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Contents ACVP 2014 Corporate Partners ................................................................................................................... 1 2014 Deceased Members.............................................................................................................................. 3 ACVP Town Hall Business Meeting Agenda.................................................................................................. 4 2014 Awards and Recognitions Program....................................................................................................... 5 ACVP 2014 Council........................................................................................................................................ 6 ACVP 2014 Student Chapters........................................................................................................................ 6 Award Winners............................................................................................................................................... 7 2014 Diplomates............................................................................................................................................ 8 ACVP Financial Report for 10/1/2013 - 9/30/2014...................................................................................... 10 AVMA American Board of Veterinary Specialists......................................................................................... 14 Certifying Examination Board....................................................................................................................... 16 Corporate Partners Committee.................................................................................................................... 19 Credentialing Committee.............................................................................................................................. 20 Development Committee............................................................................................................................. 21 Domestic Alliances Committee.................................................................................................................... 22 Education Committee................................................................................................................................... 23 Examination Committee............................................................................................................................... 25 Examination Committee: Five-year Review (2010–2014)............................................................................. 35 Externship Scholarship Committee.............................................................................................................. 36 Focused Scientific Committee..................................................................................................................... 37 Government Policy Committee.................................................................................................................... 43 Honorary and Distinguished Member Committee ....................................................................................... 44 International Alliances Committee................................................................................................................ 45 Intersociety Experimental Pathology Committee......................................................................................... 47 Maintenance of Certification Development Committee............................................................................... 49 Member Relations Committee..................................................................................................................... 50 Nominations Committee............................................................................................................................... 51 Shared Resources Task Force Interim.......................................................................................................... 52 Student Chapter Committee........................................................................................................................ 54 Training Program Committee....................................................................................................................... 56 VCS/ACVP Oncology Pathology Working Group......................................................................................... 57
Veterinary Pathology Annual Report............................................................................................................ 59 Website, Newsletter and Social Media Board.............................................................................................. 63 Student Chapter Reports............................................................................................................................. 65
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ACVP 2014 Corporate Partners The American College of Veterinary Pathologists warmly thanks the following 2014 Corporate Partners for their support of ACVP Programs and the Annual Meeting. (As of October 1, 2014.)
Benefactor
Sponsors
• Genentech • Pfizer Global Research & Development
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Consultants in Toxicologic Pathology Covance Eisai Inc. MedImmune MPI Research Inc. National Cancer Institute Comparative Pathology Training Partnerships • Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Tox Path Specialists • WIL Research Laboratories
Sponsoring Patron • Amgen • Biocare • IDEXX Laboratories
Patrons • • • • • • • • •
Student Chapter Travel Awards
AbbVie Allergan, Inc. Antech Diagnostics Bristol-Myers Squibb Celgene Corporation Charles River Merck Research Laboratories Millennium Pharmaceuticals Seventh Wave Laboratories, LLC
ACVP thanks the following for supporting Student Chapter Travel Awards: • Mike and Kimberly Topper • Novartis Pharmaceuticals
In-Kind • Leica Biosystems - Aperio • Olympus • VIN
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ACVP Patrons for 10/1/2013 - 9/30/2014 Dr. Helen Acland Dr. Dalen Agnew Dr. Muthafar Al-Haddawi Dr. Carl Alden Dr. Robin Allison Dr. Derron Alves Dr. Anibal Guillermo Armien Medianero Dr. Lawrence Arp Dr. Norman Barlow Dr. Randall Basaraba Dr. Cynthia Bell Dr. Allan Berrington Dr. Anthony Besier Dr. Dorothee Bienzle Dr. Philip Bochsler Dr. Cory Brayton Dr. Angela Brice Dr. Alexandra Brower Dr. Diane Brown Dr. Richard Bruner Dr. Mark Bryant Dr. Wayne Buck Dr. Maron Calderwood Mays Dr. Jennifer Cann Dr. Francisco Carvallo Dr. Taylor Chance Dr. Sundeep Chandra Dr. Judith Chasen Dr. Ronnie Cimprich Dr. Gary Coleman Dr. Michael Conner Dr. Timothy Cooper Dr. Todd Cornish Dr. Sarah Cramer Dr. John Cullen Dr. Tim Cushing Dr. Andre Dallaire Dr. Barbara Davis Dr. Corrine Davis Dr. Harold Davis Dr. Sharon Dial Dr. Wayne Dochterman Dr. Taryn Donovan Dr. Richard Dubielzig Dr. Noel Dybdal Dr. Kathryn Eaton Dr. Michael Elwell Dr. Julie Engiles Dr. Winston Evering Dr. Ronald Eydelloth Dr. Eugenia Floyd Dr. Stacey Fossey Dr. Kristen Friedrichs Dr. Elizabeth Galbreath Dr. David Gardiner Dr. Robert Garman Dr. Annette Gendron-Fitzpatrick Dr. Frank Geoly Dr. Dawn Goodman Dr. Maria Elena Gorman
Dr. David Green Dr. David Gribble Dr. Carol Grindem Dr. Gary Haldorson Dr. Sarah Hale Dr. William Hall Dr. Charles Halsey Dr. Jerry Hardisty Dr. Jack Harkema Dr. Arthur Hattel Dr. Laura Healy Dr. Joseph Hill Dr. Hajime Hiraragi Dr. Frederic Hoerr Dr. Victoria Hoffmann Dr. C. Hong Dr. Liangbiao (George) Hu Dr. Louis Huzella Dr. Samuel Jennings Dr. Anthony Johnson Dr. Gayle Johnson Dr. Linda Johnson Dr. Tammy Johnson Dr. Kevin Keel Dr. Kevin Keenan Dr. William Kerns Dr. Joyce Knoll Dr. Robert Kovatch Dr. Steven Kubiski Dr. Krista La Perle Dr. Sophie Le-Calvez Dr. Michael Leach Dr. Barbara Lewis Dr. Thomas Lipscomb Dr. Alric Lopez-Martinez Dr. John Lumsden Dr. David Malarkey Dr. Thomas March Dr. Milton McAllister Dr. Denise McAloose Dr. Christina McCowan Dr. Christy McKnight Dr. James Meehan Dr. Paul Meunier Dr. Margaret Miller Dr. Michael Mirsky Dr. Ikki Mitsui Dr. James Moe Dr. Robert Moeller Dr. Donald Montgomery Dr. Daniel Morton Dr. Derek Mosier Dr. Jerome Nietfeld Dr. Timothy O’Brien Dr. Olufemi Olusogo Fasina Dr. Lanny Pace Dr. Kiran Palyada Dr. D. Reid Patterson Dr. Janet Patterson-Kane
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Dr. Renee Pearson Dr. Marcia Pereira Dr. Patricia Pesavento Dr. Helene Philibert Dr. Melissa Popielarczyk Dr. Brian Porter Dr. Kathleen Potter Dr. Benedicte Pouleur-Larrat Dr. John Ragsdale Dr. Marlon Rebelatto Dr. Raquel Rech Dr. Christopher Reilly Dr. Roger Renne Dr. Barry Rickman Dr. Marian Rippy Dr. Wayne Robinson Dr. Aline Rodrigues Hoffmann Dr. Elizabeth Rogers Dr. Laura Rush Dr. George Ruth Dr. John Sagartz Dr. Kaori Sakamoto Dr. Sergio Sanchez Picado Dr. Eva Sartin Dr. Chris Schiller Dr. Stephen Schmidt Dr. A. Schultze Dr. Ravi Seebaransingh Dr. Nicola Shackleton Dr. Daniel Shaw Dr. Artem Shkumatov Dr. Robert Sigler Dr. Malcolm Silkstone Dr. Elemir Simko Dr. Dodd Sledge Dr. Graham Smith Dr. Nancy Stedman Dr. Julia Stickle Dr. Leonardo Susta Dr. Mika Tanabe Dr. Ross Tarara Dr. Amy Thiessen Dr. John Thilsted Dr. Jennifer Thomas Dr. Mary Anna Thrall Dr. Debra Tokarz Dr. Michael and Kimberly Topper Dr. Takayuki Tsuchiya Dr. Nancy Twenhafel Dr. Elizabeth Uhl Dr. Ashlee Urbasic Dr. Amy Usborne Dr. Tony Van Dreumel Dr. Jose Vilches-Moure Dr. Michael Vinlove Dr. Maxey Wellman Dr. Susan Westmoreland Dr. Kevin Woolard Dr. David Zeman Dr. Cynthia Ziegra
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Inskeep Fund
Legacy Society
Dr. Gary Coleman Dr. Leland Dochterman Betty Inskeep Dr. Marian Rippy
Dr. Claire Andreasen Dr. Talmage Brown Dr. Sharron Capen Dr. Michael Carakostas Dr. Gary and Cindy Cockerell Dr. David Dodd Dr. W. J. Hadlow Dr. R. Keith Harris Dr. James B. Moe Dr. Ricardo Ochoa Dr. D. Reid Patterson Dr. Anne Ryan Dr. John Shadduck Dr. Michael J. and Kimberly Topper
William Casey JoAnne Casey Dr. David Gribble Dr. Lanny Pace
In Memory of John Pletcher Dr. Cory Brayton JoAnne Casey Dr. Gary D. Coleman Dr. Sarah L. Hale Dr. Linda K. Johnson
2014 Deceased Members Klaus Hubben, VMD, MS Choudari Kommineni, DVM, PhD, MD J. Russell Lindsey, DVM, MS Svend W. Nielsen, DVM, PhD Peter S. MacWilliams, DVM, PhD Carrell Trampel, DVM Judith A. Taylor, DVM, DVSc Wiilliam L. Wooding, DVM
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ACVP Town Hall Business Meeting Agenda Sunday, November 9, 2014 6:00 – 7:30 P.M. Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel Marquis Ballroom B
Business Meeting 1. Introductions & Announcements – Cory Brayton 2. Acknowledgement of Deceased Members – Cory Brayton 3. 2014 Secretary/Treasurer Financial Report – Mike Topper • Questions 4. Veterinary Pathology Report – Jeff Caswell • Questions 5. Certifying Examination Report – Kurt Zimmerman and Nancy Kock • Questions 6. ACVP/STP Coalition of Veterinary Pathology Fellows – Gary Cockerell
Town Hall Evolution of the ACVP Certifying Examination: Keith Harris Member participation in these discussions is welcome and encouraged.
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2014 Awards and Recognitions Program Tuesday, November 11, 2014 5:15 – 6:45 p.m. Atlanta Marquis Marriott Marquis Ballroom A 1. Announcements and Introductions 2. New Diplomates – Cory Brayton 3. Student Awards – Cory Brayton • Casey Scholarship Recipient (Amy Durham) • William Inskeep II Scholarship Award (Kim Newkirk) • Graduate Student/Resident Travel Award (Kim Newkirk) • Intersociety Council for Pathology Information Travel Award (Amy MacNeill) • ACVP American Society for Investigative Pathology Travel Award (Amy MacNeill) • Society of Toxicologic Pathology (STP) Poster Award (Wayne Dochterman) • ACVP/AAVLD Diagnostic Travel Award (Lauri Diehl) • Young Investigator Awards (Lauri Diehl) • Veterinary Student Poster Awards (Janet Patterson-Kane) • Extern Scholarship Awards (Amy MacNeill) 4. Mentor of the Year Award – Janet Patterson-Kane 5. Recognitions – Cory Brayton • 2014 Program Chair (Jim Rottman) • 2014 Exam Committee Chairs (Kurt Zimmerman and Nancy Kock) • Veterinary Pathology Editor-in-Chief (Jeff Caswell) • ACVP Committees • Corporate Partners 6. Special Recognition Award – Cory Brayton Jessica Goedken 7. Honorary Member Awards – Cory Brayton • Claudio Severo Lombardo de Barros, DVM, PhD (nominated by Corrie Brown) • Gregory D. Bossart, VMD, PhD (nominated by Keith Harris) 8. Mid-Career Excellence Award (Sharon Dial) 9. Recognition of Retiring Members of Council – Cory Brayton • Dave Malarkey – Councilor • Mike Topper – Secretary/Treasurer • Announcement of 2015 President-Elect Dave Malarkey and Councilor Susan Tornquist 10. Passing of the Gavel (Cory Brayton/Mark Simpson) 11. 2015 Combined Meeting of the ACVP, ASVCP and STP (Kelli Boyd)
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ACVP 2014 Council Officers
Councilors
President: Cory Brayton President-Elect: Mark Simpson Secretary/Treasurer: Michael Topper Immediate Past President: Maxey Wellman Secretary/Treasurer-elect: Mark Ackermann
David Malarkey Anne Barger Krista La Perle Glenn Cantor
ACVP 2014 Student Chapters AUBURN UNIVERSITY Drs. Calvin Johnson and Jey Koehler
ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE Dr. Simon Priestnall
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY Dr. Randall Basaraba
ST. GEORGE’S UNIVERSITY Dr. Hugh Ferguson
CORNELL UNIVERSITY Drs. Elizabeth Buckles and Donald Schlafer
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY Drs. Brian Porter and Karen Russell
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY Drs. Joseph Haynes and Mark Ackermann KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Drs. Derek Mosier and Steven Stockham LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY Drs. Britton Grasperge and Rudy Bauer MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY Drs. Jon Patterson and Julia Stickle MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY Drs. Jim Cooley and Skip Jack NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY Drs. Jerry “Mac” Law and Luke Borst THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Drs. Paul Stromberg and Steven Krakowka OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY Drs. Jerry Ritchey and Robin Allison OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Dr. Rob Bildfell PURDUE UNIVERSITY Drs. Peg Miller, Rose Raskin and Evelyn Kazacos ROSS UNIVERSITY Dr. Mary Anna Thrall
TUFTS UNIVERSITY Dr. Perry Bain TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY Dr. Frederick Tippett UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY Dr. Amy Warren UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS Drs. Jim Maclachlan and Patricia Pesavento UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH Dr. Sionagh Smith UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Drs. Lisa Farina and Jeffrey Abbott UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA Drs. Kaori Sakamoto and Bridget Garner UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW Dr. Caroline Millins UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH Drs. Brandon Lillie and Darren Wood UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Drs. Matthew Wallig and Elizabeth Driskell UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE Dr. Ron Slocombe
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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Drs. Leslie Sharkey and Arno Wuenschmann UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI Drs. Marlyn Whitney and Craig Franklin UNIVERSITY OF MONTRÉAL Drs. Isabelle Lanthier and Agathe Bedard UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Dr. Amy Durham UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Drs. Paul Hanna and Cora Gillroy UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND Dr. Rachel Allavena UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN Drs. Beverly Kidney and Helene Philibert UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE Drs. Linden Craig and Bente Flatland UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON Drs. Annette Gendron-Fitzpatrick and Howard Steinberg VIRGINIA-MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE Drs. Kurt Zimmerman and Tanya LeRoith WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY Drs. Tamara Wills and Gary Haldorson WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES Dr. Ana Alcaraz
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Award Winners ACVP Veterinary Student Poster Award
Each year, ACVP recognizes a number of outstanding individuals for their contributions to veterinary pathology, and also distributes scholarships for externships.
