Center for Veterinary Medicine

The mission statement for FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) reads, “Protecting Human and Animal Health.” To achieve this broad mission, CVM: - Ensures animal drugs are safe and effective, properly made, and adequately labeled and packaged; - Ensures that when food-producing animals, such as cattle and chickens, are treated with an animal drug, food made from those animals, such as meat, milk, and eggs, are safe for people to eat; - Ensures that new animal food additives are safe and serve their intended function; - Educates pet owners, animal producers, veterinarians, and the animal health industry about the products we regulate; - Monitors the safety of all types of animal food for all types of animals; - Monitors and investigates side effects and product quality problems that are reported for animal food, drugs, and devices (like thermometers and pacemakers) once they are sold on the market; - Carries out research to support our policies and regulatory decisions about animal food, drugs, and devices; - Works to make more animal drugs legally available for minor species, such as ferrets and fish; and for minor (infrequent and limited) uses in a major species, such as horses and dogs; - Works to support and spur the development of new technologies and approaches that address health needs across human, animal and environmental health sectors; and - Leads, coordinates, and manages CVM’s international activities in collaboration with relevant FDA Centers and Offices, as well as FDA’s international regulatory counterparts. **CVM Core Values: Revised to Reflect a Growing Center** - **We Serve** We are a mission-driven, public health, regulatory Center. Safeguarding human and animal health is what we do. We serve our stakeholders and hold their trust in the highest regard. Collaboration and communication, across all disciplines, are the tools we use to provide the greatest level of service. - **We Lead** Everyone makes a difference. Each of us contributes our ideas and skills to influence CVM’s direction regardless of their title or position. New leaders emerge every day. - **We Learn** We continuously learn, stretch, and grow. We provide opportunities for people to develop their skills and cultivate diverse talents. Our individual expertise is the expertise of the organization. - **We Honor** CVM appreciates the exceptional people who work here. We encourage and support everyone to dream, inspire each other, and live our best lives, personally and professionally. We celebrate all life experiences, cultures, and backgrounds for the wealth of perspectives they bring to CVM.