Ep 137: US veterinary issues, with AVMA president Michael Bailey

About this episode

Chris Simpson interviews Michael Q Bailey about the challenges facing veterinarians in the US, including workforce shortages and legislative efforts.

Chris Simpson sits down with Michael Q Bailey, president of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), to discuss the issues facing veterinarians in the United States. Dr Bailey discusses rural veterinary workforce shortages and the AVMA-sponsored legislation set to tackle the issue, the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, and the latest efforts to combat the re-emerging threat of New World Screwworm. Podcast music: “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

People in this episode

Guest: Michael Q Bailey

Topics covered

• veterinary issues
• rural workforce shortages
• legislation
• public health

Keywords

• AVMA
• Combating Illicit Xylazine Act
• New World Screwworm

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Places: US, the United States

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