January 2021
President's Message
I hope everyone had an enjoyable and safe holiday break. Happy New Year!

First, congratulations are in order for new ACVR and ACVR-EDI Diplomates that successfully passed board examinations. The logistics for the examination this year were incredibly complex given the limitations of the pandemic and involved shipping computers to testing locations and identifying volunteer proctors. Thanks to the candidates for their patience and thanks to the Exam Director, Stephanie Nykamp, and the Examination Committee members for their hard work. 

Reminders about the website will be a recurring theme this year, so here is another reminder to access Discourse (our online message board) if you have not yet done so. Discourse will serve as our primary method to stay in touch going forward. If you prefer, Discourse can send you an email for every message posted to the site, making it more like the email “list serves” of old. 
Discourse is accessible at community.acvr.org or via the small chat icon on the ACVR website sidebar (use your ACVR login credentials):
Please check your ACVR website feed which includes an upcoming calendar of events and deadline reminders. Notable upcoming dates are the Jan. 31 deadline for Resident Research Grants, Jan. 31 deadline for Application for the ACVR Examinations, and Jan. 31 deadline for Residency Standards and Evaluation Document submission.

Finally, the deadline for ACVR due payment was Jan. 1, paid via the website. Start with the “Transactions” link from your profile tab in the upper right corner, then “Go Shop”. Remember to add your Society memberships! The print version of the journal is now an additional charge that you can add at the time of due renewal. 

Stay safe,

Dr. Nathan Nelson
ACVR Committee Updates
ACVR-Equine Diagnostic Imaging News
Dr. Myra Barrett
The first ACVR Equine Diagnostic Imaging annual business meeting is planned for
2 pm PST/5 pm EST on February 3rd. The meeting will be held via zoom with email invites to come before the meeting. The meeting will include a status update on the College, including the board examination results, residency updates, and committee vacancies. 
Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound Update
Dr. Jeryl Jones
The January/February issue of VRU will launch the 62nd year of publication for ACVR’s journal. Many thanks to all of you for your support! This issue will include a message from ACVR’s new President, Nate Nelson, and an Editorial with a summary of 2020 VRU updates and acknowledgments of Editorial Board members, peer reviewers, and authors.  Editorial Board members are currently in the process of reviewing Guest Editor applications for the VRU Special Issue on Artificial Intelligence and plan to submit recommendations to the ACVR Executive Council in early January. In the meantime, authors who would like to propose an article for publication in this Special Issue are welcome to contact Kate Alexander (kalexander@centredmv.com) or Jeri Jones (jerylj@clemson.edu). We will be happy to forward this information to the Guest Editor when the selection has been made. 
CT/MRI Society Update
Dr. Karine Gendron
The winner of the CT/MRI Society's Christmas lottery is Laura Johnson, 3rd year DI resident at Ohio State University. Out of the 3 textbooks offered, she picked Miller's Anatomy of the Dog, 5th Ed, 2019. Congratulations and thank you to all participants! 
In Training Exam Committee Update
Dr. Lindsey Gilmour
The In-Training Exam Committee is happy to announce that the first mock exam is complete. Between ACVR and ECVDI, ITEC administered 248 anatomy mock exams (98 large animal and 150 small animal) and provided individualized feedback to each trainee. Our committee thanks residents for their efforts on a job well done and expresses appreciation to the various residency directors who provided their own mock exams to ITEC for use as a starting point. Residents and residency directors should expect ITEC to deploy the second mock exam in Spring 2021 covering topics in physics. All ITEC announcements to ACVR trainees and directors (including follow up details on the upcoming physics mock exam) will be posted in Discourse. Mass email lists are always tricky, so please consider signing up for Discourse email notifications as a means to keep informed.
Exam Registration Closes Jan. 31, 2021
Planning to register for the RO, DI, or EDU examinations in 2021? Registration closes on Sunday, January 31, 2021. Click the link(s) below to begin your registration!
Residency Director Forms Due Jan. 31, 2021
A reminder to Residency Directors that all forms necessary are to be completed by January 31 for committee review. These forms can be found on the “Forms Pertaining to Residency Directors” page of our website. 
ACVR Diplomate Apparel & Accessories
Big thanks to the ACVR’s Public Relations Committee for designing and launching the Diplomate’s ProShop! We hope to have "non-Dip-specific" gear soon!

More information on ACVR Diplomate Apparel and Accessories can be found here.
Discount of Wiley Books for ACVR Members
ACVR Members can save 35% on titles from Wiley.com using our special promo code. To view the promo code, or for more information on this discount, click here! 
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