Veterinarian Shortage Situation Nomination Form

	NIFA Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP)		National Institute of Food and Agriculture US Department of Agriculture OMB Information Collection Approval No.: 0524-0046
Veterinarian Shortage Situation Nomination Form
		To be completed by the chief State or Insular Area Animal Health Official or his/her designee
Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP)

Nomination of Veterinarian Shortage Situations for the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) Authorized Under the National Veterinary Medical Service Act (NVMSA)

Note: Please submit one separate nomination form for each position. See solicitation for number of nominations permitted for your state or insular area.

Location of Veterinary Shortage Area for this Nomination

Note: If this nomination is for a public practice position, please provide the location of the home office or the center of service area.

Location of Veterinary Shortage:
	(e.g., County, State/Insular Area)
Center of Service Area or Location of Position:
	(e.g., Address or Cross Street, Town/City, and Zip Code)

Type of Veterinary Practice Area/Discipline/Specialty

	Type I Shortage: Private Practice
		Food Animal Medicine (at least 80 percent time)
			Please select one or more specialties requested for this position:
					Beef Cattle
					Dairy Cattle
					Swine
					Poultry
					Small Ruminant
					Other ________________________________

	Type II Shortage: Private Practice – Rural Area
		Food Animal Medicine (at least 30 percent time)
			Please select one or more specialties requested for this position:
					Beef Cattle
					Dairy Cattle
					Swine
					Poultry
					Small Ruminant
					Other : _______________________________

Type III Shortage: Public Practice (at least 49 percent time*)

Employer:

Position Title:_______________

Please select one or more specialty/disciplinary areas.

Food Safety

Public Health

Epidemiology

Other:

Please describe the objectives of a veterinarian meeting this shortage situation as well as being located in the community, area, state/insular area, or position requested above (limit your response to 200 words or less).

Please describe the activities of a veterinarian meeting this shortage situation and being located in the community, area, state/insular area, or position requested above (limit your response to 200 words or less).

Please describe any past efforts to recruit and retain a veterinarian in the shortage situation identified above (limit your response to 100 words or less).

Please describe the risk of this veterinarian position not being secured or retained. Include the risk(s) to the production of a safe and wholesome food supply and to animal, human, and environmental health not only in the community but in the region, state/insular area, nation, and/or international community (limit your response to 250 words or less).

Please indicate whether you consider this situation/position a candidate for a “service in emergency” agreement (limit your response to 100 words or less). Please see solicitations for additional information regarding the obligation of participants who enter into the “Service in Emergency” agreement.

Authorized State or Insular Area Animal Health Official or designee:

Name:
Title:
Organization:
Email:
Telephone Number:
	(Area code required)

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