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AOVET North America, an ACVS Educational Partner, offers a preceptorship program for current surgical residents interested in veterinary trauma and veterinary orthopedics. Both small animal and large animal opportunities. Eligibility requirements apply. Accepted residents receive a stipend for housing and travel. Maximum of one preceptorship per year per person may be approved.

The American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Veterinary Committee on Trauma (ACVECC-VetCOT) is requesting comment on the revised "Resources for optimal care of the injured veterinary patient," a document used to identify and verify Veterinary Trauma Centers. The deadline is June 27, 2018.

ACVS is accepting program registration applications for the July 2019 – June 2020 residency year. Instructions for accessing the online program registration application, along with the 2019 – 2020 Residency Training Standards and Requirements, are available. Completed applications must be received by August 20, 2018. There is no application fee required. Late applications are not accepted.

The Board of Regents has decided to disengage from VetSpecialists.com, a joint project with ACVIM which launched in 2015. 

Dr. Leighton, an ACVS Charter Member and ACVS’s oldest living Diplomate, turned 101 years old on February 27, 2018.

The Board of Regents is pleased to announce that Eric Parente has been selected as the Director of Certification. This position was created to oversee and coordinate all aspects of the College’s certification process.

Fifteen additional Diplomates have been accepted as ACVS Founding Fellows in Minimally Invasive Surgery within four disciplines.

ACVS is a supporter of the Veterinary Specialists Outreach & Awareness Project (VetSOAP). Learn more about this initiative that takes a quantitative and qualitative approach to understanding the referral process and improving collaborative care.

New Emeritus Diplomates welcome, list of all Emeritus Diplomates and 2018 Legacy Program events.

The Board of Regents has created a new position, Director of Certification, to oversee and coordinate all aspects of the College’s certification process. We encourage all Diplomates with relevant experience to consider this opportunity.

President-Elect is Spencer Johnston, VMD, DACVS, University of Georgia; large animal Regent is Brett Woodie, DVM, MS, DACVS, Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital; and small animal Regent is S. Kathleen Salisbury, DVM, MS, DACVS, Purdue University. 

Four additional Diplmates have been accepted as ACVS Founding Fellows in Minimally Invasive Surgery.