News and Updates

Below you’ll find the latest news and articles regarding ICVA and the NAVLE, as well as the most recent ICVA newsletter.

October 15, 2024

Academic Veterinary Assessment Committee – Call For Nominations

The International Council for Veterinary Assessment (ICVA) is seeking individuals with an interest in assessment to volunteer for the ICVA Academic Veterinary Assessment Committee (AVAC).

August 5, 2024

ICVA BOD Changes to Executive Committee

New BOD Chair, Chair Elect and Secretary-Treasurer took office at the June 27-29, 2024 in Banff, AB.

July 10, 2024

VEA Research Article Published

Paper by Drs. Jared Danielson and Rebecca Burzette of Iowa State University covers recent research

July 1, 2024

Dr. Vengrin Presented at Diversity Summit

Dr. Vengrin Presented at Diversity SummitICVA's Diversity Officer, provides an update at Iverson Bell Midwest Regional Diversity Summit

June 17, 2024

ICVA Board of Directors June Meeting

The ICVA Board of Directors meeting is scheduled for June 28-29, 2024 in Banff, Alberta. ICVA Chair Dr. Fernando J. Marqués will chair the meeting.

May 8, 2024

ICVA Seeking Progress Test Volunteers

Join us as a volunteer and make a difference in veterinary education. ICVA has been developing a new veterinary educational progress test and is entering a new phase for 2024. We are seeking the invaluable expertise of individuals from AVMA COE-accredited veterinary schools to join as volunteers and play a crucial role in the next steps of the progress test’s development.

April 5, 2024

ICVA 2023 Assessment Grant Winner

ICVA 2023 Assessment Grant WinnerCongratulations to the 2023 ICVA Assessment Grant winner, Dr. Carolyn Legge, University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, for her proposal, “Does the gamification of reinforcement-based learning affect summative assessment performance? It’s a game of Cards.”

February 5, 2024

ICVA Board of Directors Call for Nominations

The ICVA has sent out a call for nominations for two at-large positions on the ICVA Board of Directors.

February 5, 2024

Call for Nominations – ADC

The ICVA has sent out a call for nominations for five open positions on the Assessment Development Committee (ADC). The open positions are for experts in the Bovine - Beef, Canine, Equine, Feline and Zoo/ Wildlife areas.

January 30, 2024

Two Recent ICVA Staff Promotions

Two Recent ICVA Staff PromotionsICVA is excited to announce two new promotions within our organization.

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