Advanced Skills Requirements
  • See the 2021 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 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.
  • Click here to got to the page where you can download the Oncology Skills List. 
  • To begin completing the advanced skills sign off, click this link for the Oncology Advanced Skills Form (found at Cognito Forms). 

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 2021 Application Information for specific Case Log requirements, or click the button above.
  • For examples of Case Logs please follow this link – EXAMPLES.  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 2021 Application Information document for further information.​

Case Report Requirements
  • See the 2021 Application Information for specific Case Report requirements, or click the button above.
  • All Case Reports should follow the Case Report Outline.  
  • 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.