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Online Membership Form

To register, follow the link for "Student Chapter Member" and forward your confirmation page to Tufts.SCAVMA@gmail.com.

HOW TO BECOME A SCAVMA MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING

1. Pay annual $35 membership dues.
2. Serve on a SCAVMA Committee for two years and fulfill delegated duties.
3. Attend SCAVMA meetings.
4. Must be a member for the last two years prior to graduation in order to attain maximum benefits of the AVMA.

SCAVMA MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

1. Eligible for the Following Tufts SCAVMA Benefits:
   • One free syllabus for 1st, 2nd and 3rd year students!
   • $40 Gift Card for the Elms Café for 4th year students
   • Free registration and hotel accommodations for SAVMA symposium
   • Eligible for Tufts SCAVMA Travel Grants, granted to at least ten students annually
   • Information about scholarships and other monetary opportunities delivered directly from the Tufts SAVMA delegates
   • Access to SCAVMA events, such as lunch talks, 4th year board reviews and much, much more!
2. Eligible for the Following Student AVMA Benefits:
   • Annual Student AVMA Educational Symposium
   • Free subscription to The Vet Gazette (Journal of the Student AVMA)
   • Funds for the Navajo Indian Reservation externship
   • IVSA student-abroad exchange program
   • Scholarships, grants, and other monetary opportunities
   • Information concerning relevant veterinary issues through your Student AVMA Delegate
3. Eligible for the Following AVMA Benefits:
   • SCAVMA subscription rates to the Journal of the AVMA (JAVMA) and the American Journal of Veterinary Research (AJVR) JAVMA for $40/yr
   • AJVR for $40/yr
   • Free advanced registration to the annual AVMA meeting, and reduced registration for all other AVMA symposiums.
   • Access to the AVMA Auxiliary Student Loan Fund (up to $8000) as well as the AVM Foundation scholarship
   • Health, accident, life, and professional liability insurance through the AVMA Insurance Trust.
   • AVMA's Placement Service/Career Counseling Provides job listings and allows you to post your resume for worldwide exposure.
   • Provides listings of post-graduate programs, externships, and internships - private, public, and corporate.
   • Has information on starting salaries and benefits, how to evaluate your first practice position, demographics on the profession, and the variety of veterinary careers.
   • Can counsel you on how to negotiate salary and benefits.
   • Computer-linked communication with other veterinary school students through the Network of Animal Health (NOAH).
   • Reduced membership rates to the AVMA for the following 2 years after graduation (saving up to $175 over 3 years).
   • Savings of 8% off of what you are currently paying for home or car insurance.