Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Veterinary Medicine
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Veterinary Medicine [18 VAC 150 ‑ 20]
Public Comment Forum
On this Action: 
Elimination of restriction on practical training only in final year of veterinary school
 
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CLOSED     Opened on 6/1/2015 and Ended on 7/1/2015

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Comment Title Commenter
Elimination of restriction on practical training only in final year of veterinary school J Hornberg  7/1/15  6:39 pm
Appropriate Veterinary Student Training and Supervision H. Preston Boggess, MD  7/1/15  5:34 pm
Informed consent by the owner Sophie Conlogue  6/30/15  5:12 pm
Protect PETS not VT VETS Jonathan Schmerfeld  6/30/15  12:46 am
Informed Consent Caroline Reznicek  6/29/15  6:28 pm
hands-on experience with owner consent and under proper supervision Rainbow Lonestar  6/28/15  7:58 pm
Earlier experience with patients = better learning and better veterinarians. Full support!! Shawna Klahn, DVM  6/27/15  3:08 pm
Duty to protect patients and the public NOT eliminate restrictions Jennifer E. Daly, Ph.D.  6/26/15  11:10 pm
Supporting owner consent Rebecca Dameron  6/26/15  5:58 pm
Student Veterinary Practice Susan Puscheck  6/25/15  5:12 pm
owner consent -NEEDED susan bailey  6/25/15  3:24 pm
allowing all vet students, all years, to do what ever to an animal with out owner consent is horribl susan bailey  6/25/15  3:22 pm
Owner Consent and Student Education Must Be a Prerequisite for Vet Student Treatment Susan Fredette  6/24/15  9:06 pm
Elimination of restriction on practical training only in final year of veterinary school Sidney L. Delson, FAIA Emeritus  6/24/15  5:32 pm
Students giving our pets medical procedures without owners consent Dani Duran  6/24/15  4:56 pm
No Uncertified Vets Without Consent Daniel Jones  6/24/15  4:05 pm
Owners should have knowledge of, and consent to, student practice on their animals S. Dawn Heyse  6/24/15  11:38 am
Guidance When Examing Animals Jackie Davis  6/24/15  10:54 am
Veterinary Student Practice without Owner Consent - no Judith K. Sanders  6/24/15  10:51 am
Owner should be told upfront if a student is examining pet Laura Edelman  6/24/15  10:18 am
Early experience better Kevin Britt, DVM  6/22/15  11:00 pm
Requirement for owner consent when students are involved Harvey Wingfield  6/21/15  3:00 pm
This change will improve future veterinary care in Virginia Michael Nappier DVM  6/20/15  3:26 pm
Toward a notional standard consistent with fair business and medical standards: Jim Best  6/20/15  5:57 am
Directly supervised, practical experience with owner consent will benefit patients and the professio Katherine Wilson, DVM  6/19/15  11:16 am
This change to regulations will improve care for your animals David Grat, DVM  6/19/15  10:46 am
Very much support supervised experiences with owner consent J. Phillip Pickett, DVM  6/19/15  10:03 am
More real life experience means better graduates and better care for animals. Cinthia Honeycutt, DVM  6/18/15  10:42 pm
Support for earlier supervised experience, with owner consent Jennifer Hodgson, Associate Dean, VMCVM  6/18/15  3:07 pm
Vet Students Need More Supervised Experience Harry Yeatts Jr.  6/17/15  4:17 pm
Uneasy about Student Practice Cassandra Cooper  6/15/15  4:27 pm
Misinformation and Considering the Rights and Interests of Clients Margie Beane  6/15/15  2:36 pm
