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LCVMA
Services
The Larimer
County Veterinary Medical Association (LCVMA) originally operated as a
chapter of the Colorado Veterinary Medical Association. It later became
an unincorporated association until incorporation in 1998. LCVMA represents
veterinarians of District 2 in the Colorado Veterinary Medical Association.
Our representative is Dr. Ursula Eckert-Peterson from Loveland, CO.
LCVMA has and will
continue to provide the following services:
- Promote awareness
of veterinary medicine in Larimer County. This is a traditional activity
of a business association.
- Provide a uniform
Rabies tag/licensing system for Larimer County Health Department.
The Department requested that LCVMA take over this responsibility
in 1991. This is not a profit-oriented service, but rather just a
service that removes a burden from the government.
- Provide monies
for student scholarships, the Larimer County Humane Society, and other
animal health/veterinary organizations. The LCVMA has historically
supported the local humane society with funds, provided scholarship
money to the Colorado State University Foundation for students in
veterinary medicine, and donated monies for prizes and trophies at
the annual Larimer County fair.
- Provide a forum
for local veterinarians through socialization and continuing education
presentations at each meeting. These activities provide the membership
with additional tools to improve their individual practices.
Sources of financial support to LCVMA come from two sources:
- Rabies tag license
orders for Larimer County veterinarians
- Annual membership
dues
What
We Do
For
each fiscal year, beginning in September and ending in May, LCVMA
organizes educational meetings for its membership. Topics vary within
the veterinary fields and are often sponsored by animal health corporations.
No meeting is held in January of each year, as the annual convention
hosted by CSU takes place that month. Continuing education credits
are not always offered, but may be organized by some of the corporate
sponsors.
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