Compiled by the History of Avian Medicine Committee, this history site contains information on the founding and growth of the American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP) as well as biographical sketches of individuals that have significantly contributed to its development and continuation.  It also contains historical articles and tributes published in the  Avian Diseases journal.  Information is also provided about the AAAP Archive collection. 

Founded as a veterinary certifying specialty board in 1957, the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) is devoted encouraging education and reserch, establishing standards for training and experience for professional veterinarians for the care and health of laboratory animals, and recognizing qualified individuals via a certification examinaiton or other means.  

The American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia exits to promote the highest standards of clinical practice of veterinary anesthesia and analgesia and defines criteria for designating veterinarians with advanced training as specialists in the clinical practice of veterinary anesthesiology. The ACVAA  issues certificates to those meeting these criteria, maintains a list of such veterinarians, and advances scientific research and education in veterinary anesthesiology and analgesia.

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Th ACVAA;s site provides access to the following history by founding members Drs. Charles E. Short and Lawrence R. Soma.

Short CE, Soma LR. The beginnings of a specialty: The crearion of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia. Vet Herit. 2020 Jun;43(1):32-37. 

The American College of Theriogenologists (ACT)  was established in 1970 by an organizing committee of 7 veterinarians. It supports the specialty of veterinary medicine concerned with animal reproduction, including normal physiology and pathology of male and female reproductive systems of animals. It also covers the clinical practice of veterinary obstetrics, gynecology, andrology, and assisted reproductive  technologies.   

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“The Red Book” - Early Files of the American College of Theriogenologists. Kastelic J, ed. 1985. Available at: https://drive. google.com/file/d/1DXEvM9ymbzTCnSIEiz644sP7HpBk-Fp9/view

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Burton K. Genesis of the beast: The birth of theriogenology and its lingistic midwffe. Vet Hert. 2025 Jul;48(1):34-38. 

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Kastelic J. The American College of Theriogenologists from its pedigree to its neonatal period. Clinical Theriogenology. 2012;13:121. 

The American College of Veterinary Radiology (ACVR) was founded in 1961 to determine competence of voluntary candidates in veterinary radiology and to encourage the development of teaching personnel and training facilities in veterinary radiology.

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The "History of ACVR" page includes background information about the development of this specialty over the years as well as access to various full-text documents on the history since Roentgen's discovery of X-rays in 1895. 

In 1990, the Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians (ARAV)  was founded by Drs. Thomas Boyer and Michelle Willette. Historical information is provided about the founding and early years of the ARAV.