RESIDENCY INFORMATION
You may download the file, answer questions within the file and email it to the Committee Chairperson. All forms and applications submitted to the Residency Committee at MUST be in digital format and submitted via email to . The appropriate electronic signatures are still required.
EVALUATIONS
Evaluations are due every 6 months from both residents and mentors. At the end of the residency, residents must submit to the residency chair the 1) End of residency questionnaire, 2) Final 6 month residency program evaluation (resident), and 3) surgical log. The corresponding Diplomate must submit 1) the final “6 month residency program evaluation (supervising Diplomate).” Please see forms for due dates.
The “Application to Take the Certifying Examination” form must be completed by all Applicants every year they apply to take any part(s) of the ACVO certifying examination.
The Supervising Diplomate Form must be completed by all Supervising Diplomates of Applicants who are submitting their credentials for the first time since 2007. Supervising Diplomate forms are NOT required for Applicants who successfully completed the credentials process in 2008 or after and who are reapplying to take the certifying examination.
The Supervising Diplomate form must also be completed by any Supervising Diplomate whose supervisory role ends prematurely (due to the resident or Supervising Diplomate leaving the training program). In these instances, the form shall be completed within one month of the severance occurring.
All forms and attachments must be sent as pdf documents attached to an email that ARRIVES at the ACVO office before midnight Mountain time on Monday January 16th, 2012. Please note that the Credentials Committee has a zero tolerance policy for late applications. Loss or delay of emails following dispatch by the sender but before receipt by the ACVO office is not a basis for appeal. Therefore Applicants are strongly advised to send all materials well before the deadline to avoid a year’s delay in their ability to take the certifying examination.
Please note that A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FORM ITSELF IS NOT REQUIRED, for any of the three credentialing forms.
The following background explains more regarding these forms and the needs for certified copies: For consistency, each of the three Credentials forms is divided into the same four sections: DEFINITIONS, GUIDELINES, APPEAL OF ADVERSE DECISIONS, and then the body of the form itself.
DEFINITIONS of terms such as "Applicant", "Certified Copy" and "Examination", which are used on the various Credentials forms, are listed at the beginning of each of the three forms to minimize confusion regarding their meaning. The same definitions are listed on each form. GUIDELINES provide actual instructions for completing the forms, and are different for each form. APPEAL OF ADVERSE DECISIONS provides a brief summary of the appeal process, repeated on each form for convenience. The form itself then follows.
In the current GUIDELINES for each of the three forms, THE ONLY REQUIREMENT FOR A CERTIFIED COPY IS ON THE PROVISIONAL RESIDENT APPLICATION FORM, Question #9, which requires verification of the veterinary degree. The applicant may choose one of four means of verifying the degree, two of which require a certified copy (i.e., the veterinary license or veterinary diploma).
Enquiries regarding the Credentialing process may be sent by email to Dr. David Maggs, Credentials Chair at acvocredentials@gmail.com.
Forms for Credentials:
Application to Take the Certifying Examination 2013 (interactive pdf) coming November 2012
Supervising Diplomate Form 2013 (interactive pdf) coming November 2012
(Interactive pdf instructions: Open the registration form and save it before entering any information. Open the saved form, complete the fields and re-save.)
EXAMINATION INFORMATION
Instructions for the ACVO certifying examination have been provided below. A new requirement for 2012 will be completion and submission of the "Examination Registration Form" to accompany payment, due by the deadline posted below. Questions concerning the ACVO certifying examination should be directed to the Exam Committee Chair, Dr. Ian Herring at .
June 15, 2012: Registration form and Payments due in the ACVO office, 5pm MT.
July 23, 2012: Image Recognition
July 24, 2012: Written exam
July 31- August 3, 2012: Practical exam
