Certificate of Advanced Studies in Veterinary Medicine
in specific disciplines

The Certificate of Advanced Studies in Veterinary Medicine (CASVM) is based on the well known ESAVS residential courses in the discipline of your choice, examinations of these courses and keeping a case log which promotes application of newly learned methods and skills in daily practice at home and throughout the whole program. The duration of the program is two years minimum and five years maximum.

The Certificate of Advanced Studies in Veterinary Medicine (CASVM) testifies that you have obtained an intermediary level of theoretical and clinical competence (as defined by the leading European veterinary organizations) in a chosen discipline.
The Certificate program is offered in the following disciplines:
Anaesthesia, Pain Management, Emergency & Critical Care
Cardiology
Dentistry
Dermatology
Diagnostic Imaging
Exotic Pets Medicine
Internal Medicine
Laboratory Diagnostics
Neurology
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Orthopaedic Surgery
Soft Tissue Surgery
The Intermediate Level
As a result of the increasing demand for high-quality pet health care, small animal veterinarians are focusing their activity more and more on specific aspects of veterinary medicine. Currently in Europe, the highest clinical qualifications in veterinary specialization are the diplomas issued by the European specialist colleges under the umbrella of the European Board of Veterinary Specialization (EBVS), delivering the title of “Board-certified in …”. Recently, however, the leading professional veterinary organizations (Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE), European Board of Veterinary Specialisation (EBVS), European Association of Establishments of Veterinary Education (EAEVE), Union of European Veterinary Practitioners (UEVP)) did adopt the concept of Europe wide accreditation of an intermediate level of competence.
ESAVS as School Providing Continuing Education for Veterinarians
This development of specialization and the growing demand for veterinarians with certified competences in advanced clinical small animals medicine and case management increases the demand for postgraduate education in specific disciplines. Educational authorities in veterinary training in Europe recognize an intermediate level of competence between the veterinary graduate and the European Specialist (diplomats of the respective colleges of the European Board of Veterinary Specialization). This level of intermediate competence is achieved by state-of-the-art education.
Over the past 30 years the European School of Advanced Veterinary Studies (ESAVS) has offered an international postgraduate education recruiting the best specialist-teachers from all over Europe and beyond offering comprehensive training programs aiming at the said intermediate level. These programs also offer the opportunity to obtain a Certificate or Master degree.
Obtain a Certificate Degree by Studying While Working

Successful completion of a Master or Certificate program testifies that its holder has achieved competences and skills which have been evaluated and examined by a board of experts. A wide range of study programs are offered consisting of a series of consecutive courses covering all important aspects of the discipline. Based on such comprehensive programs ESAVS offers the opportunity to obtain the Certificate of Advanced Studies in Veterinary Medicine (CASVM in a specific discipline.

The CASVM program is based on the ESAVS courses in the discipline of your choice, examinations of the acquired knowledge of each of the courses and by completing a case log which promotes the use of newly learned methods and skills in daily veterinary practice.

Objectives

  • To train veterinarians to attain an intermediate level of competence in specific disciplines
  • To promote a systematic problem-solving approach in the clinic
  • To ensure the concept of evidence-based medicine in daily practice
  • To promote optimal interaction with the EBVS specialists
  • To facilitate continuous life-long professional development in the field of small animal veterinary medicine