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2024 ACVS Examination Dates

Phase I Surgical Knowledge Examination 2023: April 3, Pearson VUE Test Centers (Americas and Europe) 2023: April 4, Pearson VUE Test Centers (Asia and Oceania) 2024: April 8, Pearson VUE Test Centers (Americas and Europe) 2024: April 9, Pearson VUE Test Centers (Asia and Oceania) Phase II Surgical Competency Examination 2023: February 13–14, Pearson VUE […]

New ACVS Founding Fellows and Fellow

ACVS is excited to announce three new ACVS Founding Fellows. 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 […]

New Diplomates Certified in 2023

ACVS congratulates the newly certified Diplomates on passing the Phase II Surgical Competency Examination in February 2023. 27 certified in large animal surgery 43 certified in small animal surgery The total number of ACVS Diplomates is now 2,438 with approximately 67 percent small animal surgeons and 33 percent large animal surgeons. Brittany E. Abrams, DVM Diplomate, American […]

CERT–Certification Record Tracker: Update and Appreciation

ACVS successfully launched two components of the new certification management system, CERT. The resident training log went live December 2022 and maintenance of certification was launched in early March. Additional functionality will be added throughout 2023 including examination registration, credentials application, program registration application, and managing new residents. Integration of all components into one system […]

Strategically Speaking

ACVS is poised to make exceptional progress in 2023 as it expands the capabilities of CERT, ACVS’s new system for tracking certification requirements. The first stage of CERT, the resident training log, was launched in December. Within the next several weeks, ACVS will transition maintenance of certification records into the new system. This momentum provides […]

2022-2027 ACVS Strategic Plan: four objectives announced at business meeting

ACVS Chief Executive Officer Ann Loew outlined the four objectives of the College’s 2022-2027 Strategic Plan during the ACVS Diplomates’ Annual Business Meeting at the 2022 Surgery Summit in Portland, OR. The ACVS Board of Regents approved the strategic plan in July 2022. A deliberate process The strategic planning process included collaboration between ACVS staff […]

Opportunity for founding fellow status in joint replacement surgery

October 27, 2022 Applications to attain the status of ACVS Founding Fellow, Joint Replacement Surgery through an extension of consideration for founding fellow status will be accepted December 1, 2022 – May 31, 2023. Background Acceptance of founding fellows is the first step towards the establishment of fellowship training programs. In order to maximize inclusiveness […]

Upcoming residency and certification deadlines

Residents, candidates, and program directors, please keep in mind the following deadlines: Phase II examination registration: July 25 Credentials application: August 1 Residency training program registration applications: August 22 Phase I examination registration: October 31 Maintenance of certification: November 1

ACVS Strategic Planning Update: Reflections and Next Chapters

Diplomates and Residents, I am excited to update you on the efforts to finalize the 2022–2027 ACVS strategic plan. First, allow me to reflect on ACVS’s many achievements from the 2017–2022 strategic plan. Celebrating the 2017–2022 strategic plan When the College embarked on implementing the 2017 five-year strategic plan, none of us could have imagined that […]