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The AAVSB's Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) will present a new model regulation: Medical Recordkeeping. This is currently out for commentary from Member Boards. RPC Chair Dr. Kelly Gottschalk, and AAVSB RPC Committee Staff and Chief Veterinary Officer Dr. Beth Venit will present the regulations as well as the rationale behind their creation.
About the presenters: Dr. Kelly Gottschalk is a retired small animal veterinarian who graduated from Texas A&M University in 1987. She was a practice owner from 2001-2020. She also served on the Virginia Board of Veterinary Medicine for two terms from 2008-2016 and is a past president of the Virginia Veterinary Medical Association. Dr. Gottschalk is currently Board staff at the Virginia Board of Veterinary Medicine and is the chair for the AAVSB Regulatory Policy Task Force. Dr. Beth Venit is a former small animal practitioner in small animal medicine. She then worked for the US Department of State for 3 years until joining the American Association of Veterinary State Boards as their Chief Veterinary Officer. She is also the committee staff for the AAVSB's Regulatory Policy Committee.