Advanced Skills Requirements
  • Click the button 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 Oncology, 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 Oncology, only a VTS or Diplomate in Oncology may sign off on the skills list.
  • A portion of the Oncology Skills list will require the creation of a list of supplies and protocols needed for common chemotherapeutics, and oncology 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 the selected area of specialization of internal medicine through completion of the Advanced Veterinary Internal Medicine Knowledge Form (included as part of the core application).
  • Click here to download Oncology Knowledge List

Case Log Requirements
  • See the 2023 Application Information for specific Case Log requirements, or click the button above.
  • For an example Case Log please follow this link – EXAMPLE.  Please refer to the 2023 Application Information packet for further information.​

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.  
  • While this example is not 100% perfect it represents superior work by previous applicants: Oncology CASE REPORT EXAMPLE 1
  • 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.