2022 AIMVT Application Instructions

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In addition to the Core Requirements, you must also complete the following.

Advanced Skills Requirements

• See the 2022 Application Information page for a copy of the Instructions you may download, or click the button above.

• 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 your subspecialty of LAIM, 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 your subspecialty of LAIM, only a VTS or Diplomate in that same subspecialty may sign off on the skills list.

• Click here to got to the page where you can download the Large Animal Internal Medicine Skills List. 
• Click to begin completing the appropriate Advanced Veterinary Internal Medicine Technician Skills Form:
• LARGE ANIMAL INTERNAL MEDICINE SKILLS or
• EQUINE INTERNAL MEDICINE SKILLS or
• PRODUCTION ANIMAL INTERNAL MEDICINE SKILLS

Advanced Knowledge Requirements

• Provide documentary evidence of advanced knowledge of disease states and processes in the selected area of specialization of internal medicine through completion of the Advanced Veterinary Internal Medicine Knowledge Form.
  
• Click here to download Advanced Knowledge Signoff Sheet (all candidates regardless of area)
• Click here to download (choose one)
  • Large Animal Knowledge List or
    
  • Equine Knowledge List or
  • Production Animal Knowledge List

Case Log Requirements

• See the 2022 Application Information for specific Case Log requirements, or click the button above.
• For examples of Case Logs please follow these links.  Please note that these examples are from previous years and do not represent the requirements of our current Case Log submission form.  Please refer to the 2022 Application Information document for further information.:
  • General LAIM Case Log Example
  • Production Case Log Example 
  • Equine Case Log Example

Case Report Requirements

• See the 2022 Application Information for specific Case Report requirements, or click the button above.
• All Case Reports should follow the Case Report Outline.  
• AIMVT has provided an example of a previous case report, this example is not 100% perfect but represents superior work by previous applicants. 
  • Large Animal Specialties CASE REPORT EXAMPLE 1 and Large Animal Specialties CASE REPORT EXAMPLE 2.
• 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.