There will be two awards given to veterinary students in 2014–one for an experimental disease poster and one for a clinical case report/series poster. The recipients of these awards receive a $250 monetary award (for group entries, the award is split among members), and an additional award of $250 will go to the ACVP-recognized Student Chapter (if the recipient/s is/are a member of a Student Chapter).
Harold W. Casey Memorial Scholarship This $1,000 annual award recognizes and rewards one outstanding individual who is training in pathology and is striving to achieve American College of Veterinary Pathologist board certification. The 2014 recipient is Dr. Jessica Simmons of The Ohio State University.
ACVP Extern Scholarship Program ACVP’s scholarship program supports externship and internship experiences for outstanding veterinary students interested in learning more about veterinary pathology as a profession. ACVP awarded five scholarships in Fall 2013 and fourteen scholarships in Spring 2014.
William Inskeep II Scholarship Award The William Inskeep II Scholarship Award is presented to a member of the Colorado State University Student Chapter of the ACVP who demonstrates the highest standards of scholarship and leadership in pursuit of a career interest in veterinary pathology.
Honorary Members A person who has contributed in any extraordinary manner to the advancement of veterinary pathology may be elected by a majority vote of the Council, confirmed by a majority vote of the membership of the College.
ACVP Graduate Student/Resident Travel Awards ACVP Travel Awards are available to graduate students and/ or veterinary pathology residents for participation in the 66th ACVP Annual Meeting. The ten recipients who received awards to help defray travel and lodging costs associated with attending the ACVP Annual Meeting are: Jessica Beck, Purdue University; Jennifer Dill, University of Georgia; Abigail Durkes, Purdue University; Denai LoBato, University of Tennessee; Glenna McGregor, Western College of Veterinary Medicine; Mandy Meindel, Kansas State University; Lauren Radakovich, Colorado State University; Tiffany Reed, Purdue University; Mauricio Seguel, University of Georgia; Wilson Yau, University of Georgia.
The 2014 ACVP Honorary Members are Drs. Claudio de Barros and Gregory Bossart.
ACVP Election Results The 2015 President-Elect is Dave Malarkey. The 2015-2018 Councilor is Susan Tornquist.
Special Recognition Award The 2014 Special Recognition Award is given to Jessica Goedken. Although she is not an ACVP Diplomate, she has served the College well as the Certifying Examination Administrator since 2010. In 2010 the examination had to be moved to an alternate location due to flooding, and the examination database experienced significant issues. She calmly rebuilt the database in time for results to be sent in the usual timeframe. This is just one example of the many things that she has accomplished. Each year, she has demonstrated her pursuit of excellence by refining the database, managing the candidates’ information, and compiling the scores so that candidates receive their results in a timely manner. Jess is an integral part of the certifying examination team and is the primary interface with candidates applying to take the examination. She is being recognized with the 2014 Special Recognition Award due to her achieving a high level of expertise in managing the data side of the examination, and providing excellent and timely solutions to all requests
Young Investigator Award The ACVP has established a Young Investigator Award Poster Competition in four categories: Diagnostic Pathology, Experimental Disease, Natural Disease, and Industrial and Toxicologic Pathology. Each of these categories has monetary awards of $500 for First Place, $300 for Second Place, and $200 for Third Place. Judging takes place at the Annual Meeting. The recipients of the ACVP Young Investigator Awards are announced to the membership each year at the ACVP Business Meeting.
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2014 Diplomates Certified in Veterinary Anatomic Pathology Famke Aeffner Boulder, CO USA
Kerstin Erles Hatfield, UK
Abdelkerim Ahamat Aboulmali Saint-Hyacinthe, QC Canada
Heather Fenton Charlottetown, PE Canada
Sophie Ann Aschenbroich Athens, GA USA
Sylvia Hoenig Ferguson Raleigh, NC USA
Sarah E. Beck Baltimore, MD USA
Louise Mary FitzGerald Westampton, NJ USA
Susan Jane Bender Swedesboro, NJ USA
Brad A. Goupil Pride, LA USA
Robert Vaughan Blair Baton Rouge, LA USA
Carole Harbison Southborough, MA USA
Laura Katherine Bryan College Station, TX USA
Carolyn Louise Hodo Bryan, TX USA
Stephen David Cahalan Hatfield, UK
Katharine Ann Marie Horzmann Lafayette, IN USA
Anne Chiasson St-Hyacinthe, QC Canada Ada Giselle Cino-Ozuna Manhattan, KS USA Kara Nichole Corps Rockville, MD USA Sheryl Coutermarsh-Ott Newport, VA USA Pierrette K. Danieu Flagstaff, AZ USA Rachel J. Derscheid Ames, IA USA Jennifer Anne Dill Athens, GA USA
Eric D. Lee Aberdeen Proving Grd, MD USA
Alison Lacey Righton Chicago, IL USA
Jung Keun Lee Mississippi State, MS USA
Guillermo Rimoldi Davis, CA USA
Sheila Mary Cummings Macri Southborough, MA USA
Julia Rodriguez-Ramos Fernandez Madrid, Spain
Lisa Michelle Mangus Baltimore, MD USA Sabrina Nicole McGraw Snellville, GA USA Thelma Meiring Wetherby, UK Stephanie Montgomery Durham, NC USA Michelle L. Nobrega-Lee Knoxville, TN USA
Yanyun Huang Saskatoon, SK Canada
Chee Bing Ong The Canopy, Singapore
Joanna E. Hyland Kissimmee, FL USA
Tanasa Sherrill Osborne Raleigh, NC USA
Jennifer G. Janes Lexington, KY USA
Helen Owen Gatton, Australia
Marguerite Kelly Keating Atlanta, GA USA
Smitha Pankajavally Somanathan Pillai Ithaca, NY USA
Amanda Koehne Portola Valley, CA USA
Christina J. Ramirez Spokane, WA USA
Lisa Gooding Lanigan Powell, OH USA
Joshua David Ramsay Pullman, WA USA
Tatjana Lazic North Liberty, IA USA
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Connie Weber Schmitt Adelphi, MD USA Steven J. Scott Saskatoon, SK Canada Stephen K. Smith II Bozeman, MT USA Jeremy R. Tobias Raleigh, NC USA Jimmy Tran Ithaca, NY USA Miranda D. Vieson Blacksburg, VA USA Victoria Elizabeth Watson Raleigh, NC USA Cynthia Joan Zeik Willson Cary, NC USA
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Certified in Veterinary Clinical Pathology Sarah Suzanne Kelley Beatty Gainesville, FL USA
Rémi Froment St-Hyacinthe, QC Canada
Philippa Jane McLaren Hertfordshire, UK
William D. Siska Reno, NV USA
Jean M. Brudvig East Lansing, MI USA
Sarah E. Hammond Blacksburg, VA USA
Mandy J. Meindel Manhattan, KS USA
Celia Margaretha Smuts Perth, Australia
David Mark Buckeridge Exeter, United Kingdom
Tamara Suzanne Hancock Columbia, MO USA
A. Russell Moore Fort Collins, CO USA
Kaori Uchiumi Knightdale , NC USA
Andrew Graham Burton Davis, CA USA
Sayuri Hayakawa Auburn, AL USA
Kristyna Musil Saskatoon, SK Canada
Austin Keith Viall Ames, IA USA
Caroline Cluzel Millau, France
Natalie Christine Hoepp Columbia, MO USA
Alice Pastorello Exeter, UK
Julie Clair Vickers Exeter, UK
Nancy Brown Collicutt Chamblee, GA USA
Heather A. Kridel, DVM Woburn, MA USA
Kate E. Pennick Elmhurst, IL USA
Connie I-Kuan Wu Arcadia, CA USA
Pierre Lucien Deshuillers Lafayette, IN USA
Mary Katherine Leissinger Baton Rouge, LA USA
Eve Ramery Liège, Belgium
Pi Jie Yang Stillwater, OK USA
Athema Louise Etzioni Tuskegee, AL USA
Anne-Kathrin Leuschner Potters Bar, United Kingdom
Kelly S. Santangelo Fort Collins, CO USA
Seung Yoo Kirkland, WA USA
Matthew Feirer Beacon, NY USA
Mary Catherine Lewis Great Falls, VA USA
Jennifer Lee Scruggs Knoxville , TN USA
Dual Certified in Veterinary Anatomic & Clinical Pathology Charlotte Hollinger Kalamazoo, MI USA
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ACVP Financial Report for 10/1/2013 - 9/30/2014 MEMBERSHIP
Income
Expense
Net
Member Dues 424,300 Career Center 27,013 Project Support 820 Bank Fees, Credit Card Fees 21,689 Consultant/Professional Fees 30,000 Internet Fees 206 Office Expense 3,035 Postage, Mailing, FedEx 14,960 Printing (Newsletter, Directory) 7,571 Travel & Lodging 2,476 Management Fee 78,838 451,313 159,595 291,718
ANNUAL MEETING (Montréal )
Registration Fees 253,999 Corporate Partner Contributions 139,310 Exhibits 18,775 5,268 Workshops 43,304 11,923 Career Fair 1,059 Bank Fees, Credit Cards 5,604 Food & Beverage 67,330 Education Program 108,265 Internet Fees 19,074 Other Programs/Events 49,664 Office Expense 31,420 Postage, Mailing Fees, Freight 2,835 Printing 19,783 Meeting Space Rental 6,789 Travel & Lodging 79,364 Management Fee 93,031 455,388 501,409 (46,021)
JOURNAL
Member Dues 99,285 Editorial Office 55,475 Royalty Fee 52,844 Editor's Fees & Office 66,173 Food & Beverage 2,149 Internet Fees 1,946 Member Subscription Costs 71,563 Postage, Mailing Fees, FedEx 477 Page/Image Overage 5,710 ECVP & JCVP Royalties 13,211 Travel & Lodging 3,482 Management Fees 19,030 207,604 183,741 23,863 10
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DEVELOPMENT
Member Contributions 41,016 Silent Auction 3,646 2,432 Extern Scholarships 18,750 Student Chapter Awards 31,721 Graduate Student/Resident Travel Awards 5,500 Student Poster Awards 750 Young Investigator Awards 4,000 ACVP to ICPI Award 1,000 Office Expense 1,356 Management Fee 8,156 44,662 73,665 (29,003)
CERTIFYING EXAMINATION Exam Fees 149,860 Bank Fees, Credit Card Fees 1,323 Consultants 9,466 Facilities & Equipment 13,705 Food & Beverage 16,741 Errors & Omissions Insurance 9,536 Legal Fees 10,221 Materials & Supplies 708 Office Expense 2,730 Phase 1, Consultants 1,685 Postage, Mailing, FedEx 6,863 Travel & Lodging 73,140 Management Fees 8,056 149,860 154,174 (4,314)
ADMIN/COUNCIL
Bank Fees, Credit Card Fees Food & Beverage 21,712 Office Expense 18,210 Postage, Mailing Fees, FedEx 777 Printing 654 Travel & Lodging 27,984 Trademark Fees Management Fee 78,838 Web/Internet Fees 6,376 154,551 (154,551)
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INTERSOCIETY EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY COMMITTEE
Corporate Partner Contribution Food & Beverage 1,460 Telephone & Office 145 Lodging 7,823 Travel 7,167 16,595 (16,595)
CERTIFYING EXAMINATION BOARD
Consultant/Professional Fees 19,375 Food & Beverage 1,366 Standard Setting Study Fees 7,500 Standard Setting Study Lodging/Travel 14,574 Telephone 66 42,881 (42,881)
MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Travel 904 904 (904)
PHASE 1 CERTIFYING EXAMINATION
Consultant Expenses 1,685 1,685 (1,685) GRAND TOTAL 1,308,827 1,289,200 19,627
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ASSETS (as of September 30, 2014)
Unrestricted Assets
Cash 95,762 General Scholarship Fund 590,124 Money Market Accounts 13,919 Common Stock 33,119 TOTAL UNRESTRICTED 732,924
A/R & Prepaid Expenses A/R & Prepaid Expenses 16,826
Restricted Assets
Casey Scholarship Fund 43,343 Inskeep Scholarship Fund 47,406 Munson Fellowship Fund 875,166 Research & Education Endowment Fund 549,471 TOTAL RESTRICTED 1,515,386 GRAND TOTAL 2,265,136
Restricted Fund Activity
Income
Expense
Net
Research & Education Endowment Fund 16,320 16,320 Inskeep Memorial Fund 1,350 1,000 350 Casey Scholarship Fund 400 1,000 (600) Munson Fellowship Fund 100 61,863 (61,763) Mid-Career Excellence Award 5,000 Capen Fellowship Fund 32,638 (32,638) 18,170 101,501 (78,331)
Investment Income & Expenses
Interest/Dividends/Misc. Income 110,593 110,593 Realized Gain/Loss on Investments (5,876) (5,876) Unrealized Gain/Loss on Investments 65,784 65,784 Investment Expense 14,498 (14,498) 170,501 14,498 156,003
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AVMA American Board of Veterinary Specialists Submitted by: Gary D. Coleman
The ABVS approved a motion to establish an ad hoc Annual Report Form Review Committee to review and revise the annual report form and submit its findings at the February 2015 ABVS meeting.
