Doug Corey, DVM, of Adams, Ore., has been selected as the 2005 vice president of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP). He will be inducted into office at the AAEP 50th Annual Convention, taking place Dec. 4-8 in Denver, Colo.

Corey practices at Associated Veterinary Clinic, a five-person mixed animal practice. Since joining the AAEP in 1976, he has taken on many responsibilities within the organization, serving as chairman for the Research, Public Relations, Membership, Equine Welfare and 50th Anniversary committees, among others. He previously served on the AAEP board of
directors from 1995 to 1998. Corey also is a past president and board member of the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association and was honored as the 1997 Oregon Veterinarian of the Year.

Within the equine community, Corey has devoted much of his attention to horse welfare issues, particularly through the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). Instrumental in the establishment of a full-time animal welfare position at the PRCA, Corey helped develop minimum care guidelines for rodeo livestock as well as other welfare rules and guidelines for the PRCA. He has served on the Advisory Council to the PRCA on Animal Welfare for 23 years and has chaired the organization’s Veterinary Advisory Committee.

Corey has also served as the chairman of the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Animal Welfare Committee and is a member of the American Horse Council’s Equine Welfare Committee. He serves as the National Final Rodeo’s On Call veterinarian for media relations each year