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A year ago, we rolled out a new board recruitment process under our updated bylaws. The results were impressive in both the quantity and caliber of members stepping forward to lead this organization. As we start the 2027 recruitment process,…

Dr. Becca Raffel is a small animal veterinarian, practice owner, and four-year WVMA Board member who tells it like it is and gets things done…

By Jason Schultz, WVMA Content Manager Rustic Reboot at Woodside Ranch was another WVMA event to remember. Nearly 70 veterinary professionals from around the state saddled up for a full slate of expert-led lectures, horseback and wagon rides through the woods, good eats at the cookout, bison and goats galore, and a whole lot of old-school face-to-face conversation. WVMA staff, board members, volunteers, and ranch employees put in the hard work to make the day a huge success. And the weather goddess smiled down on us, again. Sunny and 70’s with a beautiful breeze? Yes please. (That’s like three events […]

What does your schedule look like over the next, say, six or seven months? Busy? That’s what we thought…

On a lovely Saturday morning in April, the exhibition hall at Monona Terrace buzzed with possibility as 94 future veterinarians…

My busy life just got a little busier. About 5 lbs.,13 oz. busier to be exact. I share this news not to brag about the arrival of our new baby boy to the entire WVMA member base…