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Cardiology Requirements

2023 AIMVT Application Instructions

Advanced Skills Requirements
  • Click the button above for a copy of the Instructions you may download.
  • There are two options for who may sign your skills list verifying mastery of the Advanced Skill:
  1. Option 1 – If you work 75% or more in Cardiology, any DVM or a VTS member of AVTAA, AVTCP, or AVECCTN may sign off on the skills list.
  2. Option 2 – If you work 55-75% in Cardiology, only a VTS or Diplomate in Cardiology may sign off on the skills list.
  • A portion of the Cardiology Skills list will require the creation of a list of supplies needed for common cardiology procedures. These lists are to be created as separate documents. 
  • A link to the advanced skills mastery attestation form can be found in the application instructions packet

Advanced Knowledge Requirements
  • Provide documentary evidence of advanced knowledge of disease states and processes in veterinary cardiology through completion of the Advanced Veterinary Cardiology Knowledge Form (included as part of the core application).
  • Click here to download Cardiology Knowledge List

Case Log Requirements
  • See the 2023 Application Information for specific Case Log requirements, or click the button above.
  • For examples of Case Logs:
    • Sick Sinus Syndrome example
    • CHF example
    • HOCM example
      • Please note that these examples are not 100% perfect, but represent superior work by previous applicants
  • Follow this link for detailed information on Cardiology Case Logs – Variation.
  • Click here to read our consensus statement on using respiratory cases in your logs: Cardiology Consensus Statement – Respiratory Cases.​                           
 
Case Report Requirements
  • See the 2023 Application Information for specific Case Report requirements, or click the button above.
  • All Case Reports must follow the Case Report Requirements Checklist.  
  • AIMVT has provided an example of a previous Case Report. This example is not 100% perfect but represents superior work by previous applicants. Cardiology CASE REPORT EXAMPLE
  • If you wish to include laboratory reports with your case report, please add them as appendices to your case report.  These lab reports will not count towards your total page count.  You may submit laboratory reports in whatever format you prefer; you may download our lab form here.​​
  • A weighted scale will be used to score your case report, for more information please follow this link.

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