Committee chair and members: Gary D. Coleman—ACVP Representative to ABVS
Committee on the Development of New Specialties Report American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ACVSMR) • The ABVS approved a motion to accept the interim report from the ACVSMR and recommending that the AVMA Executive Board continue provisional recognition of ACVSMR.
Dates of meetings/conference calls since last report: Feb 21-22, 2014—Annual meeting at AVMA Headquarters, Schaumburg IL Members participating in these meetings: Gary D. Coleman Summary of activities: The ACVP 2013 Annual Report was accepted, and the ACVP was recommended for continued full recognition as an AVMA Recognized Veterinary Specialty Organization (RVSO). The AVMA Council on Education (COE) and the AVMA Executive Board (EB) subsequently approved this recommendation.
American College of Animal Welfare (ACAW) • The ABVS approved a motion to accept the interim report from the ACAW and recommending that the AVMA Executive Board continue provisional recognition of ACAW.
The additional requirement that the ABVS placed on ACVP from the 2012 ACVP Annual Report to “1) assure that the By-Laws accurately reflect the committee that is responsible for reviewing appeals; 2) to assure that the appeals process adequately addresses grounds for appeals of the examination; and 3) to provide consistency between the By-Laws and information provided to candidates regarding the appeals procedures” was satisfactorily addressed in the 2013 Annual Report.
The ABVS approved a motion to send a recommendation to the AVMA Executive Board requesting provisional recognition for shelter medicine as a Recognized Veterinary Specialty under the auspices of the ABVP. The ABVS approved a motion to send a recommendation to the AVMA Executive Board requesting provisional recognition for equine dentistry as a Recognized Veterinary Specialty under the auspices of the AVDC.
2013 Five Year In-Depth Reports The ABVS approved motions to accept the five-year and annual reports from the American College of Theriogenologists (ACT), American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO), and the American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology (ACVCP).
Additional Committee Reports • Policies and Procedures Committee -- Motion: To accept the revisions proposed by the P&P committee to the language regarding mediation in the ABVS P&P, Sections I.B.8; III.A.3.e; and VII. Approved -- Motion: To accept the revisions proposed by the P&P committee to the language regarding honorary diplomates in the ABVS P&P, Section X. Approved -- Motion: To charge the P&P Committee to develop language to include in the P&P, covering training programs and residencies by October 1, 2014, to give sufficient time for review prior to the 2015 meeting. Approved -- Motion: Not to change the language in the ABVS Policies Section II.B.11 concerning maintenance of certification instead implement a plan to observe how this policy operates and revisit it in three to five years. Approved -- Motion: To charge the P&P Committee to consider what happens to candidates certified by a provisionally recognized RVSO that fails to become fully recognized; what happens to individuals certified by a recognized RVSO or RVS in the event that that organization loses recognition status; and what happens to individuals who were certified by an organization prior to that organization achieving recognition as an RVSO or RVS by the AVMA, and determine if the ABVS should adopt policies on these. Approved
2013 Annual Reports The ABVS approved a motion (with representatives abstaining from voting for their own RVSO) to accept the annual reports and recommending that the AVMA Executive Board continue full recognition of the following RVSOs: • American Board of Veterinary Practitioners • American Board of Veterinary Toxicology • American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine • American College of Poultry Veterinarians • American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists • American College of Veterinary Behaviorists • American College of Veterinary Dermatology • American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care • American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine • American College of Veterinary Microbiologists • American College of Veterinary Nutrition • American College of Veterinary Pathologists • American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine • American College of Veterinary Radiology • American College of Veterinary Surgeons • American College of Zoological Medicine • American Veterinary Dental College
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AVMA American Board of Veterinary Specialists • International Activities Committee (IAC) -- The IAC report was received as information (Attachment 1). The report of the liaison to the EBVS was received as information (Attachment 2). -- Motion: The ABVS endorses exploring the OSTT concept as a model for establishing specialties in disciplines with too few potential diplomates to support establishment of a stand-alone RVSO or RVS. Approved -- The Executive Committee along with Drs. Wright and Bauer were charged with exploring intermediate certification options and to provide a report with recommendations to the ABVS by January 15, 2015.
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Election Of New Officers The ABVS approved a motion to elect the following slate submitted by the Nominating Committee, to serve as officers for the period of July 2014-July 2015. • Chair—Dr. Denny French • Chair-Elect—Dr. Valerie Tynes • Member-at-Large—Dr. Bob Murtaugh DATES FOR NEXT MEETINGS The ABVS approved a motion to confirm February 20-21, 2015, as the dates for the 2015 Annual Meeting. Adjournment The ABVS approved a motion to adjourn the meeting at 12:23 p.m. on Saturday, February 22, 2014.
• Ad-hoc Specialty Promotion Subcommittee -- The ABVS charged this committee with consideration of a policy that the AVMA might adopt regarding promotion of individuals who have received a certificate of participation or assessment and individuals who have been “certified” in a facet of veterinary medicine not recognized as a specialty by the AVMA and/or to study additional ways to distinguish certification from certificate programs.
Action items for Council: • Secretary/Treasurer to prepare and submit the ACVP 2014 Annual Report. (in progress) • Council to continue efforts to establish a mechanism for developing a maintenance of certification program to fulfill the ABVS policy that a maintenance of certification program will be in place no later than 2016. (Continued from 2012)Council to consider changes to pass-point determination for the ACVP examinations. (Continued from 2012)
New Business • Motion: After review and discussion, the ABVS has no objections to the one-time agreement between AVDC and the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry in which fellows of the Academy take the AVDC exam. Approved • Motion: The ABVS Executive Committee along with Dr. James Barton will investigate the use of digital badges and present a report in four weeks from this meeting, which the representatives can take back to their colleges for use in deciding a position. Approved • Motion: The ABVS recommends sending a memo to the Legislative Advisory Committee requesting that the language, “Only those veterinarians who have been certified by an AVMA-recognized specialty organization should refer to themselves as specialists” be included in the Principles of Veterinary Medical Ethics. Approved • Reports from the European Board of Veterinary Specialisation and the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists were presented and received as information.
Objectives for next year: • Submission and approval of the ACVP 2014 Annual Report
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Certifying Examination Board Board membership: • Linda Berent • Dorothee Bienzle • Terrell Blanchard • Wendy Coe (ad hoc, Exec Director, ACVP) • Dale Dunn • Keith Harris (Chair) • Buffy Howerth • Dan Morton • Paul Stromberg • Scott Terrell • Susan Tornquist • Mark Ackermann (Council liaison) • Gary Coleman (ad hoc, ABVS liaison) • E.J. Ehrhart (ad hoc, Training Program Committee) • Todd Johnson (ad hoc, Chair, Credentialing Committee) • Nancy Kock (ad hoc, Examination Committee) • Derek Mosier (ad hoc, Chair, Training Program Accreditation Feasibility Committee) • Leslie Sharkey (ad hoc, Training Program Committee) • Mike Topper (Council liaison) • Kurt Zimmerman (ad hoc, Examination Committee)
C. Develop and implement a plan for building a question database that meets the needs of the CE and supports the equating process: Working – The CEB remains optimistic that an early version that meets current needs will be implemented in time to populate the 2015 examination and support equating, with the possible exception of full page responses. (See comments.) D. Conduct a standard setting study that will provide data used to objectively set the cut scores for both 2014 examinations: A standard setting study was conducted 8 – 11 August 2014 at Castle Worldwide’s building in Morrisville, North Carolina. Castle will share results with the CEB and Council prior to 2014 examinations in Ames, and will provide a final recommendation to Council on the appropriate cut scores shortly after scores from the 2014 examinations have been reviewed. E. Develop and implement a process for establishing passing scores for each part of the examination from one year to the next using equating of scores from one examination to another: On track for the 2015 examination. F. Develop and implement a “Certifying Examination Board” within the ACVP that is capable of addressing the issues described in the 28 October 2011 report of the Certifying Examination Task Force and in the Castle examination analysis report: Done. The formal CEB SOP was approved by Council on 16 April 2013. See comments. 3. Objective alignment with the College’s strategic plan. There are currently 8 CEB actions associated with the College’s Strategic Goal: Uphold the high standards of veterinary pathology by advancing ACVP certification as the premier credential in the field of veterinary pathology. These actions are: A. Populate the Examination Board: Done B. Conduct a cut score analysis: The standard setting study is completed. A recommendation to Council will be provided to Council shortly after the 2014 examination. 2014 examination C. Revise the examination format incorporating new technologies and accreditation standards: Working - On track (see section 5 below) D. Develop SOPs for role delineation-based mapping of examination questions: On track; test plan developed and 2014 examination mapped by the EC. Further refinement ongoing. E. Modernize the examination question database: Working: working group assigned to meet objective. F. Update Examination SOP and proctor recruitment SOP: Done G. Implement a phased, two-part certifying examination: on track – first Part 1 exam scheduled for March 2015 H. Improve the website for the certifying examination process: ongoing. The Board will continue to evaluate annually as specified in the strategic plan and recommend changes to reflect future changes to the examination process.
Dates of meetings/conference calls since last report: • 12 Dec 2014 • 15 April 2014 • 28 January 2014 • 20 May 2014 • 18 Feb 2014 • 8 July 2014 • 18 March 2014 Members participating in these meetings: A majority of members attended most conference calls. Summary of activities: 1. The CEB has met by teleconference seven times since the 2013 annual meeting through July 2014. A majority of members attended most meetings. Regular monthly teleconferences are scheduled until the annual meeting in November 2014. In addition, CEB teams have met a number of times by phone and there has been considerable interaction between CEB members by phone, email and through Basecamp. CEB minutes, team minutes, and other CEB documents and correspondence are available to CEB members and Council on Basecamp. The Board plans to meet in Atlanta during the annual meeting in November 2014. 2. Progress toward primary objectives (from Council): A. Develop and implement a plan for administering the General Pathology section of the Certifying Examination (CE) globally as “Part I” of the CE: on track – first Part 1 exam scheduled for testing centers worldwide 19 March 2015 (10 March 2016, 16 March 2017, and 15 March 2018). B. Develop and implement a plan for ensuring assessment instruments are derived from the job/practice analysis and consistent with accepted psychometric principles: Done – 2014 exam mapped to job/practice analysis. The CEB Test Plan Team has continued to work with Examination Committee Chairs to fine-tune the current test plan and test plan matrix. 16
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- continued E. Exam Redesign (Dorothee Bienzle, Linda Berent, Glade Weiser, Dan Morton, Mark Simpson (Council Liaison) (3c) -- Objective: Review current ACVP certifying examination format and processes in context of best practices and make recommendations for improvements. ºº Investigate the desirability/feasibility of restructuring the ACVP certifying examinations. Consider costs/cost savings associated with various options ºº Evaluate CE’s from other veterinary and medical specialties ºº Obtain guidance from testing consultants. -- Deliverables include: review of best practices and what other specialty groups are doing; provide various options with pros and cons; recommendation on preferred option(s). By 10 November 2014 F. Training Program Accreditation (Derek Mossier, Paul Stromberg, Todd Johnson, E.J. Ehrhart, Leslie Sharkey (Ehrhart and Sharkey represent Training Program Committee) (3c) -- Objective: The purpose of this working group is to investigate the desirability and feasibility of accrediting training programs. The group will look at what other specialty groups are doing in veterinary and human medicine and look at the advantages/disadvantages of implementing a training accreditation program for the College. The purpose of accreditation is to insure appropriate standardization of training programs and that will 1) insure programs are providing adequate preparation for the CE and 2) provide confidence that nontestable aspects of competence are adequately addressed -- Deliverables: ºº Identify, compare and contrast options for accrediting training programs based on feedback from other specialty groups and Castle. ºº Develop 2 – 4 options with pros and cons of each option. ºº Update at 2014 Annual Meeting, final recommendations April 2015. G. Ad hoc General Pathology/Phase 1 Committee: Kirstin Barnhart, Anne Lewis, Kathryn Eaton, Jeff McCartney, Shelly Burton, Karen Terio and Nicola Parry (2a & 3g) -- Develop a general pathology examination (phase 1) to be administered in March 2015 -- Deliverable: Phase 1 Examination consistent with previous General Pathology part of the Certifying Examination, using the current test plan and test item matrices. To Secretary-Treasurer by 24 November 2014. 5. Revision of ACVP Policy on Academic Dishonesty (changed to Integrity Policy) to reflect changes in the Certifying Examination Process related to the two phase exam (one day window) and equating process (reuse of test items). Submitted to Council in August, 2014.
