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Thank you to all the VOS members who have paid their membership dues for 2023-24! Invoices for membership dues were emailed in early July. If you are a VOS member and have not received your invoice, please contact Heidi DeCamp, VOS Executive Secretary, at secretary@vosdvm.org.

If you have become an emeritus member (if you are 70 years old or older or have been a VOS member for 30 years or more), please contact Heidi DeCamp, VOS Executive Secretary, at secretary@vosdvm.org.

Membership dues were due September 1. You may pay your dues online through the VOS Store or mail your check to the VOS office at the address below:

Please see the Join VOS page on the website for complete information.

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Description: The VOS Hohn-Johnson and Wade O. Brinker Research Awards are grants funding research in musculoskeletal conditions in animals.

Funding: The Hohn-Johnson award is limited to $40,000. The Wade O. Brinker Resident award is limited to $12,000. Any additional money needed to complete the research will have to be secured before the VOS research chairman will accept the proposal for evaluation. Please verify in writing the source and amount of additional funding.

Hohn-Johnson and Wade O. Brinker award principal investigators must be active members of the VOS as of the 1st of September in the year of application.

Review Process: The VOS research committee reviews the proposals, which are evaluated using the following criteria:

Awards: The outcome of the VOS research committee review will be presented to the Spring VOS Board of Directors and a decision of funding announced at the annual VOS meeting.

Please visit our Grant Submission portal to learn more and submit a grant application.

Email: secretary@vosdvm.org

Website: www.vosdvm.org

Website: www.vosdvm.org 

Email: secretary@vosdvm.org

We invite practitioners, students, interns, residents, academicians, and researchers interested in large animal, small animal, and exotic species, to submit abstracts of novel studies in practical and scientific topics related to veterinary orthopedics and traumatology, diversity in the veterinary surgical field, business and ethics topics relating to veterinary surgery, and environmental topics relating to veterinary surgery. Preference will be given to abstracts that have clinical relevance. Papers addressing results of controlled retrospective and prospective clinical studies are strongly encouraged. Clinician investigators should also consider submitting innovative surgical techniques, or case reports describing unusual or difficult cases as these will be reviewed separate from the scientific abstracts. Presentations will be limited to 10 minutes and followed by 5 minutes of questions/discussion. Posters must fit within the 4’ (height) x 4’ (width) area provided.

Call for papers is now open and will close on October 15, 2023, for both podium presentations and posters. See the link on the VOS website: www.vosdvm.org for full details of abstract submission, formatting and regulations or click the direct link to the abstract submission portal here: https://ncsucvmce.eventsair.com/vos-2024/abstracts.

The Mark S. Bloomberg Memorial Resident Research Award was established to recognize outstanding resident abstract submissions to the scientific program. At least one recipient and up to seven recipients per year will be awarded up to $2,000.00 towards expenses to attend and present their abstract at our annual meeting. Only individuals currently in a residency training program or within 2 years of completion of a formal residency program are eligible. The abstract submission may only be of studies conducted during the residency program. All abstracts being submitted for consideration of this award must indicate so on the online submission form.

The Gretchen Flo Student/Intern Research Award was established to recognize outstanding student or intern abstract submissions to the scientific program. Up to six recipients will be awarded (depending on abstract quality) up to $2,000.00 towards expenses to attend and present their abstract at our annual meeting. Only individuals currently in a DVM or Intern training program or within 1 year of completion of a formal internship or DVM program are eligible. The work must be performed as a student or intern. All abstracts being submitted for consideration of this award must indicate so on the online submission form.

Email address: stankim@ufl.edu

Email address: mike.karlin@tufts.edu

We are offering 6 Gretchen Flo Student/Intern award sponsorships so look for increased attendance of young newcomers. With extra-large exhibit space and large tables (30” x 96”) for each exhibitor we think the exhibit hall will please all.

Our sponsors also have the opportunity of hosting a company-branded event this year (will require registration through VOS). Get all of the exciting information via the prospectus at: https://www.vosdvm.org/s/2024-VOS-Prospectus_Final.pdf

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VOS members: Do you have a surgical tip or trick you have figured out, or pearls of wisdom you would like to share? The VOS newsletter wants to get you published and share your wisdom! Send your name and practice location, and your pearl of wisdom, and any helpful photos or images, and we will publish it in the VOS newsletter. At the end of the year, the VOS member who submits the best bit of wisdom will win a $100 discount off the conference registration for the 2024 VOS meeting. Send your entries to Pamela Schwartz, Communication Chair.

The VOS Membership Directory is live on the VOS website with more than 240 VOS members listed! We created this directory to help referring veterinarians and clients looking for VOS members to find you.

Not in the directory yet? Please contact secretary@vosdvm.org to be included and help us expand this valuable resource.

VOS members: We'd like to receive your news about recent publications, job opportunities, job changes, promotions, residencies, awards, speaking engagements, marriage/birth/death announcements, pictures, anecdotes etc. for publication in our email newsletter and website. 

Please send your news items with photos if possible to secretary@vosdvm.org.

Are you a speaker at an upcoming conference? Know of a cool seminar or workshop you think our members would want to attend? Whether it is you, a fellow member or one of your hardworking residents, let us help spread the word. Shoot an email to secretary@vosdvm.org and include your name, the title of your talk, date, location and link (if available).

We are looking for advice to pass on to those who are interviewing for their first jobs as surgeons. If you have any advice as someone that has recently interviewed for their first job or has had to interview people for their first job, please email Pamela Schwartz, Communication Chair, and title your email "VOS ADVICE." We will share responses in an upcoming newsletter article.

When you make a payment at the VOS Store, you may also donate online to the VOS Education Foundation. We have set up donation amounts of $50, $100, and $250 or you may make a donation of any amount by choosing the custom donation option.

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IS IT TIME TO RENEW YOUR VCOT JOURNAL?

VOS members are eligible for a discounted subscription to the VCOT journal. VCOT is the official journal for 11 organizations, one of which is VOS.

Learn more about VCOT.

Subscriptions include 6 issues and usually start with Issue 1 or Issue 4, depending on payment date. If you have questions about VCOT subscriptions, please contact Heidi DeCamp at secretary@vosdvm.org.

You may now complete your VCOT subscription either online or by mail! Subscriptions to VCOT are not automatically invoiced or renewed. Please see the Subscribe to the VCOT Journal page on our website for complete details.

VOS members who are 70 years old and older or who have been members for 30 years or more will now receive "emeritus" status, giving them not only free membership to VOS, but also free registration to the annual conference.

If you qualify for Emeritus Status, and are not already a complimentary member, please contact VOS Executive Secretary Heidi DeCamp at secretary@vosdvm.org and notify her of this change.

For complete details about these discounts and how to redeem them, please see the Industry Partner Discounts page on the VOS website.

Sponsors and exhibitors, please contact Wendy Baltzer if you'd like to partner with VOS!

VOS members are invited to take CRI's interactive live/online course titled Introduction to Veterinary Clinical Research, taught by Chris Zink, DVM, PhD, DACVP, DACVSMR. Chris is the past president of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation and has spent more than 30 years conducting research and training PhD students at Johns Hopkins University College of Medicine.

If you are interested in taking this course, please contact info@caninerehabinstitute.com so CRI can keep you updated on the course details.