News and Updates

The ICVA office will be closed Friday, April 7, for the Spring Friday holiday.

The ICVA has sent out a call for nominations for four open positions on the Assessment Development Committee (ADC). The open positions are for experts in the Bovine - Dairy, Small Ruminant, Exotic Companion Animal and Poultry areas. This committee is composed of a broad representation of species and content areas across veterinary medicine. Duties include assisting ICVA in identifying NAVLE® item writers and participating in item and forms review meetings. Nominations must be received by April 7, 2023. Interested veterinarians or associations are invited to nominate individuals.

The ICVA Board of Directors meeting is scheduled for January 20-21, 2023 in Savannah, GA.

The first VEA Faculty Workshop was held November 4, 2022, with over a dozen participants attending virtually from Long Island University, Midwestern University, and the University of Missouri.

Dr. Heather Case, CEO attended and co-presented at the meeting.

ICVA Chief Innovation Officer Janine Hawley attended the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE) annual conference in Savannah, GA from October 17-20, 2022.

Dr. Elizabeth Farrington was elected at the September AAVSB Annual Meeting as a new representative to the ICVA Board of Directors.

ICVA presented awards to two long-time volunteers at the June ICVA Board Meeting.

This year we received five Letters of Intent by the June 24, 2022 deadline. The AVAC has reviewed these and invited two to submit full applications for our grant program by the October 15 deadline

The ICVA Board of Directors has officially welcomed two new board members: Drs. Hilari French and Jason Coe.