There are 3 distinct pathways for acceptance into the ABVNU Residency Training:
1. A resident candidate seeking ACVNU residency training leading to Diplomate certification must be accepted into an ABVNU-approved Residency Program, be a graduate of an accredited School or College of Veterinary Medicine, and concurrently certified by a recognized veterinary Specialty College promoting advanced clinical patient-care in a medical or surgical discipline.
Since the first class of ACVNU Diplomates will not be certified until 2025 at the earliest, only ACVNU Founding Members are currently able to initiate ACVNU Approved Residency Training Programs. For more information on the pathway to becoming an ACVNU Resident, please visit our website and follow the steps outlined below:
a. Contact an ACVNU Founding Member to discuss the potential of your participation in an ACVNU Residency. A list of these members can be found at acvnu.org/founders. Please note that not all Founders may be available to start a new program at this time.
b. Once a Founding Member has agreed to take you on as a Resident and the specifics of your program have been confirmed, the Founding Member, as the Program Director, will then need to submit an application for your Residency Training Program to be approved.
c. Upon review and approval of your program's application, you will be notified and may then register as a resident candidate.
2. A resident candidate seeking ACVNU residency training leading to Affiliate Member certification must be accepted into an ABVNU-approved Residency Program (see above), be a graduate of an accredited School or College of Veterinary Medicine, and concurrently certified by a recognized veterinary Specialty College of a non patient-care discipline.
3. A resident candidate seeking ACVNU residency training leading to either Diplomate or Affiliate Member certification who is not concurrently Board-Certified in a patientcare or non-patientcare discipline must be accepted into an ABVNU-approved Residency Program, be a graduate of an accredited School or College of Veterinary Medicine, and have at least four (4) full-time equivalent years of focused patient-care experience (ACVNU resident working toward Diplomate status) or a non-patient-care experience (ACVNU resident working toward Affiliate Member status) in nephrology and urology documented within 10 years of application for the residency. Full-time equivalency is the collective percentage of professional time and experience devoted to nephrology and urology. It represents categories of activity related to urinary disease including clinical effort, specialized training, research, teaching/mentoring, continuing education, advocacy, leadership, journal review, and other activities related to the discipline. A documented publication record including authorship of relevant scholarly works in nephrology and urology resulting from clinical investigations or basic research in the discipline, and documented contribution to the promotion, direction, and advancement of the specialty contribute to the full-time equivalency.
