In addition to the Core Requirements, you must also complete the following for a Small Animal Internal Medicine credentialing.

Advanced Skills Requirements
  • Visit the page linked above (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 SAIM, 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 SAIM,  only  a VTS or Diplomate in SAIM may sign off on the skills list.
  • 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 Small Animal Knowledge List

Case Log Requirements
  • See the 2023 Application Information for specific Case Log requirements, or click the button above.
  • You may download an example of a SAIM Case Log HERE.  Please note that this example is not perfect, but represents superior work by previous applicants.  
  • NOTE:  While there is some overlap between the skills and knowledge used in both small animal internal medicine (SAIM) and emergency and critical care medicine (ECC), these are separate and distinct specialties within veterinary medicine. Veterinary Technicians interested in applying for certification as a Veterinary Technician Specialist (VTS) in SAIM are advised to ensure that all cases selected as part of their application are within the specialty of SAIM and not ECC (e.g. trauma, toxicology) or other specialties .

Case Report Requirements
  • See the 2022 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. Small Animal 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.