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Veterinarians attending the annual convention of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) this month in Chicago are reminded that the 80th meeting (also in Chicago) was the site of one of the most important advances in small animal practice. Beginning at that August 1933 meeting and concluding later in October, the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) was formed.

When Dr. Karen Bradley ran for reelection to the House Advisory Committee of the American Veterinary Medical Association last week, nobody anticipated that the outcome would be so much larger than her own candidacy.

Through the first half of the 20th century, dogs were used extensively by physicians in medical schools to help them understand the physiologic and pathologic changes associated with disease in people. Many complex surgical procedures were tested by MDs first on dogs before they were performed on people. Surgical residents developed their technical skills in "dog labs" that were common in medical schools.

The previous two stories about US veterinary college deans presented data on where US deans received their veterinary degrees1 and the length of their terms.2 The present story, co-authored with Julie Kumble of the Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts, offers data and brief commentary on the appointment of women to dean positions.