The Power of We Biweekly Digest | October 22, 2026

The Power of We

Belong. Contribute. Thrive.

Your membership, knowledge, and connections help strengthen New Mexico’s veterinary community. This biweekly digest offers practical ways to support NMVMA, learn with colleagues, and make your voice heard.

Choose an opportunity that fits your interests and time. Our monthly newsletter, The Roadrunner, will continue to bring you NMVMA news and updates.

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Membership

Join, renew, or reconnect.

Membership is the easiest way to support New Mexico’s veterinary community, even when you have no time to volunteer. Your dues help sustain advocacy, practical education, professional connections, and resources for veterinary teams. First-time and returning members are welcome; current members can check their renewal information and invite a colleague to join.

Find your place with NMVMA →

See the plan your membership supports.

Your support helps keep statewide priorities moving. Explore NMVMA’s strategic plan to see how member engagement, workforce and practice health, advocacy, and a sustainable association guide our work. Choose a priority that matters to you and consider how you might contribute.

Explore NMVMA’s strategic plan →

NMVMA Career Center

Post your next opening or explore veterinary opportunities through the NMVMA Career Center. Visit the live job board for current listings and employer posting options.

Browse jobs and posting options →

Engagement & Volunteering

Find a volunteer role that fits.

Current NMVMA members can help with a defined project, committee, mentoring effort, or event. Tell us about your interests, skills, and availability so we can identify a practical fit. Expressing interest starts a conversation; it does not commit you to a role.

Explore ways to volunteer →

Share what you know. Help shape useful learning.

Suggest a CE topic or speaker, propose a program, or offer expertise for developing Project ECHO and NMSU Global learning. A useful case, resource review, or focused discussion can help colleagues learn. Visit Get Involved to find the proposal and expert-interest forms.

Help build practical education →

Available for relief work? Help colleagues find you.

Veterinarians who offer relief services can add or update their information to help practices find coverage. You choose what may be published, and practices and veterinarians arrange assignments and terms directly. Read how to add, update, or pause your listing.

Learn about the Relief Veterinarian List →

Help make Member Networks useful.

Current members can join NMVMA’s optional WhatsApp Member Networks pilot. Introduce yourself, ask a practical question, share a resource, or help a student make a connection. Choose conversations that match your interests and participate when it fits your schedule.

Learn how to join Member Networks →

Events

Find your next learning opportunity.

Upcoming listings include osteoarthritis in dogs and cats on November 18 and a webinar on communicating your practice’s value to build client loyalty on November 19. Check Upcoming Events for descriptions, session times, and registration information.

View Upcoming Events →

Save December 3 for the Health Policy Forum.

Bring a veterinary perspective to the conversation at Isleta Resort & Casino on Thursday, December 3, 2026. Presented with the New Mexico Public Health Association, the Forum connects colleagues across veterinary medicine and public health. Program and registration information will follow.

View the Forum event page →

Keep the veterinary community on your calendar.

The Community Calendar includes NMVMA events and other events that may be relevant to veterinary professionals. Find opportunities for your team, plan ahead, and check individual listings for organizer and registration details. You can also submit an event for consideration.

Explore the Community Calendar →

Share or update a community event →

Advocacy

Help bring veterinary priorities to Santa Fe.

New Mexico’s 60-day legislative session runs January 19–March 20, 2027. Stay tuned for more information about opportunities to work with NMVMA in Santa Fe and highlight our legislative efforts during the session. Review our advocacy work and the 2026–2027 Legislative Briefing as we prepare.

Explore NMVMA’s legislative efforts →

Read the 2026–2027 legislative briefing flipbook →

Support a sustained political voice.

The NMVMA Advocacy Group, our nonpartisan political action committee, builds political support around NMVMA’s Board-approved priorities through candidate education, relationship-building, and aligned candidate support. PAC contributions are voluntary and separate from membership dues; contributions must come from individuals using personal funds.

Learn about and support the PAC →