The British Equine Veterinary Association has introduced free equine vet nurse student membership. 

The offer has been made possible due to the generosity of Baker McVeigh, CVS Equine, IVC Evidensia, Newmarket Equine Hospital, Rossdales, VetPartners and XLVets. 

Benefits of the free membership include:

• Online access to BEVA’s Equine Veterinary Education and Equine Veterinary Journals
• Access to a special student rate for BEVA Congress - the largest equine veterinary conference in Europe 
• Access to the BEVA online learning platform – which hosts a range of equine veterinary learning resources 
• Access to BEVA’s veterinary apps 
• Discounts on a wide variety of everyday things from cinema tickets to grocery shopping through BEVA’s partnership with PG Mutual

Free student membership is one of several equine vet nurse initiatives introduced by BEVA over the past few months.

Earlier this year, the Association published new Schedule 3 Guidelines designed to support equine veterinary professionals and businesses by describing how equine Registered Veterinary Nurses (eRVNs) are permitted to work. 

At its Congress in September, BEVA introduced a Vet Nurse Empowerment Award to highlight the skills and versatility of equine nurses.

It has also increased the amount of CPD it offers vet nurses and started a dedicated stream at BEVA Congress.

Vet nurses also have a direct voice within BEVA via the VN committee.

President David Rendle said: “Historically, equine veterinary nurses have been undervalued in practice but thankfully this is now changing."

“Veterinary nurses have invested huge amounts of time and effort to become highly skilled and it’s great that their talents, versatility and commitment are being supported and celebrated in these ways.” 

https://www.beva.org.uk/Join-BEVA/vet-student 

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