{"id":5170,"date":"2022-11-07T15:06:34","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T20:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acvs.org\/?p=5170"},"modified":"2023-05-18T15:09:42","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T19:09:42","slug":"2022-2027-acvs-strategic-plan-four-objectives-announced-at-business-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acvs.org\/es\/news\/2022-2027-acvs-strategic-plan-four-objectives-announced-at-business-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"2022-2027 ACVS Strategic Plan: four objectives announced at business meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ACVS Chief Executive Officer Ann Loew outlined the four objectives of the College\u2019s 2022-2027 Strategic Plan during the ACVS Diplomates\u2019 Annual Business Meeting at the 2022 Surgery Summit in Portland, OR. The ACVS Board of Regents approved the strategic plan in July 2022.<\/p>\n

A deliberate process<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The strategic planning process included collaboration between ACVS staff and consultants with a proven track record of helping organizations like ACVS position themselves for the future. The process was informed by data and insights collected through a survey to and focus groups held with Diplomates and residents. The effort culminated in a two-day in-person session with 17 Diplomates representative of College membership and resulted in the following strategic objectives.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Cultivate an Engaged Community<\/h4>\n

The College looks forward to developing more inclusive membership opportunities that reflect what is important to ACVS Diplomates. With Diplomates\u2019 time limited by professional and personal demands, Loew acknowledged, the opportunities for them to become involved in ACVS can be constrained. ACVS and its committee leaders will work to broaden the available chances to volunteer, including shorter committee terms, project-based roles, and microvolunteering\u00a0opportunities that have Diplomates complete less time-consuming tasks that contribute to a larger overall effort.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Update Training and Certification<\/h4>\n

Success here, Loew explained, will result in improved support for residents and residency programs, a keen focus on resident wellbeing, and greater transparency of, and confidence in, the certification process.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Focus on Excellence in Continuing Education<\/h4>\n

Loew lauded ACVS\u2019s decades-long track record of offering top-notch continuing education to Diplomates and residents, and \u201cACVS will work toward increasing access to CE, including access to advanced skills training to help Diplomates develop and maintain high-quality competency throughout their careers.\u201d A comprehensive needs assessment will be conducted early in 2023 to determine the appropriate path forward.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Maximize Awareness<\/h4>\n

The ACVS team, Loew said, will ramp up marketing and communications to not only Diplomates and residents, but also the external stakeholders that Diplomates value, including animal owners and primary care veterinarians. \u201cThe end result will be an elevated awareness of your specialty and ACVS\u2019s prominence in veterinary surgery training.\u201d<\/p>\n

Loew emphasized that ACVS will thread communication, data and metrics, and principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion\u00a0throughout efforts to execute the plan, sharing that \u201cwe will measure our efforts and, if needed, tweak the plan as we go.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis plan is about you and your College,\u201d Loew said to Diplomates attending the meeting and committed to keeping ACVS Diplomates and residents informed of the progress of its implementation.<\/p>\n

Following Loew\u2019s presentation, now former Chair of the Board of Regents Karen K. Cornell\u00a0encouraged ACVS Diplomates to continue to support the College. \u201cThe future will be fantastic for ACVS, if you stay involved, continue to respect each other\u2019s diverse perspectives, and support the College. ACVS is thriving because of you.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ACVS Chief Executive Officer Ann Loew outlined the four objectives of the College\u2019s 2022-2027 Strategic Plan during the ACVS Diplomates\u2019 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,1,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-acvs-news","category-diplomate","category-residency"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acvs.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acvs.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acvs.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acvs.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acvs.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5170"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.acvs.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5171,"href":"https:\/\/www.acvs.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5170\/revisions\/5171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acvs.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acvs.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acvs.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}