Client authorized experience in all years of Veterinary education is good for pets Christine Reid LVT/RVT, DVM Candidate 2016  6/15/15  1:35 pm
Gaining Experience to Better Serve Future Patients Courtney Walski DVM Class of 2017  6/14/15  11:10 pm
Increasing student exposure Stephanie Paultre, VMRCVM 2017  6/13/15  2:31 pm
Owner Consent at all Levels of Care Virginia welton  6/12/15  11:17 am
Owner consent for veterinary student practice on animal patients Nancy S Kelly  6/10/15  5:45 pm
Owner Consent Necessary Sara Connell  6/9/15  8:25 pm
Hands-on Learning Experience Invaluable (consent IS required, supervision a must) Catharine Cowan, VMCVM 2018  6/9/15  12:59 pm
Better care for pets via better learning opportunities for vet students Elizabeth Wall, DVM  6/8/15  9:36 pm
Owner consent must be mandatory Susan Adams  6/8/15  7:35 pm
Owner's consent important Karen Day  6/8/15  1:49 pm
I support Owner's Consent! Bill Graefe  6/8/15  9:06 am
Owner's Consent needs to be Mandatory! Corinne Graefe  6/8/15  9:05 am
Increasing supervised hands-on experience beneficial for all Karen Hicks Flexner, DVM  6/7/15  1:33 pm
Hands-On Experience is Essential Jonatan Pribluda, DVM  6/7/15  9:13 am
Grave Concerns Dr. Ruth Hendrick  6/6/15  4:54 pm
Full text of statute with proposed change striked-out. (Owner consent required in part B) Shawn Budge, VMCVM candidate c/o 2018  6/6/15  4:54 pm
Key To Maximizing Veterinary Graduates' Success Courtney Scarborough, VMCVM Student  6/6/15  4:30 pm
Essential for Students to Practice Laura Turner, VMCVM 2017  6/6/15  3:15 pm
Practice is essential Treasa Bryant, VMRCVM Class of 2017  6/6/15  3:00 pm
Practice is essential to growth LaCheryl Ball, VMRCVM  6/6/15  1:26 pm
Amendment will improve quality of new veterinarians Rachel Bunn, DVM expected 2017  6/6/15  1:25 pm
misunderstandings jmm  6/6/15  1:14 pm
RE: Owner consent Cara Lubarsky, DVM  6/6/15  12:09 pm
Require owner consent Pat Petro  6/4/15  4:54 pm
Re: Oppose the proposed action Keith Richardson  6/4/15  3:59 pm
owner consent Mr.  6/3/15  11:29 pm
Veterinary Students practicing before their fourth year and students' access to pet/patients Edna Whittier  6/3/15  1:48 pm
The American Veterinary Medical Association's Position on Informed Consent Molly Mittens Mom  6/3/15  9:06 am
Get Consent Malaika Boyd  6/2/15  10:27 pm
Owner consent for student practice Sharon Custer-Boggess  6/2/15  7:14 pm
Require owner consent. Donald Goppert  6/2/15  5:35 pm
The proposal to permit veterinary medicine students to practice before their fourth year Reevyn Aronson  6/2/15  3:59 pm
Cannot Support Without Changes dostana ljusic  6/2/15  1:11 pm
owner consent a basic right and a professional obligation Richard Rutherford  6/2/15  12:47 pm
Require owner consent for all veterinary care when students are involved. Peter Ajemian  6/2/15  12:10 pm
Owner consent for vet student procedures/surgeries Patricia Finn  6/2/15  9:40 am
Veterinary Consent for Teaching Students Diane Sadowski  6/2/15  9:21 am
Owner consent in the final year of vet school R Mingo  6/2/15  9:17 am
Veterinary Procedures Al Stein, Animal People Interactions Consultant  6/2/15  9:02 am
The practice of medical care by veterinary medical studenty K.W. Garland  6/2/15  9:01 am
Virginia Tech Vet Practices Jan Martucci  6/2/15  8:50 am
Require Owner Notification & Consent S Monnette  6/2/15  8:45 am
Owner Consent Susan Yamagata  6/2/15  8:25 am
Cannot Support Without Changes    6/2/15  7:11 am


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