An ECVIM-CA Residency Programme is a training programme that has been approved by the Education Committee. The programme should allow a graduate veterinarian (Resident) to acquire in-depth knowledge of the specialty in which he/she is being trained and its supporting disciplines under the direction of a Diplomate of the ECVIM-CA.

The general aims of the Residency Programme are:
• To promote aptitude and clinical proficiency in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of internal medical diseases of companion animals.
• To instruct the Resident in the science and practice of companion animal internal medicine.
• To provide the Resident with the opportunity to pursue career goals in teaching, research, and/or specialty practice.
• To develop a culture which recognizes the importance of continuous professional development.

The specific objective of the residency is to train the veterinarian to be an EBVS^TM  European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine, thus it is useful to define what a ‘Specialist’ is. The following list is not exhaustive but gives a broad outline.

An ECVIM-CA approved Residency Programme (hereafter referred to as the “Programme”) shall consist of a minimum period of three (3) years (36 months). Completion of an approved Programme, however, does not guarantee that a Resident will necessarily meet the requirements of the Credentials Committee. The Credentials/Education committee can allow training to take place on a part-time basis (alternate programme) as long as the total time of supervised training is equivalent to at least 3 years and the total time of the alternate programme does not exceed 6 years.

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