will recieve your SCAVMA membership benefits automatically. This is another great benefit of choosing this option!
• If you are paying yearly, in order to recieve a particular SCAVMA benefit (e.g. discounted surgery packs, AVMA membership) you must have completed your previous year as a "member in good standing" (paid dues & completed points, exception is first-years) and have paid dues for the current year. For more information, please consult Article XI in the SCAVMA Constitution.
• Students on an official leave of absence (maternity leave, etc) and not enrolled in classes are exempt from participation point requirements. This, and other special arrangements, must first be approved by the SCAVMA executive board.