World Association of Veterinary Anatomists (WAVA)
Association Mondiale des Anatomistes Vétérinaires (AMAV)
Weltvereinigung der Veterinäranatomen (WVVA)
Asociación Mundial de Anatomistas Veterinarios (AMAV)

Upcoming events in veterinary anatomy

For a complete listing of all veterinary events worldwide, see:
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Recent events in veterinary anatomy

Iranian Association of Veterinary Anatomical Sciences (IAVAS))
International Seminar on Veterinary Anatomy Education
Online, March 11, 2022

The International Seminar on Veterinary Anatomy Education, a collaboration between the Iranian Asscociation of Veterinary Anatomical Science (IAVAS) and the World Association of Veterinary Anatomists (WAVA), will be held on March 11, 2022, virtually. The aim of this seminar is to provide a platform for the exchange of ideas, opinions, innovations and research on topics related to education in the veterinary anatomical sciences (gross anatomy, embryology and histology) at undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels of education.

Registration is free of charge. The deadline for abstract submission deadline is February 25, 2022.

Here is the website for more information and registration: https://vetanat.ut.ac.ir

Iranian Association of Veterinary Anatomical Sciences (IAVAS))
International Workshop on Stereology
Online, December 9, 2021

An International Workshop on Stereology was held online, on December 9th, 2021, at the Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran.

The workshop was chaired by Dr. Javad Sadeghinezhad, University of Tehran and Dr. Jens Randel Nyengaard, Aarhus University

You may find full details of the workshop on the website: https://vetanat.ut.ac.ir/page_1293.html

The 43rd World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) Congress
The 9th Federation of Asian Small Animal Veterinary Associations (FASAVA) Congress

The 43rd WSAVA Congress & 9th FASAVA Congress was held on 25th -28th September, 2018, at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.

Here is the Congress web page.

The 32nd Congress of the European Association of Veterinary Anatomists (EAVA)

The 32nd EAVA Congress was held from 25th to 28th of July 2018, at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Hannover, Germany.

You may find full details on the Congress web page.

The Second Peruvian Congress of Morphological Sciences

The Second Peruvian Congress of Morphological Sciences took place from March 7 to 10, 2018 in Lima, Peru, in the Graduate School of the Telesup Private University.

Fields of discussion included Human and Veterinary Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, Genetics, Forensic Anatomy, Anthropological Anatomy, Anatomy Teaching, History of Anatomy, Cadaver Conservation Techniques and Biological Material.

Further details of this conference may be found on the conferance website: anatomiaperu.com.

Young generation of veterinary anatomists

The Ninth Meeting of the Young Generation of Veterinary Anatomists (YGVA) was held in Brno, the Czech Republic, from July 12 - July 14, 2017.

YGVA congresses are open to young researchers interested in the field of morphology. Traditionally, the main focus of the YGVA is to promote the latest developments in research and teaching in the field of veterinary morphology. The meeting in Brno focussed in particular on practical training, with a broad spectrum of workshops.

Full details of the meeting are available on the webpages of the YGVA.

American Association of Veterinary Anatomists (AAVA)

The latest meeting of the American Association of Veterinary Anatomists (AAVA) was held from June 29–July 1, 2017, at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, U.S.A.

The next main meeting of the association will be held in 2019.

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The 1st International Veterinary Anatomy Congress of Turkey and the 10th National Veterinary Anatomy Congress

This congress of the Veterinary Anatomy Association of Turkey was held at Afyon/Sandıklı, Turkey, from the 13-16th of September 2017.

Full details of the meeting are available at the following website:
http://vetanatkongre2017.com/en/.

Job announcements in veterinary anatomy

Anatomy faculty opportunities at Colorado State University
Department of Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University (CSU)

The Department of Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University (CSU) is seeking two non-tenure track assistant or associate level professors to teach in the DVM, undergraduate,and graduate curricula (ex. animal gross anatomy, neuroanatomy, histology, physiology, pharmacology, embryology, pathophysiology). These two 9-month positions will be integral members of the anatomical services teaching team and will integrate into other DVM and BMS courses as expertise allows. These faculty will contribute to curriculum development, student advising, and support K-12 outreach efforts. Opportunities for summer salary exist with involvement and/or contributions to summer teaching, research, outreach. The Department of Biomedical Sciences (BMS) in the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) is a major locus for biomedical education including undergraduate,graduate, veterinary and post-doctoral training and for translational biomedical research at Colorado State University. BMS houses more than 30 research laboratories. Faculty members’ interests run the gamut from reproductive biology and endocrinology to molecular neuroscience and cardiovascular physiology.

Required Job Qualifications:

Applicants to Assistant Professor rank will have a terminal degree such as DVM or PhD, or equivalent. Applicants should have relevant experience as a postdoctoral fellow, instructor, lecturer, or assistant professor and other qualifying credentials.
Applicants to Associate Professor rank will have a terminal degree such as DVM or PhD, or equivalent. Applicants considered for Associate Professor should be at the rank of associate professor or have five or more years of experience at the assistant professor level with evidence of sufficient scholarly activity and other qualifying credentials.

For either level, the other qualifying credentials include: creating and directing courses, peer teaching reviews, course surveys, record of scholarly activity. Information about grant funding, publications, citations, history of invited talks, professional society involvement is encouraged. Progress is expected in these areas over time, and whether or not a candidate is qualified at each level is evaluated by department faculty.

Preferred Job Qualifications

-Experience with web-based and/or laboratory course delivery systems
-Two or more years of experience delivering professional veterinary medicine curricula with topic area expertise for curricular delivery
-Two or more years of experience teaching anatomy in a gross anatomy laboratory setting

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter; CV; statement of teaching philosophy; scholarly activity goals; a personal reflection on their experience and commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and justice; and the names and contact information of 3 professional references. To ensure full consideration, applications should be received by 11:59 MT on Sunday, October 2, 2022. The posting will remain open until filled. References will not be contacted without prior notification of applicants.

To apply and view the full position announcement, please visit: https://jobs.colostate.edu/postings/111707

If your institution has or intends to announce a vacant position, please contact the Secretary-General.

WAVA meetings

There are presently no announced meetings of WAVA