Cornell, Chaney Recognized For Meritorious Service By AAVMC
Story by Megan Myers, CVMBS Communications
Two members of the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Professional Programs Office have been recognized for their dedication to veterinary education with the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges’ (AAVMC) Presidential Awards for Meritorious Service.
Dr. Karen Cornell, associate dean for Professional Programs and Earline & A.P. Wiley Endowed Veterinary Chair, and Dr. Kristin Chaney, director of curriculum development & outcomes assessment, received the awards for their special contributions to the AAVMC, distinguished service, and professional achievement.
Cornell, also a professor in the CVM’s Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (VSCS), has served as co-director of the AAVMC Leadership Academy since 2016. In this role, she helps fellow veterinary educators grow as leaders in the field of academic veterinary medicine.
The Leadership Academy supports the development of emerging leaders in veterinary academia and provides them with a forum for building lasting ties between faculty members at veterinary schools and departments around the world.
At the CVM, Cornell plays a key role in the administration of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program and is a strong advocate for ensuring students learn the communication and leadership skills necessary for a career in veterinary medicine.
Chaney, who also teaches in the DVM program as a clinical assistant professor in the CVM’s Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VIBS), serves as a co-chair of the AAVMC’s Competency Based Veterinary Education (CBVE) Working Group.
“It has been an honor to serve on this 10-member international team since its inception in 2015,” Chaney said. “To have the accomplishments of this working group celebrated by the AAVMC’s Meritorious Service Award is recognition not only of the importance of this work, but also the dedication of this team and their home institutions for continuing to support this work.”
The CBVE Framework, Entrustable Professional Activities, and Milestones published by the CBVE Working Group provide the structure for veterinary educational programs to establish competency-based curricula. As guidelines, these resources support both national and international veterinary schools and colleges as they prepare graduates for professional careers in veterinary medicine.
For this work, continued publications in medical education literature, and other accomplishments the group has achieved, all members received an AAVMC Presidential Award for Meritorious Service in 2020.
As part of the CVM’s team that regularly reviews the DVM curriculum, Chaney was instrumental in the creation of the new DVM curriculum that was implemented in 2017 to help better prepare graduates for their careers in veterinary medicine.
Cornell and Chaney received their awards at the AAVMC 2020 Annual Conference on March 8, at which Dr. Eleanor M. Green, the Carl B. King Dean of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M, also received the 2020 AAVMC Billy E. Hooper Award for Distinguished Service.
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