4. Below are the active teams tasked addressing each open objective (in parentheses), with team leaders bolded. A. Two Part Exam (Scott Terrell, Paul Stromberg, Terrell Blanchard) (2a & 3g) -- Objective: develop and implement a plan for administering a Phase 1 (General Pathology) examination -- Deliverables: 1) the plan for administering a Phase 1 Exam (done) and 2) Administration of the Phase 1 Exam by 2016 (now scheduled for 2015) B. Test Plans (Sue Tornquist, Linda Berent, Buffy Howerth (2b & 3d) -- Objective: modify current test plan/test plan matrix as necessary to map test items appropriately to the role delineation study -- Deliverables: map 2013 and 2014 exams to the test plan; report results to Council and the CEB and make recommendations for mapping the 2015 exams (by 10 September 2014) C. Examination Test Item Database (Evan Janovitz, Joe Haynes, Steve Gaunt (2c & 3e) -- Objective: Develop a flexible, searchable test item database that will support a number of activities that are critical to the ACVP certifying examinations (appendix 1). This will happen in 2 phases. In phase one, the team will develop a simple spreadsheet-based system for managing test items. In phase 2, the team will select a more robust test item database, similar to that currently offered by Castle. -- Deliverable: a spreadsheet/database that meets the short and long term requirements to support the CE. (Phase 1 by 1 October 2014; Phase 2 – by 1 August 2015) D. Cut score: Dale Dunn, Dan Morton, Keith Harris (2d & 3b) -- Objective 1: Develop and implement a process for establishing passing points (cut scores) for each part of the examination, including processes for equating scores from one examination to another -- Deliverables for objective 1: 1) conduct a standard setting study in time to provide passing points for the 2014 CE 2) develop a SOP for use in future standard setting studies that includes learnings from the 2014 study. (1 is done; 2 by 1 January 2015) -- Objective 2: Develop plan for ensuring 2015 and beyond CE’s (Phase 1 and Phase 2) can be equated with the 2014 CE or a future reference examination with a standard setting study. -- Deliverable for Objective 2: Develop plan by 10 November 2014.
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6. Comments A. Phase 1 Examination. The decision was made to use a one day window recognizing this could have a negative impact on availability of testing centers. This concern was weighed against the concern about exam security over a longer window. The length of the examination window will be revaluated following the 2015 Phase 1 examination. B. Test item database development. The phase 1 objective, to use Excel to support test item selection, reuse, and equating processes, is essentially a bridge to the ultimate goal of procuring/developing a robust, comprehensive test item database for managing all expects of the CE from test item creation and review through the equating process. C. Formation of a CEB. Although a formal CEB has been established within the College, the CEB does not yet meet the best practice criterion as an independent entity. This step is on hold while the CEB addresses other issues and Council weighs the degree of autonomy that is appropriate and assesses the logistical and fiscal implications of an independent CEB in the context of ABVS expectations. D. Role delineation study. A new Role Delineation Study (RDS) is due no later than 2019 (last RDS published in 2009) -- Driver: per ABVS the RDS must be repeated no less often than 10 years apart -- Start planning no later than 2017 (committee tasked by Council at the 2016 annual meeting). Will need 2 years to create the survey, collect and analyze data, and complete the report based on our last experience. E. Standard setting study. Eighteen diplomates served on the 2014 standard setting study panels – nine anatomic pathologists and nine clinical pathologists (some may have both credentials in future years). Demographic data were considered in selecting 2014 panel members as a means to ensure a reasonable representation of the ACVP membership. The demographics used were: years since certification, practice setting, PhD/no PhD, and training program. In addition, previous Examination Committee membership was limited to one per specialty. The study was conducted by testing experts from Castle Worldwide. Dale Dunn and Kurt Zimmerman facilitated and served as ACVP observers. Panelists were: Anatomic Pathologists Amanda Beck Michael Boyle Jennifer Chapman Torrie Crabbs Santiago Diab Alan Pressier David Pinson Tom Van Winkle Joshua Webster
F. Equating exams starting in 2015. Equating will be required starting with the 2015 Phase 1 and Phase 2 examinations. This is necessary in order to avoid annual costly standard setting studies. The equating process will delay candidate notifications (of pass/fail) by up to two weeks. The equating process will also require the reuse of a significant number of test items from all sections (including microscopic slides) from year to year. Equating for full page descriptions may be delayed while appropriate processes are developed. G. Cost: money and diplomate time. The complexity of our examination with 11 separate exams (seven for anatomic pathology, three for clinical pathology, and the general pathology examination), mixtures of multiple choice questions and essay questions in the clinical pathology sections, and essay questions in both the anatomic pathology and clinical pathology exams significantly increases the cost of executing a quality examination. The cost is both in terms of money (for the college and the candidates) and in diplomate time commitment. The goal of our Examination Redesign team is to recommend ways to simplify/streamline our examination without diminishing its quality. Any exam redesign must be planned in consideration of the need to conduct a new role delineation study no later than 2019, which will in turn drive the need for a new standard setting study. Significant exam redesign will also trigger the need for a new standard setting study; therefore, effort should be made to align the role delineation study with examination redesign. 7. 2015 CEB Budget: proposed A. Continuation of Castle Worldwide contract as originally approved by Council for 2014-2017. B. Travel expenses: $5,000 to cover CEB travel necessary to support activities of working groups/ teams, specifically the Exam Redesign and the Training Program Accreditation working groups. Action items for Council: 1. Review and approve CEB plans for meeting its objectives and a budget for 2015 2. Council should continue to anticipate the increased costs associated with implementing the changes and processes necessary to ensure and document the validity and reliability required of a high quality, certifying examination consistent with the g
Clinical Pathologists Robin Allison Michelle Cora Laura Cregar Christine Oliver Jennifer Owen Shashi Ramaiah Rose Raskin Elizabeth Spangler Jaime Tarigo
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Corporate Partners Committee Committee Chair: Mark Evans Members: Paige Bouchard, Dan Weinstock, Cindy Fishman, Brad Bolon Summary of activities and updates: • New (or newer) corporate sponsors added (the last two years) include Antech, Celgene, Eisai, Inc., Millenium/ Takeda, MPI, Novartis, ToxPath Specialists, and Covance Laboratories. • Added Dr. Fairchild as donor • Request made to Gilead but no response yet • Request made to Roche (Tomas Singer) either as combined Genentech/Roche, or two separately • Verified new or existing advocates at most corporate donor sites Objectives for next year: • Assure continuity from new/newer donors • Continue to identify and avoid potential duplication of effort due to corporate mergers/buyouts • Contact CROs to re-establish their previous contribution as business climate improves (e.g., MPI has returned as a donor) • Continue our remit to include sole proprietorships and new or small companies that employ ACVP members (e.g., ToxPath Specialists, a company of approx 20 employees, is a new recent donor) Action items for Council: None
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Credentialing Committee Submitted by: Todd Johnson Committee chair and members: Todd Johnson (Chair), Trenton Schoeb, Srinivas Rao, Linden Craig, Wallace Baze Dates of meetings/conference calls since last report: There were no committee meetings/conference calls since the last report. Members participating in these meeting: N/A Summary of activities: There were no exam candidate applications forwarded to this committee this year for a recommendation and no action requests from Council. Action items for Council: None. Objectives for next year: 1. Assist Council in determining eligibility of exam candidates, as requested by the Secretary/Treasurer. 2. Assist the Certifying Exam Board as requested in implementing the two phase examination and/or a restructured examination process.
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Development Committee Submitted by: Michael W. Conner Committee chair and members: Michael Conner (Chair), Wendy Coe (ACVP Executive Office), Talmage Brown, Jim MacLachlan, Al Rebar, Maxey Wellman, Tom Rosol, Charles Wood, Sharon Dial. Mid-Career Award Subcommittee (and representation) • Academia—Jim MacLachlan, Tom Rosol • Diagnostic lab—Sharon Dial (also clinical pathology representation and Subcommittee chair) • Industry—Mike Conner • Government—Charles Wood • Jim Rottman • Council liaison to the Development Committee (Maxey Wellman)
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30-Jun-2014 teleconference Participants: Wendy Coe, Jim MacLachlan, Talmage Brown, Maxey Wellman, Charles Wood, Mike Conner, Al Rebar • The meeting focused on the following issues: -- Purpose of the group with reference to the consideration last year of disbanding the committee since the endowment had made the target -- What role fundraising by the Development Committee has for the ACVP and to what extent the Committee can or should provide feedback to Council -- Developing a greater sense of transparency with regard to how funds that are raised will be used. This was considered critical to improved communication with membership. -- Revisions to the current SOP for the Mid-Career award -- It was proposed that the committee chairperson (Mike Conner) meet with Council to obtain their perspective on both the value of the committee for fundraising and clarification on which activities are supported by the various funds.
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better information to the membership regarding the purpose of solicitations. The net resolution of those conversations was that the Development committee would focus on: -- Selecting the recipient of the Mid-Career Development Award (funded by the Endowment Fund). -- Soliciting monies for the “General Scholarship Fund and the Unrestricted Fund” from which Council supports general operation of the ACVP, including support of student and pathology trainee related activities. Such activities would include, but are not limited to, Extern Scholarships, Student Chapter Travel Awards, Graduate Student/Resident Travel Awards, Diagnostic Pathology Travel Award, and Young Investigator Awards. Mid-Career Excellence Award: The list of ACVP members who could be potential nominees for the Mid-Career excellence Award were distributed. Based on the clarifications from Council, the committee is charged with drafting fundraising communications, Newsletter articles and website designs to highlight the value and use of funds collected from the membership. The committee will review the fundraising letters prepared by the previous committee with the intent of ensuring that membership is aware of the value and the intended use of solicited funds. The Mid-Career Excellence Award was discussed with Council. Specifically, the Development Committee asked Council to consider whether the monetary amount is appropriate and how best to ensure that the award as distributed meets the intent of the award. As noted in the 2013 Annual Report, the SOP for the committees should be revised to reflect Mid-Career Award Subcommittee changes and submitted to Council. Specific SOPs or policies related to the Mid-Career Excellence Award will be developed, reflecting the experiences learned “on the job” in 2013 and 2014.
Action items for Council: • Because of the continuing need for funding beyond that available through dues collection and meeting registration fees, the Development Committee recommends to Council that: -- The committee should continue as a standing committee in order to take a leadership role in fundraising and to provide feedback to Council regarding the success of funded initiatives, including the Mid-Career Development Award. -- Council considers increasing the size of the MidCareer Development Award, perhaps to $10,000. This amount should make the award both more attractive to apply for and useful to the recipient, without depleting the principle in the endowment fund. -- Council considers appointing as liaison to the Development Committee a Council member with at least 2 years remaining on Council to provide greater continuity.
• Mid-Career award was discussed specifically with regard to the size of the award (should it be increased?) and the difficulty that awardees in academia may encounter with accepting funds without indirect charges being included. • Planning for 2014 ACVP meeting in Atlanta was started. Summary of activities: • As the ACVP Research and Education Endowment fund met its goal of $500,000 last year, the committee discussions focused the role of the committee in fundraising for the ACVP. Specifically, the committee worked with Council to clarify which funds are selfsustaining and which funds need continued contributions in order to meet the goals of the ACVP. This clarification was considered essential for the committee to provide
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Domestic Alliances Committee Submitted by: Elizabeth Whitley
-- 2014 USCAP Companion Session, “Comparative Pathology of Viral Infectious and Oncogenesis,” San Diego, CA, Dr. Patty Pesavento, Chair ºº “Hepatitis Viruses & Hepatocellular Carcinomas,” John Cullen, VMD, PhD, DACVP, North Carolina State University ºº “Polyomaviruses: Insights From Laboratory and Wild Animals,” Patricia Pesavento, DVM, PhD, DACVP, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA ºº “Papillomavirus-Associated Cancer in Animals: The Evidence, the Uncertainty, and the Significance,” John Munday, BVSc, PhD, DACVP, Massey University, New Zealand
Committee chair and members: Committee chair Dr. Elizabeth Whitley Member Dr. Elizabeth Uhl Member Dr. Gary Coleman Member Dr. Beth Galbreath Member Dr. Debra Kamstock Member Dr. Patricia Pesavento Member Dr. Ken Fraser Member Dr. Matti Kiupel Council Members Council liaisons
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• Oncology-Pathology Working Group: Dr. Debra Kamstock led the establishment of a partnership with the Oncology Pathology Working Group (OPWG) of the Veterinary Cancer Society in 2013 to facilitate relationships between oncologists and pathologists, and works to standardize methods in oncologic pathology evaluations and reporting.
Dates of meetings/conference calls since last report: Face-to-face: November 17 in Montreal Teleconferences: January 11, February 25 Members participating in these correspondences: Krista La Perle, Betsy Uhl, Beth Galbreath, Debra Kamstock, Matti Kiupel, Elizabeth Whitley
• Society for Toxicologic Pathology: Dr. Beth Galbreath serves as a liaison for a group of ACVP-STP members working to strengthen the relationship between these two groups and ASIP. Continued interactions will be important for co-sponsorship of the upcoming ACVP annual meeting.
Summary of activities: The Domestic Alliance Committee was established to create more efficient mechanisms for interaction and communication with key pathology partners, and to network with other AVMArecognized veterinary specialty organizations to identify common issues. We have since defined broad goals to include closer interaction with ASIP, STP, USCAP, OncologyPathology Working Group. Additional organizations targeted for building or enhancing relationships include AAVLD, ASVCP, AAVMC, ACVIM, ACLAM, and C.L. Davis.
