American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture

What is Acupuncture?
A veterinary acupuncturist must be a licensed veterinarian, and in most states, it is illegal for other practitioners to practice acupuncture on animals.  Your veterinary acupuncturist should have completed an extensive foundation training course and maintain his or her knowledge with regular continuing education courses.  A veterinary acupuncturist should have completed training by one of the major foundation course providers (international Veterinary Acupuncture Society, Chi Institute, or Medical Acupuncture for Veterinarians) and some have enough advanced training to have earned advanced status as  a “Fellow of the American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture” (FAAVA)

The history of AAVA
The American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture (AAVA) is a 501 C-3 not-for-profit organization formed in 1998 to meet the needs of American Veterinary Acupuncturists.  The AAVA is an affiliate of the International Veterinary  Acupuncture Society.

The purpose of AAVA 
The purpose of this Academy shall be to promote the art and science of Veterinary Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine and Traditional Eastern Veterinary Medicine, to further the professional development of its members, to encourage the education of veterinarians in Veterinary Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine and Traditional Eastern Veterinary Medicine and to provide the leadership and resources in the United States of America for the advancement of Veterinary Acupuncture and Traditional Eastern Veterinary Medicine.

How the AAVA can help:

Discount registration
AAVA members receive a substantial discount to the AAVA Annual Meeting and all of our Regional CE Meetings.

Free subscription
To the American Journal of Chinese Veterinary Medicine (AJTCVM)-an international, peer-reviewed, biannual journal which contains high-quality basic science and clinical research in all branches of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine.

Online referral list
When prospective clients go to the AAVA website they have numerous ways to locate you.  They can search either via a map or by inserting your name, a specific state or town and/or the species they are seeking acupuncture for.

AVMA representation
The AAVA’s seat on the AVMA HOD gives veterinary acupuncture and traditional oriental veterinary medicine a voice and representation in veterinary medicine of the United States.

AAVA career centre
Here you can post job openings, find potential candidates, search openings and subscribe to new posting notifications.

FAAVA
Is an opportunity for advancement and professional growth through an advanced certification program, whereby academy members could strive towards advanced recognition as veterinary acupuncturists.