On this page you find copies of the basic documents of the College for downloading to reduce copying and mailing costs, as well as speed up the process of information transfer. Additional questions can be directed to the ECVS office in Zurich:

European College of Veterinary Surgeons ECVS, Vetsuisse Faculty University Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
phone +41-44-635 8408 or +41-44-313 0383 / fax +41-44-313 0384

Constitution
Re-certification list as per January 2008
Re-certification guidelines (PDF) and submission form (RTF) - submission deadline November 1
Surgeon-in-Training Grant RTF / PDF - submission deadline July 1.

Annual Scientific Meeting Abstract form / call for papers for 2009:

Forms: To apply for a presentation at the Annual Meeting, please use only the abstract forms below.

• Please be aware that with an accepted short communication abstract you are still expected to pay the registration fee for the annual scientific meeting.
• For the ECVS Resident Award competition we accept abstracts of just Europeans ie ECVS Residents and enrolled post graduate students

Please note: the deadline for submission is November 15, 2008 - please follow the instructions carefully!

Abstract forms RTF (32 KB)
Call for paper instructions, PDF (32 KB)

Some helpful advice - how to do a good poster - see following link: http://www.writing.eng.vt.edu/posters.html

Examination:

Questionnaire for candidates to be answered after sitting the examination RTF new

Please note that the reading lists are subject to changes!!!

Examination guidelines PDF (52K)
Literature - Reading list large animal PDF (44K) new
Literature - Reading list small animal PDF (32K) new

Sample questions PDF (28K)

ACVS Diplomates wishing to obtain ECVS diplomate status should

• Have a satisfactory ethical standing in the profession.
• Be a graduate of a veterinary college of a European country, unless relieved of this obligation by the Board of Regents.
• Be eligible to be licensed to practise in a European country.
• Have devoted a minimum of four years after graduation from veterinary school to special training and experience in veterinary surgery. The training programme should meet the requirements of The College as described in the training brochure.
• Have successfully passed the qualifying examination of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons and be certified by the Board of Regents of the American College.
• Pay an application fee of: € 100.—
• Submit the application file, as described in the training brochure, for consideration by the Board of Regents which meets twice yearly – late autumn and late spring. One original signed file together with the electronic version of all documents (preferably as pdfs) must be submitted. 

ACVS Diplomates should be aware that the requirements of the ECVS training brochure are not identical to those of the ACVS. This should be borne in mind when submitting an application to the Board of Regents of the ECVS.