• Dr. Brayton represented ACVP at the ICPI meeting. Action items for Council: 1. Continue to support the development of strategic alliances with other biomedical and veterinary organizations. Objectives for next year: 1. Facilitate 2015 USCAP session and provide report to council 2. Continue ICPI representation by council member or by ACVP member attending (or presenting) at the USCAP meeting and provide report to council 3. Facilitate OPWG annual meeting/discussion at the ACVP meetings 4. Update committee SOP 5. Regular meetings and teleconferences, increased use of BaseCamp especially for record keeping.
• The Domestic Alliances Committee members served as liaison to groups that organized and presented scientific meetings at the 2014 ASIP Annual Meeting/EB2014 and USCAP Annual Meeting. -- 2014 IEPC Symposium, “Lessons from the canine genome for cancer therapy,” San Diego, CA, Dr. Tim LaBranche, Chair, Dr. Melissa Schutten, Co-chair ºº “Domestication of the Dog and Correlation With Pathological Phenotypes,” Phillip Sponenberg DVM, PhD, Virginia Tech ºº “Lessons From the Canine Genome—From Diseases to Therapy,” Gustavo Aguirre VMD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania ºº “Dissecting the Role of miR-9 in Canine Mast Cell Disease,” Joelle Fenger DVM, The Ohio State University ºº “Canine Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy,”Jaime Modiano PhD, University of Minnesota
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Education Committee Submitted by: Kelli Boyd, Education Committee Chair, 2014
• August 20, 2014: Marie-Odile Benoit-Biancamano, Erin Brannick, Kelli Boyd, Lauri Diehl, Ken Frazier, Christiane Lohr, Krista LaPerle, David Meyerholz, Shelley Newman, Alicia Olivier, Jim Rottman, Laura Snyder, and Jane Shepard Summary of 2013-2014 Activities:
Committee chair and members: • Past Program Chair (Sage): Ken Frazier Chair, 2014 • Education Program: Jim Rottman • Chair EC and Chair 2015 Education Program: Kelli Boyd • Chair, 2016 Education Program: Alicia Oliver • Focused Scientific Group Coordinator: Shelley Newman • Focused Scientific Group Co-Coordinator And Program Awards Chair: Laura Diehl • ASVCP Program Chair: Jennifer Neel • Member-at-Large (2 year: ’13-’15): Christiane Lohr • Member-at-Large (2 year: ’13-’15): David Meyerholz • Member-at-Large (2 year: ’12-’14): Marie-Odile Benoit-Biancanamo • Member-at-Large (2 year: ’12-’14): Erin Brannack • Special Liaison in Charge of Emerging Disease Session: David Meyerholz • EC Liaison to the Web Committee: Kelli Boyd
1. Educational Planning for Future Meetings. A. 2014. Program Chair (Dr. Jim Rottman) and session chairs completed meeting plans during the course of the year. There have been a few speaker cancellations; however replacements have been recruited and the planning has otherwise gone smoothly. The CL Davis workshop was canceled this year due to an unresolvable speaker conflict. Competitive workshops are set with the Comparative Pathology Group Pathology Workshop occupying a pre-meeting slot and the Primate Pathology Workshop occupying a post-meeting slot (a reversal of the previous year). The emerging disease session will focus on Influenza virus. A unique aspect of this meeting is that it will be a joint venture between ACVP, ASVCP, and the ASIP. As of this writing, the complete 2013 Program is available on the ACVP website.
Advisory Group: • STP Education Committee Liaison: Kevin McDorman • Corporate Partners Committee: Mark Evans • IEPC Liaison: Elizabeth Galbreath • Website, Newsletter, Social Media Board: Aaron Sargeant • ACVP Council: Krista LaPerle
B. 2015. The 2015 meeting is a joint venture between the ACVP, ASVCP, and STP. Kelli Boyd is program chair and is assisted in planning by a steering committee comprised of ACVP and STP members, including members that participate in both groups. The plenary session is set for Biomarkers and concurrent sessions and mini-symposia are all set. The STP topic chosen is skin, which has been integrated into the ACVP program. There will be a mini-symposium on Diagnostic dermatopathology led by Dr. Pauline Rakich. The second ACVP mystery slide session will be dermatopathology. There will be another mini-symposium on forensic pathology that will be accompanied by a focused poster session on forensic pathology. Other sessions include Genetically Engineered Large Animals, Medical Device Pathology, and Pathology of Exotic Animals.
Special Interest Groups: • Mouse Pathology Consortium: Piper Treuting/Kelli Boyd • ITPIG: Ken Frazier • ACVP/STP Coalition: Gary Cockerell • Primate Pathology Workshop: Mark Cline/Joe Mankowski • Charles L. Davis Foundation: Bruce Williams Staff Liaison • ACVP Meetings Director: Jane Shepard Dates of meetings/conference calls since last report: • Full Committee Meeting in Montreal, Canada; November 16, 2013 • Education Committee Conference Call; April 23, 2014 • Education Subcommittee meeting in Atlanta, GA; May 15, 2013 • Education Committee Conference Call; August 20, 2014 • E-mail correspondence as needed
C. 2016. Planning for the 2016 meeting is under way. Dr. Alicia Olivier is the meeting chair and will be providing more details on the program in November at the Education Committee meeting in Atlanta.
Members & Liaisons Participating: • November 16, 2014: Kelli Boyd, Jim Rottman, Ken Frazier, Shelley Newman, Marie-Odile Benoit-Biancamono, Erin Brannick, Ingeborg Langohr, David Meyerholz, and Lauri Diehl • April 23, 2014: Marie-Odile Benoit-Biancamano, Kelli Boyd, Lauri Diehl, Ken Frazier, David Meyerholz, Shelley Newman, Jim Rottman, Christiane Lohr, Anthony (Tony) Confer, Krista LaPerle, and Jane Shepard • May 15, 2014: Kelli Boyd, Lauri Diehl, Shelley Newman Jim Rottman (by phone), Alicia Olivier, Laura Synder (by phone) and Jane Shepard
2. New membership and changes in committee roles. Marie-Odile Benoit-Biancanamo and Erin Brannick will end their term as member-at-large (MAL) this year. Dr. Anthony (Tony) Confer (Oklahoma State University) MAL 2013-2015 requested to be removed from the committee. Dr. David Meyerholz (University of Iowa) has graciously agreed to step in and fulfill the MAL duties until 2015. Following nominations, discussion and committee vote, Drs. Erica Behling-Kelley and Wayne Dochterman were elected to serve as MAL for 2014-2016. Alicia Olivier assumed the 23
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- continued Objectives for 2014-2015:
role of EC Vice-Chairperson (previously known as Program Chair Current Year +2) to serve as special interest group (SIG) liaison. The EC member in this role is responsible for communicating with special interest groups and representing them at Annual Meetings and during conference calls. Dr. Kelli Boyd rotated into Education Committee Chair and Dr. Jim Rottman transitioned into the 2014 Program Chair position. Chairperson for the 2017 Annual Meeting has not yet been seated. This will be an important action item for the face-to-face EC meeting in Atlanta. The position of Emerging Disease Coordinator was established as an official position on the EC. This is a two-year position with full membership on the EC. This individual is responsible for organizing the Emerging Disease session held on Sunday at noon during the Annual Meeting. Dr. Francisco (Paco) Uzal was elected to this position for the 2015 and 2016 meeting. Discussing this session will also be an important topic at the face-toface meeting in Atlanta.
• Meet on Saturday, November 8, 2014, from 5:00 p.m.8:00 p.m. in Atlanta, GA, to review objectives, welcome new members, review scientific programs for 2015, 2016 and consider topics for 2017, and conduct other annual business. • Seat Program Chairperson for the 2017 meeting. • Develop educational programming for future meetings that will address the goals of the ACVP Strategic Plan, including: joint meetings with ASIP and STP; improved use of web-based media for education; and broadened outreach (e.g., high school teachers, undergraduate teachers, other). • Update Standard Operating Procedures for the EC (yearly objective per SOP). • Continue development of a web-based system for posting selected presentations at the Annual Meeting and expand offerings beyond that of the Plenary Session.
3. Federal Speaker Reimbursement. U.S. government and Canadian government speakers are being required to have official invitation letters (on ACVP letterhead) provided to them approximately two months in advance of the ACVP Annual Meeting to attend. They have to apply for reimbursement of expenses from their agency. Jane Shepard will draft the letter to send to the individual or to the session chair to pass along to the speaker. These government speakers cannot take any honorarium. Session chairs need to be aware of this requirement. 4. Meeting abstracts. Meeting abstracts were not available in 2013 in enough advance time before the meeting. In 2014, the abstracts will be uploaded and available to the membership at least a month prior to the Annual Meeting. The EC will discuss the feasibility of accepting latebreaking abstracts in 2015 aligned with the deadline date of the Veterinary Student abstracts in late August. Latebreaking abstracts would provide cutting edge information and might be beneficial to corporate members. 5. EC Standard Operating Procedures. Per SOP, the EC revised its Standing Operating Procedures (SOP) and approved changes August 29, 2013. There were minimal changes and the revised SOP is attached to this report.
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ACVP/ASVCP ANNUAL MEETING • NOVEMBER 8-12, 2014
Examination Committee Submitted by: Drs. Kurt Zimmerman and Nancy Kock, 2014 Examination Committee Chairs
2015 AP Exam Committee • Members -- Dan Rudmann (GENERAL CHAIR), AstraZeneca -- Dalen Agnew, Diagnostic Center for Population & Animal Health, Michigan State University -- Richard Luong, Stanford University -- Keith Linder, North Carolina State University -- Andrew Miller, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine -- Tim Morgan, Mississippi State University -- Leslie Woods, California Animal Health and Food Safety -- ^Brian Porter, Texas A&M University -- ^Francisco Uzal, California Animal Health and Food Safety -- ^Jairo Nunes, WIL Research, Ohio
This report is intended to summarize the activities of the 2014 ACVP Certifying Examination Committee and the results of the 2014 examination; and to offer practical recommendations for improvement in 2015. Committee composition, succession and proctor recruitment 2014 AP Exam Committee (n = 14) • Members -- *Nancy Kock (CO-CHAIR), Wake Forest University School of Medicine -- Dalen Agnew (NEWZ), Diagnostic Center for Population & Animal Health, Michigan State University -- Richard Luong (GEN PATH), Stanford University -- Keith Linder (HISTO), North Carolina State University -- Andrew Miller (LAB ANIMAL), Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine -- Tim Morgan (CLIN PATH), Mississippi State University -- *Brad Njaa (DOG AND CAT), IDEXX Laboratories -- *Patty Pesavento (GROSS), University of California, Davis -- Dan Rudmann (GEN PATH), AstraZeneca -- Leslie Woods (LARGE ANIMAL), California Animal Health and Food Safety
• Proctors -- Duncan Russell, Oregon State University -- Amanda Fales-Williams, Iowa State University -- Ingeborg Langohr, Louisiana Animal Diagnostic Laboratory -- Denise Schwahn, University of Wisconsin 2015 CP Exam Committee • Members -- Darren Wood, (CO-CHAIR), University of Guelph -- Andrea Bohn, Colorado State University -- Elena Gorman, Oregon State University -- Julie Web, University of Wisconsin-Madison -- ^Ryan Dickinson, Prairie Diagnostic Services -- # Kirstin Barnhart, Abbvie, Illinois
• Proctors -- Jairo Nunes, Wil Research, Ohio -- Brian Porter, Texas A and M University -- Marie-Odile Benoit-Biancamano, University of Montreal -- Catherine Lamm, IDEXX Laboratories
• Proctors -- Tara Arndt, Covance, Wisconsin -- Katie Boes, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine -- Britton Grasperge, Louisiana State University
2014 CP Exam Committee (n = 9) • Members -- *Kurt Zimmerman (GENERAL CHAIR), VirginiaMaryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine -- Andrea Bohn (CSP MCQ), Colorado State University -- Elena Gorman (CSP GLASS & IMAGES), Oregon State University -- Sean Owens (BIOCHEM MCQ & ESSAY), University of California, Davis -- Julie Web (HEME GLASS & IMAGES), University of Wisconsin-Madison -- Darren Wood (HEME MCQ), University of Guelph
^New regular committee members # 1 year term regular committee member (replacement for Sean Owens, Clin-Path)
• Proctors -- Mark Dunbar, Atlanta, GA -- Bill Vernau, University of California, Davis -- Amy Warren, University of Calgary * Retiring from committee
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General Comments: We would like to acknowledge the proctors and members of the exam team this year for their hard work and dedication to crafting the best exam possible. Exam development was accelerated by about one month this year due to the earlier exam date and cut-score assessment meeting in August. Our committee met deadlines and worked effectively as a team.
Digital images summarizing key features for each CP Hem and CSP glass slide and Anatomic Path (AP) microscopic slides were prepared for the cut-core analysis committee. The extra work required for this was substantial and I would like to acknowledge the section leaders for Hem and CSP glass (Julie Webb and Elena Gorman) and for Anatomic Path (AP) Microscopic (Keith Lender and Nancy Kock, Co-Chair) for the many extra hours spent on this endeavor. The EC received some useful feedback on the exam (minor edits) from the Cut–Score Committee. We also want to mention that it was a pleasure working with Dale Dunn from the CEB who chaired the Cut-Score Committee.
Two underlying axioms guided the committee in its efforts this year: Focus on the selection of core knowledge for use as exam material; and candidates were to be given the benefit of doubt in the exam grading process.
