about aemv

The Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians (AEMV) was established in 2000 by veterinarians interested in advancing the veterinary care of ferrets, guinea pigs, rodents and other small exotic mammals. Associations existed to assist veterinarians interested in avian and zoo animal medicine, but not for those wishing to offer the best medical and surgical care for owners of mammals outside traditional dog and cats.

AEMV's official publication is the Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine (JEPM) which is published quarterly. In addition to original articles and research, the journal includes abstracts from the literature of articles not commonly available to the private practitioner. A great deal of information beneficial to exotic mammal practitioners in published in laboratory animalor research-oriented journals.

AEMV also provides early continuing education open to all veterinarians. Originally called "First Steps: Basics and Beyond" our CE has now expanded to full day wet labs, and will feature our first two day conference in August 2007.

Another long term goal of AEMV is creation of a small mammal specialty board under the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP). An ABVP-Exotic Mammal board will provide a concrete goal for exotic mammal practitioners, and provide a way to demonstrate proficiency in this unique niche.

Current Officers and Committee Chairs

President: Dr. Angela M. Lennox, DVM Dipl. ABVP-Avian
Vice President: Dr. Cathy Johnson-Delaney
Treasurer: Dr. Joerg Mayer
Secretary: Dr. Melissa Kling
Public Relations/Client Education: Dr. Peter Fisher
ABVP Committee: Dr. Michael Dutton
Proceedings Scientific Editor: Dr. Susan Orosz
JEPM Editorial Commitee: Dr. Angela M. Lennox, Dr. Jeff Mill, Dr. John Chitty, Dr. Nico Schoemaker

President's Welcome

Welcome to the Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians!

These past few years have seen tremendous growth in membership, expansion of continuing education offerings from half day to two days in 2007, and the transition from twice-yearly newsletter-style Journal of Exotic Mammal Medicine and Surgery to the quarterly Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine. Members have stepped forward to head various committees including Public Relations, Client Education and Student Chapters. We are on track to making American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP) Exotic Pet Mammal boards a reality in 2008.

Organizations like ours survive and thrive on volunteer member help. What can AEMV do for you? How can you help us to help you? Your ideas and suggestions are greatly appreciated. Please do not hesitate to contact myself (BirdDr@aol.com) or any member of your AEMV board. Thank you for another great year!