This information is for applicants applying in 2023 (March and September) for the 2024 certifying exam.
Please ensure you are looking at the correct information for YOUR application year!
ERRATA:
Oncology examples updated! The link in the Part 1 instructions goes to old examples. Please refer to these Case Log examples.
April 2023: Cardiology examples updated! Please visit the Cardiology Examples page.
June 2023:
August 2023:
April 2023: Cardiology examples updated! Please visit the Cardiology Examples page.
June 2023:
- New Equine Case Log example available. Please visit the LAIM Examples page.
- Part 2 of the application will be anonymized. Please refrain from using the name of your facility in your Logs or Reports. The Case Report requirements checklist has been updated.
August 2023:
- New consensus statement regarding Case Logs!
Consensus statement regarding Credentialing Committee review of Case Logs:
Patients who are ultimately diagnosed with a disease condition outside of the applicant’s specialty will be accepted IF the patient presented to the applicant’s service or facility with reported symptoms and/or clinical signs of a disease process within the applicant’s specialty, AND the applicant performed advanced skills within their specialty even if the final diagnosis is not in the applicant’s specialty. Patients who present with no reported symptoms and/or clinical signs of a disease process within the applicant’s specialty will NOT be allowed.
For example:
Cases outside of the applicant’s specialty may comprise no more than 10% of the submitted Logs. Cases with a final diagnosis outside of the applicant’s specialty may NOT be used for any Case Report.
Patients who are ultimately diagnosed with a disease condition outside of the applicant’s specialty will be accepted IF the patient presented to the applicant’s service or facility with reported symptoms and/or clinical signs of a disease process within the applicant’s specialty, AND the applicant performed advanced skills within their specialty even if the final diagnosis is not in the applicant’s specialty. Patients who present with no reported symptoms and/or clinical signs of a disease process within the applicant’s specialty will NOT be allowed.
For example:
- A patient presents to the small animal IM (SAIM) service to diagnose a gastrointestinal (GI) disorder that is ultimately diagnosed with GI lymphoma (oncology).
- A patient presents to the neurology service to investigate a seizure disorder; the final diagnosis is syncope (cardiology).
- A patient presents to the cardiology service in respiratory distress presumed to be due to congestive heart failure (CHF), with a final diagnosis of feline asthma (SAIM).
- A patient presents to the oncology service for enlarged lymph nodes which are ultimately deemed to be secondary to an infectious process (SAIM).
Cases outside of the applicant’s specialty may comprise no more than 10% of the submitted Logs. Cases with a final diagnosis outside of the applicant’s specialty may NOT be used for any Case Report.
DEADLINES and DUE DATES
- Part 1: Due no later than March 15, 2023:
- Professional history
- Proof of licensure covering all hours of professional history submitted
- Continuing education documentation
- A small sampling of four (4) Case Log entries
- The Part 1 application fee ($25)
- The link to the Part 1 application can be found in the application instructions. You can also click HERE.
- Part 2: Due no later than September 30, 2023:
- Completed Advanced Skills list
- A minimum of 50 Case Logs, covering patients seen between October 1, 2022 and September 30, 2023
- Three (3) examination questions
- Four (4) in-depth Case Reports
- The Part 2 application fee ($50)
- Letters of recommendation due no later than September 1, 2023 (link to form is below).
Links to forms:
Links to advanced skills lists can be found below. Links for exam question, Case Log, and Case Report submission can be found in the Part 2 Application Instructions packet (see link above)
Advanced skills:
These lists are provided as a quick reference for the advanced skills. These are NOT the forms you will use to submit your advanced skills for consideration by the Credentialing Committee. Links to the submission forms are found in the Application Instructions.
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| 2023 Small Animal IM advanced skills reference list |