Each fall, VPI hosts the VPI-VBMA-NAVC Student Case Study Competition. One Veterinary Business Management Association (VBMA) member from each VBMA chapter is eligible to win a trip to the North American Veterinary Conference (NAVC) in Orlando, Florida or a $1000 Visa gift card.

The case study competition tests students on their pet insurance ‘know-how.’ Each contestant is asked to select and describe an interesting clinical case, and provide a benefits breakdown of a VPI Pet Insurance policy claim (assuming the pet was insured by VPI’s Superior Plan and VRCC Rider). Contest entries from veterinary schools nationwide are judged on accuracy, thoroughness, and complexity of the clinical case they have chosen.

What might competition participants expect to gain? They develop critical thinking skills in evaluating and understanding the benefits of a product (pet insurance) before recommending or discussing it with future clients. Winners have the opportunity to expand their educational horizons by attending NAVC in Orlando, January 19-23, 2008.

Winners of the VPI-VBMA-NAVC Student Case Study Competition receive:

Each participating VBMA chapter is asked to designate a ‘contest coordinator’, who will be responsible for the following: Broadcast the contest opportunity to all veterinary students on their campus in August; keep students mindful of the contest submission deadline; announce the contest winner to their student body on Monday, November 12, 2007.

In order to enter the VPI-VBMA-NAVC Student Case Study Competition, veterinary students simply download the contest entry form and submit to their campus VBMA contest coordinator by Friday October 12, 2007.

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VPI-VBMA-NAVC Contest Packet

The Veterinary Business Management Association (VBMA) is a student driven organization dedicated to advancing the profession through increasing business knowledge, creating networking opportunities, and empowering students to achieve their personal and professional goals.

The VBMA became a national organization in Sepetember 2004 and has since grown to twenty-five chapters and close to 2,200 veterinary students members nationwide. They are the first and only national veterinary student business organization. To learn more about joining the VBMA, visit www.vbma.biz.