Committee Activities Immediately Prior to and During the Exam: CP was one proctor short in Ames. Amy Warren was not able to travel to Ames due her pregnancy. Assistance in proctoring was provided by 4 ISU faculty members: Amanda Fales Williams, Shannon and Jesse Hostetter, and Jodi Smith, and Justin Greenlee from the USDA. We would also like to thank Council, and particularly Mark Simpson, for assistance with proctoring several of the ADA sessions. Our gratitude to Joe Haynes from ISU for graciously delivering 4 microscopes and reference materials to the EC on Monday and then gathering these supplies Friday and returning archived exam materials to the storage locker.
Exam Committee Activities Prior to Ames: The Certifying Exam Board (CEB) kept the chairs involved in their discussions throughout year and we were able to attend most of their monthly online meetings. At Council’s request due to historically lower scores on the 2013 hematology glass portion of the clinical pathology (CP) portion of the exam, the Exam Committee (EC) notified the training network about the importance of preparing candidates for the interpretation of bone marrow core biopsy and cytology samples. The EC posted an example of a marrow description on the ACVP website and training network. The committee also posted an example of a biochemistry case write-up on the ACVP website.
Exam section heads ran through the pre-exam QC steps for their sections (completed MCQ keys, reviewed printed exam materials, checked glass keys with assigned graders etc).
The EC inspected examples of exam material posted on the ACVP website. Examples from multiple years of the same section were removed to reduce risk of using any posted material on the current exam.
The AP and CP exams were administered without any significant issues. The same academic dishonesty policy as used in 2013 was used for the 2014 exam. One warning was given to a candidate to “keep their eyes on their own paper” during the AP Vet Path Modules MCQ session. There were a few instances of electronic devices making noises during the exam; candidates were asked to silence these devices.
The EC reduced the number of choices for the MCQ portions of the exam from 5 to 4 shortly prior to the EC’s Fort Collins meeting in May at Council’s request. This was done after the questions were constructed; sections leaders generally did the reduction since candidate questions from those sections had already been identified and assembled for committee review. Generally either the fifth option (E) or, if identified, the weakest foil was eliminated. The late stage change likely eliminated good questions for consideration in Fort Collins, those for which five reasonable foils could not be generated and had been pre-filtered by section leaders. There was not enough time to reconstruct the exams that were prepared for Fort Collins within the timeframe we had to work with.
CP CSP glass and AP Gross were graded by both the EC and Dual Grading committee appointed by Council. Dual Grading chairs for AP and CP were presented with copies of the CSP glass and AP gross image keys and provided a set of glass slides/gross images to review. Representatives from the AP and CP committee were present as copies of the candidate’s CSP glass and AP gross exam answer packets were copied for the Dual Grading Committee. Exams were first individually inspected to make sure there were no candidate responses on the backside of any answer sheets, then one at a time each exam was unstapled, photocopied, both versions were restapled and proofed to make sure the copy was legible and all pages were present in both packets and in the correct order. This process was then repeated until all exams in these sections were duplicated. Original exams were then returned to the EC for grading.
The EC finalized essay, written slide descriptions, and short answer keys prior to Ames this year to facilitate the cut-score analysis conduct in August. Key edits after the cut-score analysis were minimized to less than 5% of points as discussed with the consultants doing the cut-score work. The EC created a proctor training SOP document that was approved by Council and the QA team. The AP and CP exam grading SOP was updated after a series of edits/review cycles with the QA team and Council. Both of these protocol updates were added as part of the revised QA appendix item in the 2014 exam SOP document.
For the EC this year proctors were trained as per the QA SOP prior to grading any handwritten portions of the exam.
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EC Recommendations to Council: • No exam structure changes from the CEB or Council in exam format after the start date of the annual meeting. • The EC endorses the idea that the various glass slide components of the CP exam be combined as a single standalone section of the exam, e.g., 10 CSP + 10 Hem slides etc. and not weighted with any other exam parts. Similarly, the Hem and CSP images should be combined as a separate section, the various MCQ sections combined as a section and lastly, the Biochem essay portion as a section. • Have candidates use a computer to record responses for the glass and essay sections of the exam (easier to read). • Update the QA grading policy to allow use of negative points for egregious errors in the glass and essay portions of the exam (up to some max amount~10%); this needs to be published on the website for candidates. • CP exam should be archived in the storage locker each year up to a maximum of 4-5 yrs as is currently done with AP exam materials. • Better exam document handling in Basecamp. Chairs should have permission to create file folders in the exam year directory to help with organization of material; basecamp should be used for document version control, not just as file drop site. • Improve communications between EC and the QA, CEB and Council members. • EC chairs should be part of any exam related policy discussion/decision making (Council/CEB/QA/Consulting firms, etc.). • EC chairs should receive copies of all general mailings sent from the ACVP office to candidates related to the exam. • EC chairs should attend the CP and AP sections of any future cut-score analysis / training presented by any consulting firm. • Any exam-related SOP (e.g., dual grading) should be documented, shared with EC, candidates and the membership well before their use in an exam situation. • ACVP should pay for EC member travel to the annual meeting and their hotel costs for one night. This is a required EC meeting and imposes a financial burden on many of our members.
Results of the 2014 Examination A total of 137candidates took the AP examination, and the overall pass rate was 41%. The number of candidates who took the AP examination for the first time was 75, and the pass rate for this group was 41%. The overall pass rate was lower than in 2013, but within historical norms.
Test Plan Mapping and Communications with the CEB The CEB decided to continue using the same exam matrix categories as used in 2013 and target percentages. Section leaders mapped candidate questions identified for review in Fort Collins to the matrix categories and used this information as a factor in the final selection of exam material. However, no corrective action was taken when a final exam section deviated from the stated matrix percentage goals. The matrix targets and final results are attached at the end of this report.
Recommendation: • Update SOP to include guidelines for posting of sample questions to the ACVP website, and for presentation of examination materials at the Annual Meeting the following year.
A total of 50 candidates took the CP examination, and the overall pass rate was 70%. The number of candidates who took the CP examination for the first time was 31, and the pass rate for this group was 74%. The overall pass rate and the pass rate for new candidates were higher than 2011 through 2013. A more detailed breakdown of results of the 2012 examination is appended to this report. Recommendation: • Continue ongoing organizational effort (spearheaded by the Certifying Examination Board) to establish more objective pass/fail criteria and develop a test item database to ensure exam consistency. Information on the ACVP Website and Presented at Annual Meeting Exam website reading lists were updated and streamlined. Information concerning the use of a cut-scores analysis and reduction of MCQ foils from 5 to 4 were posted along with example bone marrow and biochemistry essay keys. Multiple years of exam section examples were removed from the website. Results of the 2014 examination will be presented during the Business Meeting at the Annual Meeting in Atlanta. In addition, a review of the 2013 microscopic sections (images and keys) will be presented at the Annual Meeting. However, the 2014 will not be presented at the 2015 meeting due to question reuse associated with the test normalizing process. For 2015, this venue might be used to present alternative styles of preparing case write ups using non-exam case material. To our knowledge, there are no clear SOP guidelines for this review of the microscopic sections, or for posting of sample questions to the website.
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Goal # Pts
Goal %
Erythrocyte
10.4
26
11
27.5
Leukocyte
10.4
26
14
35
Coagulation
6.8
17
2
5
Methodology
6.4
16
5
12.5
Hematopoiesis
6
15
8
20
Total
40
100
40
100
Erythrocyte
10.4
26
11
27.5
Leukocyte
10.4
26
7
17.5
Coagulation
6.8
17
12
30
Methodology
6.4
16
6
15
Total
40
100
40
100
Category Hem Projected
Actual Actual # Pts %
Goal %
18
36
8
16
18
36
15
30
8.5
17
18
36
Methodology
5.5
11
9
18
Total
50
100
50
100
9
36
3
12
9
36
8
32
4.25
17
4
16
CSP Projected Inflammation
Neoplasia/growth disturbance Microbiology/infectious disease
Hem MCQ
Hematopoiesis
Goal # Pts
Category
Actual Actual # Pts %
CSP MCQ
6
15
4
Inflammation
Neoplasia/growth disturbance Microbiology/infectious disease Methodology
10
25
100
11
10 25
100
108
36
112
37
108
36
123
41
Microbiology/infectious disease
51
17
44
15
Total
Hem Glass
2.75
40
CSP Glass
Erythrocyte
52
26
66
33
Inflammation
Leukocyte
52
26
63
31.5
Coagulation
34
17
15
7.5
Methodology
32
16
14
7
Methodology
33
11
21
7
Hematopoiesis
30
15
42
21
Total
300
100
300
100
Total
200
100
200
100
Methodology
6
12
15
30
Coag/Hem
9.6
12
14
17
Hepatic
6
12
1
2
Hepatic
9.6
12
10
13
Renal
6
12
7
14
Renal
9.6
12
17
21
Electrolyte/blood gas
6
12
5
10
Electrolyte/blood gas
9.6
12
16
19
Pancreas/GI
6
12
3
6
Pancreas/GI
9.6
12
5
6
Protein/Lipid
6
12
7
14
Protein/Lipid
9.6
12
7
9
Ca/Phos
6
12
5
10
Ca/Phos
9.6
12
6
8
Endocrine
6
12
5
10
Endocrine
9.6
12
1
1
Enzymology
2
4
2
4
Enzymology
3.2
4
5
6
Total
50
100
50
100
Total
80
100
80
100
Neoplasia/growth disturbance
Biochem MCQ
Biochem Essay
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Goal # Pts
Goal %
Infectious/inflammatory
22
22
23
23
Degeneration/necrosis
20
20
20
20
Growth disturbances
10
10
12
12
Metabolic/nutritional
10
10
9
9
Toxic
10
10
10
10
Genetic
10
10
9
9
Circulatory disturbances
10
10
10
10
Techniques/Misc.
8
8
7
7
100
100
100
100
Category Gen Path
Total
Actual Actual # Pts %
Anatomic Pathology Matrix Goal # Pts
Goal %
Goal # Pts
Goal %
Infectious/inflammatory
88
22
200
50
Degeneration/necrosis
80
20
40
10
Infectious/inflammatory
44
22
57
29
Degeneration/necrosis
40
20
73
37
Growth disturbances
40
10
100
25
Growth disturbances
20
10
29
15
Metabolic/nutritional
40
10
Toxicosis
40
10
20
5
Metabolic/nutritional
20
10
10
5
40
10
Toxicosis
20
10
8
4
Genetic
40
Circulatory disturbances
40
10
0
0
Genetic
20
10
10
5
10
0
0
Circulatory disturbances
20
10
8
4
Techniques/Misc.
32
8
0
0
Techniques/Misc.
16
8
5
3
Total
400
100
400
100
Total
200
100
200
100
Infectious/inflammatory
11
22
15
30
Infectious/inflammatory
11
22
27
54
Degeneration/necrosis
10
20
2
4
Degeneration/necrosis
10
20
7
14
Growth disturbances
5
10
11
22
Growth disturbances
5
10
2
4
Metabolic/nutritional
5
10
2
4
Metabolic/nutritional
5
10
5
10
Toxicosis
5
10
8
16
Toxicosis
5
10
3
6
Genetic
5
10
7
14
Genetic
5
10
4
8
Circulatory disturbances
5
10
1
2
Circulatory disturbances
5
10
2
4
Techniques/Misc.
4
8
0
0
Total
50
100
50
100
Category Micro
Actual Actual # Pts %
Category Gross
Large Animal
Actual Actual # Pts %
Laboratory Animal
Techniques/Misc.
4
8
4
8
Total
50
100
50
100
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Anatomic Pathology Matrix - Continued
Goal # Pts
Goal %
Goal # Pts
Goal %
Infectious/inflammatory
11
22
13
26
Infectious/inflammatory
11
22
24
48
Degeneration/necrosis
10
20
11
Growth disturbances
5
10
6
22
Degeneration/necrosis
10
20
5
10
12
Growth disturbances
5
10
5
10
Metabolic/nutritional
5
10
Toxicosis
5
10
5
10
Metabolic/nutritional
5
10
7
14
5
10
Toxicosis
5
10
5
10
Genetic
5
10
3
6
Genetic
5
10
1
2
Circulatory disturbances Techniques/Misc.
5
10
4
8
Circulatory disturbances
5
10
0
0
4
8
3
6
Techniques/Misc.
