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The following awards are sponsored by ACVS or the ACVS Foundation. For more information and nomination forms click on the award title.
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ACVS Merit Award
The ACVS Merit Award allows the ACVS to acknowledge contributions to the progress of veterinary surgery made by an individual from outside the College. This award is given to an individual who has a career dominated by major and ongoing contributions to the art and science of veterinary surgery. Only non-ACVS Diplomates are eligible, and only one award can be given each year.
To nominate an individual, the ACVS Merit Award Nomination Form must be submitted to the ACVS office accompanied by letters from at least two ACVS Diplomates. Six (6) complete nomination packets are required. Initially, the Nominating Committee will review all nominations and make a recommendation to the Board of Regents. Following a two-thirds approval by the ACVS Board of Regents, the recommendation will be voted on by the membership. The ACVS Merit Award will be granted if the nominee receives two-thirds approval by mail ballot of the ACVS membership. The award will be marked by the receipt of a plaque and recognition at the Awards Ceremony held in conjunction with the annual ACVS Symposium.
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The ACVS Founders' Award for Career Achievement
To recognize the service of ACVS Diplomates who have distinguished themselves in the pursuit of surgery by making significant contributions to the development of surgical techniques and methodology, and disseminating knowledge to colleagues, residents and students, the Board of Regents established The ACVS Founders’ Award for Career Achievement. This award will be given only to ACVS Diplomates. No more than one award will be given in any year, and the award will not necessarily be given annually. This award will consist of a plaque and recognition at the Annual Business Meeting.
Nomination requires submitting a completed The ACVS Founders’ Award for Career Achievement Nomination Form and letters of nomination from two Diplomates. Six (6) complete nomination packets are required. Initially, the Nominating Committee will review all nominations and make a recommendation to the Board of Regents. Following a two-thirds approval by the ACVS Board of Regents, the recommendation will be voted on by the membership. The ACVS Founders’ Award for Career Achievement will be granted if the nominee receives two-thirds approval by mail ballot of the ACVS membership. The award will be marked by the receipt of a plaque and recognition at the Awards Ceremony held in conjunction with the annual ACVS Symposium.
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Al & Carolyn Schiller Distinguished Service Award
Al & Carolyn Schiller Distinguished Service Award candidates are nominated by members and approved by the Board of Regents of the ACVS. Conferring a Distinguished Service Award recognizes and honors recipients for outstanding contributions related directly or peripherally to the functions of the ACVS. The nominees must have demonstrated unusual service to the ACVS.
A candidate for a Distinguished Service Award is nominated by at least two Diplomates of the ACVS in good standing. Nomination is made by completing the Al & Carolyn Schiller Distinguished Service Award Nomination Form and sending it along with the nominee's Curriculum Vitae and at least two (unlimited) supporting letters written by ACVS Diplomates. Seven (7) copies of the nomination packet must be submitted to the ACVS office to be acted upon by the Board of Regents at its summer meeting. Two thirds approval of the Board of Regents is necessary.
Selection of an individual(s) for the Al & Carolyn Schiller Distinguished Service Award(s) need not be an annual affair. Awards shall be limited to no more than three annually.
The recipient(s) receive complimentary registration at the Symposium, an introduction recognizing their contribution to the College and the awarding of an appropriate plaque at the Awards Ceremony held in conjunction with the annual ACVS Symposium.
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Outstanding Surgical Resident Awards
The ACVS provides annual recognition for outstanding surgical resident presentations, publications and posters. This recognition is to encourage the continued development of clinically important research, particularly that conducted by surgical residents in training.
Two presentations (one Clinical, one Research) will be selected from those given in the Residents Forum at the Annual Veterinary Symposium of the College. Residents may submit only one abstract for presentation at the Residents Forum. A poster will be selected from those presented by residents at the Symposium. Residents wishing to be considered must follow the guidelines in the Call for Papers and submit the abstract by the advertised deadline. Two manuscripts (one Clinical, one Research) will be selected from those published in Veterinary Surgery.
Presentations, publications and posters must represent the original work of the resident. The resident should have been the primary researcher, although the studies may have been under the direction of an ACVS Diplomate or other senior investigator. Studies may be prospective or retrospective clinical studies or controlled laboratory research. Literature review papers that do not include original work are not eligible. Members of the judging committee shall not have been a co-worker or involved in the development of the presentation.
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Student Proficiency in Surgery Awards
On an annual basis, the ACVS confers the Student Surgical Proficiency Award upon selected members of the senior classes from each veterinary school in the United States and Canada. Each award is given to a senior student who demonstrates exceptional aptitude through initiative, diagnostic skill, dexterity, and perioperative care of animals undergoing surgery.
Diplomates at each veterinary school are responsible for determining the appropriate time to nominate, elect and recognize the award recipients. Nominations for the award(s) may be made by surgical faculty and house officers. The recipient will be chosen from the list of nominees by vote of Diplomates of the ACVS at the school or college.
At the discretion of each institution, up to two awards may be given, one for proficiency in large animal surgery and one for proficiency in small animal surgery or one general certificate may be given. The award recipient(s) receives $100, a certificate and a 12-month subscription to Veterinary Surgery. For more information about this awards program, contact the ACVS office.
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ACVS Foundation Legends Award
The ACVS Foundation Legends Award recognizes ACVS Diplomates who have developed a surgical or diagnostic procedure of significant value, proven by becoming the treatment or test of choice for a given condition. The procedure or test has withstood the test of time’ and, while perhaps modified over time, remains the treatment or diagnostic method of choice or the scientific basis for the current treatment of choice. The procedure or test is novel and involves advancements in veterinary surgical science and not reapplication of general medical science.
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