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.

March 28, 2023

Spring Friday

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

February 9, 2023

Call for Nominations – ADC

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.

January 3, 2023

ICVA Board of Directors January Meeting Preview

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

December 20, 2022

New VEA Faculty Workshops

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.

November 2, 2022

Presentation at the Canadian Network of Agencies of Regulation Conference

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

October 25, 2022

ICVA Staff at ICE 2022 Meeting

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

September 30, 2022

Dr. Farrington Elected to ICVA Board

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

September 7, 2022

ICVA Award Recipients

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

August 25, 2022

2022 ICVA Assessment Grant Update

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

August 23, 2022

Welcoming new ICVA Board Members

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

SETTING A HIGHER STANDARD TOGETHER®