4
8
3
6
Total
50
100
50
100
Total
50
100
50
100
Erythrocyte
7
14
7
14
Leukocyte
7
14
7
14
Coagulation
4
8
4
8
Hematopoiesis
4
8
4
8
Hepatic
4
8
4
8
Renal
4
8
3
6
Electrolyte/Blood Gas
3
6
3
6
Pancreas/GI
3
6
3
6
Protein/Lipid
3
6
4
8
Calcium/Phosphorus
3
6
3
6
Endocrine
4
8
4
8
Other
4
8
4
8
Total
50
100
50
100
Category Small Animal
Actual Actual # Pts %
Category NEWZ
Clin Path for Anatomic Path Hematology
Biochemistry
30
Actual Actual # Pts %
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ACVP CERTIFYING EXAMINATION IN VETERINARY CLINICAL PATHOLOGY Summary Report – 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 PASS/FAIL RESULTS
2011
2012
2013
2014
48
58
48
50
Number Passed
25 (52%)
29 (50%)
24 (50%)
35 (70%)
Number Failed
23 (48%)
29 (50%)
24 (50%)
15 (30%)
27
29
20
31
Number passed all sections
14 (52%)
16 (55%)
11 (55%)
23 (74%)
Number passed 3 sections
6 (22%)
8 (28%)
5 (25%)
3 (10%)
Number passed 2 sections
4 (15%)
3 (10%)
0
2 (6%)
Number passed 1 sections
2 (7%)
0
2 (10%)
2 (6%)
Number passed 0 sections
1 (4%)
2 (7%)
2 (10%)
1 (3%)
9
6
6
7
Number passed all sections
2 (22%)
0
0
2 (29%)
Number passed 3 sections
2 (22%)
0
0
1 (14%)
Number passed 2 sections
3 (33%)
1 (17%)
2 (33%)
1 (14%)
Number passed 1 sections
2 (22%)
5 (83%)
3 (50%)
3 (43%)
Number passed 0 sections
0
0
1 (17%)
0
Number of Candidates Previously Certified in Veterinary Anatomic Pathology
1
6
2
1
Number passed 3 sections
0
3 (50%)
0
0
Number passed 2 sections
0
2 (33%)
0
1(100%)
Number passed 1 sections
1 (100%)
1 (17%)
1 (50%)
0
Number passed 0 sections
0
0
1 (50%)
0
Number of Candidates Repeating 2 Sections
7
8
5
4
Number passed 2 sections
5 (71%)
3 (38%
1 (20%)
3 (75%)
Number passed 1 sections
2 (29%)
4 (50%)
2 (40%)
1 (25%)
Number passed 0 sections
0
1 (12%)
2 (40%)
0
Number of Candidates Repeating 1 Section
4
9
15
7
4 (100%)
7 (78%)
12 (80%)
7 (100%)
0
2 (22%)
3 (20%)
0
Total Number of Candidates
Number of New Candidates
Number of Candidates Repeating All 4 Sections
Number passed Number failed
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ACVP CERTIFYING EXAMINATION IN VETERINARY ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY Summary Report – 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 PASS/FAIL RESULTS
2011
2012
2013
2014
Total Number of Candidates
144
134
138
137
Number Passed
79 (55%)
45 (34%)
70 (51%)
56 (41%)
Number Failed
65 (45%)
89 (66%)
68 (49%)
81 (59%)
73
67
62
75
Number passed all sections
39 (53%)
28 (42%)
28 (45%)
31 (41%)
Number passed 3 sections
11 (15%)
12 (18%)
13 (21%)
10 (13%)
Number passed 2 sections
7 (10%)
10 (15%)
9 (15%)
17 (23%)
Number passed 1 section
11 (15%)
10 (15%)
6 (10%)
8 (11%)
Number passed 0 sections
5 (7%)
7 (10%)
6 (10%)
9 (12%)
22
26
23
16
Number passed all sections
3 (14%)
0
2 (9%)
0
Number passed 3 sections
4 (18%)
3 (12%)
7 (30%)
4 (25%)
Number passed 2 sections
3 (14%)
10 (38%)
8 (35%)
4 (25%)
Number passed 1 section
9 (41%)
2 (8%)
3 (13%)
4 (25%)
Number passed 0 sections
3 (14%)
11 (42%)
3 (13%)
4 (25%)
Number of Candidates Previously Certified in Veterinary Clinical Pathology
1
1
2
1
Number Passed
0
0
1 (50%)
1 (100%)
1 (100%)
1 (100%)
1 (50%)
0
20
17
22
19
Number passed 2 sections
11 (55%)
4 (24%)
13 (59%)
2 (10%)
Number passed 1 section
6 (30%)
10 (59%)
5 (23%)
10 (53%)
Number passed 0 sections
3 (15%)
3 (17%
4 (18%)
7 (37%)
28
23
29
26
26 (93%)
13 (57%)
26 (90%)
22 (85%)
2 (7%)
10 (43%)
3 (10%)
4 (15%)
Number of New Candidates
Number of Candidates Repeating All 4 Sections
Number Failed Number of Candidates Repeating 2 Sections
Number of Candidates Repeating 1 Section Number passed Number failed
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RESULTS FOR ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY EXAMINATION BY SECTIONS Proportion Passed (%) Section
Mean Score (%)
Range of Scores (%)
Number Examined
2012
2013
2014
2012
2013
2014
2012
2013
2014
2012
2013
2014
Microscopic Pathology
49
70.5
49.5
58
62.8
61.7
73-33
78.338.8
78.828.8
110
112
105
Gross Pathology
70
84.9
72.6
63
66.3
64.4
80-24
8135.8
81.923.8
97
93
95
Veterinary Pathology
54
47.3
59.2
59
59.2
63.2
82-29
87.529.5
8533.5
127
112
130
General Pathology
52
71.6
60.4
58
62.6
63.4
81-26
86-27
91-0
98
102
101
Mean Score (% Correct) by Candidate Category All Section
New
R-4
R1, R2, and R3
2012
2013
2014
2012
2013
2014
2012
2013
2014
2012
2013
2014
Microscopic Pathology
58
62.8
61.7
60
63.8
63.5
53
59.4
53.3
57
63.3
61.4
Gross Pathology
63
66.3
64.4
65
67.3
66.1
58
64.2
57.2
65
65.2
62
Veterinary Pathology
59
59.1
63.2
62
60.6
64.1
49
52.3
55.7
60
62.0
64.5
General Pathology
58
62.6
63.4
62
63.6
64.6
50
57
58.4
54
66.2
62.4
RESULTS FOR VETERINARY PATHOLOGY SECTION BY MODULES Mean Score (%)
Range (%)
Number examined
2012
2013
2014
2012
2013
2014
2012
2013
2014
Veterinary Pathology
59
59.1
63.2
82-29
87.529.5
85-33.5
127
112
130
Clinical Pathology module
69
64
67.4
96-24
90-22
92-0
127
112
130
Large Animal module
54
61.1
63.4
84-24
78-26
92-18
126
112
130
Dog and Cat module
62
60.1
64
88-30
94-28
90-32
127
110
127
Lab Animal module
50
50.9
58.6
80-18
78-22
84-16
100
73
96
NEWZ* module
54
53.2
57.1
74-38
82-34
76-30
28
41
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*NEWZ Pathology = Non-mammalian, Exotic, Wildlife, & Zoo Animal Pathology
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RESULTS FOR CLINICAL PATHOLOGY EXAMINATION BY SECTIONS Proportion Passed (%) Section
Mean Score (%)
Range of Scores (%)
Number Examined
2012
2013
2014
2012
2013
2014
2012
2013
2014
2012
2013
2014
General Pathology
55
71.1
70.7
58
63.8
67.2
29-85
34-85
33-89
44
38
41
Biochemistry
65
50
80.9
63
59.9
70.7
35-81
39.475
5093.3
49
38
47
Hematology
83
53.3
83.3
68
59.6
68.7
53-91
41.579.5
43.985.1
42
30
42
CSP
85
79.3
92.5
68
66.7
68.8
52-87
45.2 80.2
46.781.7
48
29
40
RESULTS FOR CLINICAL PATHOLOGY EXAMINATION BY SECTIONS Proportion Passed (%)
Mean Score (%)
Range of Scores (%)
Number Examined
2012
2013
2014
2012
2013
2014
2012
2013
2014
2012
2013
2014
General Pathology
55
71.1
70.7
58
63.8
67.2
29-85
34-85
33-89
44
38
41
Biochemistry
65
50
80.9
63
59.9
70.7
35-81
39.475
50-93.3
49
38
47
53
57.9
85.1
58
59.6
70.2
21.873.6
35-75
41.892.6
49
38
47
75.5
55.3
80.9
67.5
60
71.1
34-88
38-80
48-94
49
38
47
83
53.3
83.3
68
59.6
68.7
53-91
41.579.5
43.985.1
42
30
42
MC
69
53.3
90.5
67.1
60.1
73.9
47.595
37.590
42.5-95
42
30
42
Proj
100
93.3
59.5
82.4
77.6
65.4
63.598.5
59-89
36.5-85
42
30
42
Micro
66.7
6.6
71.4
62.9
50.1
65.1
4584.3
27.766.7
49-77.5
42
30
42
85
79.3
92.5
68
66.7
68.8
52-87
45.280.2
46.781.7
48
29
40
MC
66.7
75.9
90
64.2
64.8
73.4
36-88
28-88
48-92
48
29
40
Proj
89.5
93.1
85
71.2
73.5
69.3
48-96
36-92
46-88
48
29
40
Micro
85.4
72.4
82.5
68.5
64.2
66.2
5084.8
37.374.3
46.479.2
48
29
40
Section
Essay MC Hematology
CSP
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Examination Committee: Five-year Review (2010–2014) Submitted by: Michael J. Topper, Secretary/Treasurer A candidate who takes all 4 parts of the certifying examination and passes 2 or 3 parts retains credit for parts passed for the next 4 years, during which 2 additional attempts to pass the remaining parts are permitted. Since 1994, 5-year reviews of candidates’ performance on the examination have been used to compare annual pass-rate (for all candidates) with cumulative pass-rate (for those candidates who first took
the examination at the beginning of the 5-year period). The annual pass-rate reflects the performance of new candidates, candidates who are repeating only 1 or 2 parts, and candidates who must repeat all 4 parts of the examination (referred to as R4 candidates). The effect of R4 candidates on the pass-rate is shown by including (All Candidates) or excluding (R4’s excluded) this group when computing the comparing of the annual pass-rate.
Veterinary Anatomic Pathology Examination Examination Year
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Mean
2010 New Candidates, Annual Pass/Total
40/85
22/38
4/13
2/6
1/3
2010 New Candidates, Cumulative Pass-Rate
47%
73%
78%
80%
81%
All Candidates, Annual Pass/Total
62/152
79/144
45/134
69/138
56/137
All Candidates, Annual Pass-Rate
41%
55%
34%
50%
41%
Annual Pass/Total (R4's excluded)
62/133
76/122
45/108
67/115
56/121
Annual Pass-Rate (R4's excluded)
47%
62%
42%
58%
46%
51%
Mean
44%
Summary: • Of the 85 candidates who began the Examination in 2010, 69 (81%) passed by 2014. • The annual pass-rate for all candidates varied from 34% to 55% (mean, 44%). • If R4 candidates (those required to repeat all parts) are excluded, the annual pass-rate for all candidates varied from 42% to 62% (mean, 51%).
Veterinary Clinical Pathology Examination Examination Year
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2010 New Candidates, Annual Pass/Total
13/25
5/9
2/5
0/2
0/1
2010 New Candidates, Cumulative Pass-Rate
52%
72%
80%
80%
80%
All Candidates, Annual Pass/Total
24/46
25/48
29/58
24/48
35/50
All Candidates, Annual Pass-Rate
52%
52%
50%
50%
70%
Annual Pass/Total (R4's excluded)
23/41
23/39
29/52
24/42
33/43
Annual Pass-Rate (R4's excluded)
56%
59%
56%
57%
77%
Summary: • Of the 25 candidates who began the Examination in 2010, 20 (80%) passed by 2014. • The annual pass-rate for all candidates varied from 50% to 70% (mean, 55%). • If R4 candidates (those required to repeat all parts) are excluded, the annual pass-rate for all candidates varied from 56% to 77% (mean, 61%).
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Externship Scholarship Committee Submitted by: Amy MacNeill
A summary of number of applicants per calendar year is provided below.
Committee chair and members: Amy MacNeill (Chair), Bernie Buetow, Catherine Lamm, Denise Schwahn, Joshua Decker, Kei Kuroki, Keith Linder, and Todd Painter.
Year
No. Applicants
2007
24
Dates of meetings/conference calls since last report: 10/23/2013, 4/2/2014; both teleconferences
2008
13
Members participating in these meetings: • 10/23/2013: Amy MacNeill, Bernie Buetow, Denise Schwahn, Joshua Decker, Kei Kuroki. (Catherine Lamm sent her comments by email.) • 4/2/2014: Amy MacNeill, Bernie Buetow, Denise Schwahn, Joshua Decker, Kei Kuroki.
2009
23
2010
24
2011
17
2012
30
2013
21
2014 Spring
14
Summary of activities: The following committee membership changes occurred: Bernie Buetow left the committee (after many years of leadership and a lot of guidance for me!) Kei Kuroki joined the committee in October 2013.
The committee reviewed to the Externship webpage and submitted several changes. A few externship opportunities were deleted from the website and new opportunities were added. Most changes were relatively minor.
Several amendments were made to The Externship Scholarship Committee SOP, which now includes the guidelines for selection of applicants that receive funding. These guidelines also can be found online at http://www. acvp.org/student/extern.cfm.
We have increased the advertising of the scholarship funding through other ACVP groups and on Facebook. Action items for Council: None.
Five applicants were reviewed at the October meeting, and fourteen applicants were discussed in April. Fifteen of the nineteen applicants were high quality students with high GPAs. All students had “good” to “great” letters of recommendation. Five students planned to do multiple 2+ week externships at quality institutions. Eighteen of the students were clearly interested in a career in pathology. One seemed more interested in wildlife medicine.
Objectives for next year: • Continue to review and fund externship scholarship applications. • Maintain/modify Externship website and application as necessary. • Invite new members to join, and allow long-term members and less active members to rotate off the committee if desired.
Eighteen of the applicants received funding that ranged from $250-$1,500. The amount awarded generally correlated with the length of the externship. The committee felt that nine candidates deserved and received greater than $1,000 based on the quality of the applicant and externship, multiple externships planned, the length of the externships, and/or financial burden.
