The Veterinary Business Management Association (VBMA) is the largest independent veterinary student organization in the world and the fastest growing veterinary student group in the United States. We currently have 28 chapters at veterinary schools across the country, 3 international chapters, and over 2,600 student members. Our organization is founded on the determination, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit of future veterinary leaders who desire a higher level of business education than what is being offered through veterinary colleges.

The VBMA has always been lead, managed, organized, and expanded entirely by veterinary students. VBMA student leaders and members have aspirations that vary from being the most valuable part-time associates possible to being the leaders of veterinary industry and the veterinary profession. Through their involvement in this organization, veterinary students develop communication, customer service, negotiation, leadership, and managerial skills that enable them to elevate their careers and our profession as a whole.

The VBMA enables students to pursue their own educational interests through lectures and hands-on experiences and provides them with guidance from the best veterinary business speakers and consultants in the world. It is our ultimate goal to drastically increase the value of our members as new associate veterinarians and to provide them with the skills and experiences they need to succeed on their own career paths.

The organization is truly a grass-roots movement that is organized and advanced by veterinary students working within their own schools. Each school is different, and each chapter at that school focuses on issues and topics of greatest interest to their own student body. Our chapters have a great deal of independence and thus the entrepreneurial spirits of those students leading our chapters are encouraged to grow and flourish. At this ground level, students learn to organize and fund major events, cultivate necessary leadership skills and network on a local level.

The National VBMA is an umbrella organization for these chapters, providing a conduit for communication among schools and resources that support educational and organizational opportunities for every chapter. The National Board is also comprised entirely of veterinary students who work to provide programs, mentorship opportunities, and financial support to chapters while creating a consistent level of quality and style in our educational programs nationwide.

We are glad that you have found our website. This site is intended to serve as a resource to current and future veterinarians seeking information about the VBMA or the business side of veterinary medicine. Please take a moment to explore the programs our organization offers and to recognize those generous sponsors and donors who have made the VBMA and its mission possible.