Key Benefits of Membership
Collegiality
The veterinary profession is a small profession compared to other professions. The SCVMA provides venues and resources for you to network and commiserate about the day to day challenges in the veterinary profession.
Continuing Education
Each month there are live and virtual CALIFORNIA STATUTORILY- approved CE meetings that provide many opportunities for both RVTs and DVMs to earn CE credits. It is possible to meet your state requirements for CE without ever leaving LA or OC.
Representation
The SCVMA is in touch with local governments in both counties. We actively seek to be at the table for open discussions on local issues relating to the profession and small business.
Resources
The SCVMA website and the Pulse magazine provide information and resources on what is going on in the SCVMA as well as professional articles on clinical and business-based topics. The SCVMA Career Center provides resources and online classifieds with a variety of category listings.
Pulse
Pulse is the official magazine of the Southern California Veterinary Medical Association. The monthly publication reaches more than 1,800 veterinarians, registered veterinary technicians and veterinary office staff in Southern California.
Community
Communities allow you to participate in discussions and share resources with other members.
The beginning of the year marks the start of the Veterinary Conference Season and it opens with a bang! Some of you may have attended VMX in Orlando this past January and others, like me, are about to head to Vegas for WVC in February. And while there is plenty of continuing education and learning to be had at conferences, they also offer a great time to catch up with vet and industry friends.
If the hustle and bustle of the two largest veterinary conferences in North America are too much for you, there are various other smaller conferences held across the country and the world. I am sure most of you are aware of all of the continuing education you can do here at home through SCVMA in a smaller intimate setting or from the comfort of your home or office via Zoom. Not all associations around the country provide the variety of CE opportunities SCVMA makes available multiple times a month.
Sometimes the unexpected run-ins that happen at larger conferences also happen here locally. I’ve run into a classmate I didn’t know was in the area at an SCVMA leadership session or, your new grad associate running into an undergrad friend at a local chapter meeting.
While Zoom makes it easy not to miss a great CE when you can’t attend in person, nothing replaces going to a meeting, big or small, in person.
Julio López, DVM, DACVIM (Internal Medicine)
SCVMA President
Membership Options
DVM
- $250 / yr.
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- For California licensed veterinarians practicing OR living in Los Angeles County or Orange County. Dues vary based year of graduation. For university faculty, equine veterinarians or veterinarians working for public or non-for-profit entities, please email scmvainfo@scvma.org
Non-Resident DVMs
- $175/ yr.
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- For veterinarians who reside AND practice anywhere outside of Los Angeles County or Orange County
DVM Student
- FREE
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- FREE while enrolled in a veterinary college
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Friend
- $175/ yr.
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- For individuals working for or owning a business that provides services or products or supports the veterinary profession.
Para-Professional
- $45/ yr.
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- For any veterinary hospital employee that is NOT a licensed veterinarian
RVT Student
- FREE
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- FREE while enrolled in a program leading to eligibility to receive an RVT license
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Veterinary Assistant Student
- FREE
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- FREE while enrolled in a program that teaches veterinary assistant skills.