Student American Veterinary Medical Association - Purdue University Chapter
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We are the Student American Veterinary Medical Association Purdue Chapter. We help finance special interest clubs, sponsor speakers, provide learning opportunities, host social events, and participate in public service projects. SAVMA Purdue University is a local chapter of SAVMA, which is the Student Association of the AVMA. SAVMA is composed of 30 SAVMA chapters and represents us in the AVMA House of Delegates.Each student chapter is granted an official charter by the AVMA. This provides an avenue for students to begin learning about organized veterinary medicine. The Student AVMA (SAVMA) is the national organization of veterinary students that unites the 30 SAVMA chapters as a single unit by representing us in the AVMA House of Delegates. They also foster the exchange of information among the chapters by organizing the annual spring SAVMA Symposium, encouraging participation at the AVMA convention, and publishing a national newsletter called Intervet. Each SAVMA chapter has two SAVMA delegates that attend the national SAVMA House of Delegates meeting twice a year to represent the school's students. The SAVMA delegates hold a two year term and have opportunities to serve on various AVMA committees.