ACVS CEO Ann T. Loew recently shared with Diplomates that the College is proposing a governance change to separate ACVS credentialing functions and membership activities. The change will strengthen ACVS’s ability to execute its core mission and allow the College to fulfill its membership needs. Despite this separation, the College will remain a unified, cohesive […]
Veterinary Surgery has expanded its list of accepted article types to include three new article types as described below. Instructions for each article type are included in the newly revised Author Guidelines. Consensus statements provide the veterinary community with up-to-date information or best practices related to the diagnosis and treatment of veterinary surgical diseases. These […]
In December 2024, ACVS completed its maintenance of certification record audit for Diplomates certified in 2019. The Board of Regents congratulates 74 Diplomates on their continued certification through December 31, 2029. Thank you to the Maintenance of Certification Committee members and auditors for their work supporting ACVS Diplomate certification.
As a part of the 2022–2027 ACVS Strategic Plan, the Board of Regents (board) asked ACVS Director of Certification Eric Parente to form four working groups to investigate and make recommendations on several focused areas of residency training and certification. The four areas are resident well-being, resident competency, examination reassessment, and program assessment. More than […]
The ACVS Board of Regents approved the addition of one new journal, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, to the Approved Journals List. Resident manuscripts must be accepted by a journal on the list to meet the publication requirement.
The 2025 live webinar schedule introduces new changes to best suit the learning needs of busy surgeons, including new webinar start times and revolving days of the week. Bundle together webinars with the all-new Large Animal and Small Animal Access Passes. The Access Pass offers an exclusive 35 percent discount only to ACVS Diplomates and […]
ACVS is saddened by the loss of past ACVS President Donald R. Howard, who passed on May 7, 2024. Dr. Howard served as ACVS president in 1983.
The ACVS Practice Partner Program has been revamped for Diplomate-affiliated practices for 2025! The program now offers a menu of continuing education and recruitment package options.
A draft revision of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) 2019 Model Veterinary Practice Act (MVPA) is available to AVMA members only for comment until February 14, 2025. ACVS Diplomates and residents who are not AVMA members may want to become members to have the opportunity to comment. The MVPA is intended to serve as […]
ACVS continues to receive concerns from Diplomates regarding the proposed American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP) orthopedic surgery fellowship. ACVS has been monitoring this situation for the past year and expressed concerns to ABVP and the American Board of Veterinary Specialties. At the recent 2024 Surgery Summit, Dr. Jan Hawkins, then ACVS President, encouraged Diplomates […]
