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Abstract
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One of the missions of the WAAVP is “to encourage research in veterinary parasitology and to promote exchange of information and material between individuals and organizations interested in this field”. The Education, Training and Career Development Sub-Committee (EdCom) of the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (WAAVP) was established in November 2021 aiming to promote our discipline worldwide by providing training courses and other opportunities principally, but not exclusively, for WAAVP members, students, academics and veterinarians with a specific interest in parasites of animals. Members of the sub-committee comprises volunteer veterinary parasitologists based in different continents and from both academia and industry. The remits of the EdCom include i) promoting WAAVP residency program in veterinary parasitology for young researchers from low- and middle-income countries, ii) organizing online courses and webinars, iii) organizing WAAVP-accredited training courses, iv) arrangement of engagement with universities for advancement of teaching veterinary parasitology, v) planning for joint education initiatives with organizations, institutions, scientific societies and foundations. Tangible first actions of the EdCom rules for the organization of training courses under the WAAVP have been established. Members of the EdCom intend to offer a voice to young researchers, to support their aspirations, to help/assist them by travel grants, specific scholarships and research grants, and to provide them moral and financial support for becoming successful and highly effective parasitologists
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