Mission
TO ADVANCE THE IDEALS AND GOALS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE; TO PREPARE ITS MEMBERS TO MEET THE SOCIAL, MORAL, AND ETHICAL OBLIGATIONS OF THE PROFESSION; TO REPRESENT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON ("UW-MADISON") SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE("SVM") AND ITS STUDENTS AT NATIONAL CONVENTIONS; TO ESTABLISH AN AFFILIATION BETWEEN ITS MEMBERS AND THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ("AVMA"); TO ENHANCE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PROFESSIONALISM, LEADERSHIP, AND SERVICE IN ITS MEMBERS; AND TO CELEBRATE AND PROMOTE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION INSIDE AND OUT OF THE VETERINARY PROFESSION AND PROVIDE A CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES THE SUCCESS OF STUDENTS.