ECVS residents / trainees

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


Residents and Alternate Trainees - Information and reporting forms - please find the most up to date forms below.

NEW Reporting modalities

  • submit one bound (originally signed) hard copy together with a CD with the electronic document (PDF) of each component of the report, (CV, case log, prog. summary log etc.) Please do not make scanned PDFs except for diplomas and official papers.
  • instructions to trainees - how to report to the Credentials Committee pdf
Attention: Use of forms

Download the forms using the right mouse button (Mac users: press control) and select "Download Document".

Open rtf documents with Microsoft Word or similar word processing application.

Please find here Dan Brockman's info presentation pdf file given at the meeting in Nantes 2009

- official deadline for submission of any documentation is July 31

New training brochure 2009 pdf

new Reporting forms 2010

  • Evaluation form rtf
  • Programme log summary for small animals as text file rtf & as excel file xls
  • Programme log summary for large animals (equine) as text file rtf & as excel file xls
  • Programme log summary for large animals (general) as text file rtf & as excel file xls
  • Programme supervisor statement rtf
  • Surgery case log rtf & as excel file xls
  • Lameness log new doc and rtf
  • Activity log rtf and see also sample how to complete the activity log pdf
  • Presentation log rtf and see also sample how to complete the presentation log pdf
  • Anaesthesia training rtf
  • Diagnostic imaging training rtf
  • Pathology training rtf
  • Internal Medicine training rtf
  • Application form for credentials submission rtf

Where to publish? : see list of journals that are recommended for publication pdf

  • Credentials Application Evaluation – payment form (for credentials submission) pdf, doc, rtf
  • Resident/Alternate Trainee annual report evaluation fee – payment form pdf, doc, rtf

Requirements for surgical procedures - large animal equine pdf & general pdf
Requirements for surgical procedures - small animal pdf

Alternate training element application form RFT


Last update: / mg (Re), 24.4.2011 mg