Phase II examination registration: July 22 Credentials application: August 1 Residency training program registration applications: Opens June 13. Deadline: August 19 Phase I examination registration: Opens September 4. Deadline: October 31 Maintenance of certification: November 1
In support of the strategic plan, ACVS will conduct a survey of residents and candidates. The survey will gauge satisfaction with ACVS, understand the value of current and future services, and provide insights into resident wellness during training. Residents should be on the lookout in early July for an invitation to participate in the survey.
ACVS was recently informed of the passing of Emeritus Diplomate Dennis M. Meagher, who passed on February 20, 2019. Dr. Meagher spent 28 distinguished years sharing his love and knowledge of equine medicine with younger generations.
Phase I Surgical Knowledge Examination: April 7, 2025 Registration opens September 4, 2024. There are no changes to the examination reading list. Phase II Surgical Competency Examination: February 3–4, 2025 Registration opens May 29, 2024. There are no changes to the reading list. The period for journal articles will be updated to reflect the new […]
ACVS is excited to announce a new ACVS Founding Fellow. ACVS Founding Fellows are remarkable leaders in their respective fields as evidenced by their exemplary training, robust experience, innovative research, and committed practice. They continue to devote a significant portion of their professional effort in seeking to prevent, diagnose, treat, and rehabilitate patients in their […]
ACVS is pleased to announce the ACVS Resident Education Travel Grant pilot program to attend the 2024 ACVS Surgery Summit in Phoenix, AZ. This grant initiative, offered in partnership with the Diversify Veterinary Medicine Coalition, supports ACVS’s strategic goal of improving residents’ access to continuing education opportunities. […]
A virtual issue of Veterinary Surgery devoted to Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Spine Injury, Degeneration, and Disease is planned for June 2025. Areas of interest include the following: advances in surgical management and treatment of the spine biomechanics clinical diagnostics diagnostic imaging genetics kinematics morbidity/mortality pathophysiology prevention of spinal disease injury rehabilitation surgical anatomy […]
In January 2024, ACVS notified Diplomates that ACVS reached out to the American Board of Veterinary Specialties (ABVS) with concerns about the planned formation by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP) of an orthopedic surgery fellowship. ABVS met in early March and following the recommendation of the Veterinary Specialty Organizations Committee, ABVS is considering […]
ACVS congratulates the newly certified Diplomates on passing the Phase II Surgical Competency Examination in February 2024. 18 certified in large animal surgery 72 certified in small animal surgery The total number of ACVS Diplomates is now 2,519, with approximately 68 percent small animal surgeons and 32 percent large animal surgeons. Lori Agulian, DVM Diplomate, […]
These two courses offered by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine are open to ACVS Diplomates and veterinary surgery residents. Follow the links to learn more. A Comprehensive Approach to Enteral Feeding: Why, When and How Practical Transfusion Medicine
