Joining provides access to Members Only services such as:

• Listserve for daily consultation and education
• Discounts on continuing education
• A Professional Listing in our Web Directory
• Our Online Journal for Practitioners
• Professional certification for notable educational or career achivements
• Access to our Herbal Wiki
• Use of our Classifieds section for job posting or job seeking.
• Calendar for viewing and promoting events.

• Regular membership is open to any veterinarian with an interest in herbal medicine.  $80/year
• Associate Membership is  for Non-Veterinarian herbalists who have extensive experience with veterinary herbal medicine, provided they are professional members of the AHG or NIMH, or have equivalent experience.  $80/year
• Affiliate Membership is for members of the industry to remain current in the needs and concerns of veterinary herbalists, and does not imply clinical expertise or certification of any sort.  $80/year
• Veterinary Student Memberships are available.  $15/year
• Multiple Membership is available to family or hospital groups (so that each e-mail address can have access to the listserv, get a web password, etc.).  To qualify, the snail mail address of each group member must be the same.  $80/year for first member, $45/year for each additional member.
• DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: VBMA accepts membership applications and grants membership to qualified applicants in developing countries.  $30/year

• Associate Membership applications should be snail mailed or emailed with documentation...you must provide either a resume, a letter verifying your professional membership in either the AHG or NIMH, a copy of your NCCAOM certification, a reference from a veterinarian, of details of your herbal training and experience (especially pertaining to your practice with animals).  All Associate membership applications NOT meeting the above requirements will be reviewed by the VBMA Board of Directors provided you can still document 2 years clinical experience INCLUDING ANIMALS, provide a resume, veterinarian's reference, and details of your herbal training and experience pertaining to animals. 

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• Affiliate Membership applications should be snail mailed or emailed with EITHER a letter on company letterhead verifying your status OR a detailed letter describing your studies and herbal experience. 

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• Student Membership applications should be snail mailed or emailed with a copy of current student photo ID or other proof of enrollment. 

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