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Focused Scientific Committee Submitted by: Shelley Newman
• Industrial and Toxicologic Pathology -- Manu Sebastian (Past Chair), Experimur -- Curtis Colleton, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. -- Michael Conner (Chair), Theravance, Inc. -- Bhanu Singh, DuPont Haskell Global Centers -- Daniela Ennulat, Glaxo Smith Kline -- Vito Sasseville, Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research -- Gopinath Palanisamy, Pfizer -- Torrie Crabbs, EPL -- Katherine Knostman, Ohio -- Kyathanahalli Janardham, Integrated Laboratory Systems
Committee Chair and Members: Shelley Newman, Lauri Diehl Co-chair Focused Scientific Session Subcommittees: • Clinical Pathology -- Anne Provencher Bollinger (Past Chair) -- Jeff McCartney, Charles River Laboratories -- Erica Behling-Kelly, Cornell -- Valerie Wong, University of Guelph -- Sara Connelly, University of Melbourne -- Niraj Tripathi, Covance • Diagnostic Pathology -- Barbara Lewis (Chair), Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab -- Stephen Raverty, British Columbia (Co-Chair), Ministry of Agriculture Food and Fisheries -- David Rotstein, FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine -- Aline Rodrigues, Texas A&M -- Eric Burrough, Iowa State -- Laura Kennedy, University of Kentucky
Dates of meetings/conference calls since last report: Email and phone correspondence throughout year as needed with FSS chair, co-chair, and FSS committee chairs
• Education -- Amy Warren (Past Chair), University of Calgary -- Tom Cecere (Chair), Virginia Tech -- Linden Craig, University of Tennessee -- Melissa Sanchez, University of Pennsylvania -- Rachel Peters, Takeda Phamaceuticals International Co. -- Arnaud Van Wettere, Utah State University
Abstract Publication This the 15th year of the combined meeting format for the ACVP and the ASVCP. It is also the thirteenth year using a web-based abstract submission program developed as part of the ACVP home page. This is the sixth year that committees reviewed and edited abstracts online. This is the third year that abstracts will be published on the ACVP Website.
• Experimental Disease -- Katherine Gibson-Corley (Past Chair), Iowa State University -- Robert Read, ComPathCon Research -- Sébastien Monette, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center -- Brandon Plattner (Chair), University of Guelph -- Mihai Gagea, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center -- Hibrit Adissu, Pathology Core, Centre for Modeling Human Disease -- Laura Janke, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Incoming Member A new member to be initiated as FSS Co-chair/Awards chair will need to be selected as Shelley Newman’s tenure as FSS chair will conclude in November of 2014, and Lauri Diehl will become Annual Meeting Awards Chair and FSS Co-chair for 2013-1014.
Members participating in these meetings: All members participated in email exchanges and teleconferences Summary of activities:
2014 Education FSS Committee Challenges There were considerable issues for FSS reviewers in the different subcommittees in accessing, reviewing, and editing abstracts online this year. This year eight abstracts, up six from last year, were submitted to the Education Focused Scientific Session.
• Natural Disease -- Jens Teifke (Past Chair), Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut -- Ingeborg Langohr (Chair), Louisiana State University -- Gary Haldorson, Washington State University -- Andrew Miller, New England Regional Primate Research Center Francisco Uzal, University of California Davis Daniel Rissi, University of Georgia -- Nobuko Wakamatsu, Louisiana State University
The number of sessions for each specialty group ranges from 1 to 2. The current 6 Focused Scientific Groups include: • Clinical Pathology (organized by the ASVCP Education Committee and funded by the ASVCP, but also includes the ACVP Clinical Pathology abstracts) • Diagnostic Pathology • Education • Experimental Disease • Natural Disease • Industrial and Toxicologic Pathology
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With the exception of the Education Focused Scientific Group that has only 1 session, all other scientific groups will have 2 sessions each in 2014. In order to accommodate the desires of the ACVP membership for a free Monday afternoon for sightseeing, focused scientific sessions are held on Sunday morning (2), Sunday afternoon (4), Tuesday morning (2), and Tuesday afternoon (3). Individual focused scientific group sessions are scheduled to avoid having 2 sessions of the same specialty group meet concurrently and to avoid having invited speakers or “Focused Topic” sessions compete with one another through proactive communication with the Focused Scientific Session Chairs and the Program Chair.
their travel costs if they have funds available or were already planning on attending the meeting and/or waive their honoraria. Focused scientific group budgets may also be supplemented with outside funds, but this must be coordinated through the Corporate Partners Subcommittee for contributions. The FSS committees have put together excellent programs with a roster of invited speakers that represent relevant, contemporary and cutting edge topics for our college. ACVP/ ACVCP college members indicated below by “*” are commonly recruited to provide these presentations. • Clinical Pathology -- The Elusive Hypercoagulable Patient Ben Brainard, VMD, DACVAA, DACVECC -- Expanding Geographic Areas of Endemic Fungi: Animals as a Sentinel for Infection Tom Chiller, MD, MPHTM
Suggestions for possible meeting topics and mini-symposia are always welcome from the membership and should be submitted to the ACVP Executive Office (forms are available on the ACVP website). Due to the multi-year planning process for each Annual Meeting, it may not always be possible to accommodate proposals in the year following their submission, but suggestions will be forwarded to the Education Committee and Focused Scientific Session Coordinators for review. Additionally, members interested in serving on Focused Scientific Groups or being an Awards Chair should contact Jane Shepard at the ACVP Executive Offices (meetings@acvp. org) or Shelley Newman (
[email protected]).
• Education -- Facilitating the Development of Medical Expertise Holly Bender, DVM, PhD* • Experimental Disease -- The Pathobiology of Intravascular Stents in Human and Animal Models Peter G. Anderson, DVM, PhD+ -- Alpha (1,3) Fucose-Dependent Leukocyte Trafficking Modulates Inflammation, Immunity and Atherosclerosis Jonathan W. Homeister, MD, PhD, CABP+ -- Unravelling Cancer Pathogenesis: From Genetically Modified Mice to Stem Cell Pathology Alexandar Nikitin, MD, PhD+ -- Developmental Pathways in Liver Injury and Tumorigenesis: A Wnt/ beta-Catenin Signaling Perspective Satdarshan (Paul) Singh Monga, MD+
In recent years, one objective has been to improve participation in the Toxicologic Pathology Young Investigator Award. Although some progress was made with the number of submissions increasing to 7 in 2007 and 6 in 2008, it was lower for 2009 (3), 2010 (1), 2011 (1), 2012 (2) with a slight resurgence in 2013 (5). The decision was made to combine Toxicologic Pathology and Experimental Disease awards when participation was less than 3. If there were 3 to 5 applicants, only 1 award would be given. In 2006, a Student Speaker Award was created that is co-sponsored by the Society of Toxicologic Pathology, and this appeared to have a positive impact initially. In 2009, there were 2 competitors for the STP award, in 2010, there was only 1. In 2011 there was only one abstract submitted for consideration for the STP award. However, the abstract was determined to be best suited for poster presentation by the FSS committee. Subsequent to this decision, the STP student travel award committee opted to give the award for an excellent poster presentation and judged the two posters submitted for the YIA competition. This includes the original abstract that was submitted for the STP award. In 2012, the STP Award committee made the decision to continue this award as a poster award. There were 3 applicants in 2012. In 2013, it increased to 5 and in 2014 it was 3.
• Industrial and Toxicologic Pathology -- Integrating Pathology and Toxicology with Genetics Using MAGIC Mice John E. French, PhD -- Background Findings that Confound Study Interpretation: Rodents and Dogs Peter C. Mann, DVM, FIATP* -- Antibody-Drug Conjugates: Key Challenges in Safety Assessment Melissa M. Schutten, DVM, PhD*+ -- The Animal Rule: Study Design and Execution in High Containment (Biosafety Levels 3 and 4) Nancy A. Twenhafel, DVM*
An SOP was generated for the Specialty Group, now Focused Scientific Sessions in 2006, and has since been updated yearly.
• Natural Disease Focused Scientific Session -- New Concepts of Vascular and Vasogenic CNS Diseases Kaspar Matlasek, DVM, DrMedVet, FTA Pathol & Neuropath -- Pathogenesis of Transboundary Animal Diseases Corrie C. Brown, DVM, PhD* -- Pathology and Pathogenesis of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Sherif Zaki, MD, PhD+
A. FSS Programs for 2014: All Focused Scientific Groups were provided the information, forms, and budget needed to plan their program through an email communication in February 2014. All specialty groups are encouraged to limit their budgets by identifying speakers from universities or industries near the meeting location. Some ACVP members have also been willing to cover some or all of 38
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Abstracts Accepted by Year: Specialty Group Abstracts Accepted
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
186
199
215
209
237
248
227
247
256
249
265
Diagnostic Pathology has two sessions, allowing a large selection of case reports and diagnostic techniques. Ninetyfive abstracts were submitted in Diagnostic Pathology this year.
In 2013, posters were accepted for ACVP Young Investigator Award (YIA), and Lauri Diehl chaired the 2013 Awards. The following members judged the 2013 posters: • Diagnostic Pathology: Dominique Fournier, Ingeborg Langohr, Lanny Pace, Rebecca Smedley • Experimental Disease: Gillian Beamer, Lisa BermanBooty, Richard Luong, Joshua Webster. • Natural Disease: Dave Agnew, Racheal Cianciolo, Katherine Gibson-Corley, Patricia Pesavento • Industrial and Toxicologic Pathology: Keith Nelson, Gpinath Palanisamy, Joshua Powe, Leah Schutt • Alternates: Eric Blomme, Mary Carsillo, Dimitry Danilenko
ACVP Focused Scientific Session abstracts will be published online on the ACVP website. Clinical Pathology Focused Scientific Session abstracts were published online in Veterinary Clinical Pathology, online at www. wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/vcp, and online on the ACVP website. Abstract numbers have grown significantly since the introduction of the Diagnostic Pathology Focused Scientific Session in 2004, but all Focused Scientific Committees have had an increase in the number of submissions that parallels the overall increased meeting attendance. The Focused Scientific Committees and the Education Committee believe that this reflects the outstanding quality of meeting speakers and topics in recent years. A total of 265 abstracts were submitted this year, up from 249 for Montreal.
The number of total abstract submissions in 2014 was 265, and those designated for awards accounted for 88/265 (33.2%) These types of awards (coordinated through the Focused Scientific Committees) will continue to result in quality submissions and continued participation by young investigators. The eligibility requirements, which were refined in 2007 for 2008, are included in the directions for submission and applying for the awards to promote greater diversity of students winning one of the available awards rather than a few individuals taking the majority of the prizes.
B. ACVP Young Investigator Award: Sixty-five posters have been accepted for judging in 2014 for ACVP Young Investigator Award (YIA) and Lauri Diehl will chair the 2014 Awards. The following members have agreed to judge the 2014 posters:
2013 YIA winners: • Diagnostic Pathology -- Zoltan Demeter, University of Illinois Congenital spongiform leukodystrophy in two female german shepherd puppies -- Jessica Beck, Purdue University Multifocal idiopathic nodular bone formation in the dermis and subcutis of a cynomologus macaque -- Meaghan Broman, Purdue University Small intestinal muscularis thickening in dogs: Correlation of histologic and ultrasonographic findings
• Diagnostic Pathology -- Lanny Pace -- Jamie Henningson -- Nancy Stedman • Natural Disease -- Dalen Agnew -- Brad Bolon -- Heather Shive
• Experimental Disease -- Heather Tillman, National Cancer Institute Deregulation of the RAS signaling axis promotes metastasis via the NFKB pathway in the PTEN-I-TP53-I mouse prostate cancer model -- Naoyuki Aihara, Azabu University Identification of Cryoglobulin-producing cells in a capillaria hepatica infected cryoglobinemia mouse model -- Chandrassegar Saravanan Molecular characterization of a novel dietary mouse model or Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
• Experimental Disease -- Richard Luong -- Josh Webster -- Arlin Rogers -- John Cullen • Alternates -- Patrick Caplazi -- Oded Foreman -- Melissa Schutten
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• Natural Disease -- Molly Church, University of California, Davis Gene expression and tissue tropism of natural raccoon polyomavirus (RACPYV) infection -- Jamie Rothenburger, University of Saskatchewan Survey of respiratory pathology in wild urban Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus -- Steve Mills, University of Saskatchewan Prognostic value of histologic grading for feline mammary carcinoma: A retrospective survival analysis
organizations should forge stronger links between us and encourage students to consider Diagnostic Pathology as a potential career focus. In 2008, there were 9 finalists for the award (presenting oral presentations) out of 22 original applicants; in 2009, there were 7 finalists out of 22 applicants; in 2010, there were 15 finalists out of 24 applicants; and in 2011, there were 9 finalists out of 30 applicants. In 2012 there are 10 finalists out of 25 applicants. In 2013 there are 5 finalists out of 5 applicants. Many of these competitors also present a poster presentation to compete for the Young Investigator Award in Diagnostic Pathology. In 2014 there were 22 applicants, and 10 presentations were selected for the oral competition.
• Industrial and Toxicologic Pathology -- Kazuhisa Miyakawa, Michigan State University Contribution of thrombin and platelets to acetaminophen hepatotoxicity in mice -- Elijah Edmondson, Michigan State University Characterization of the tumor spectrum arising in HZE irradiated out-bred mice -- K Wijesundera, Michigan State University Participation of macrophage populations in GST-Ppositive liver lesions induced in rats by repeat injections of thioacetamide (TAA)
2013 ACVP winner (presents at AAVLD): • Jamie Rothenburger, University of Saskatchewan Lesions associated with Capillaria sp. in the forestomach of wild urban Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus 2013 AAVLD winner (presents at ACVP): • Mai Yee Mok Veronaea botryosa: A potentially zoonotic, emerging fungal pathogen in farmed white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)
If fewer than five abstracts are submitted within a specific category, these abstracts may be combined with another category by the YIA Chair. In 2013, the Industrial and Toxicologic pathology abstract award nominees were combined with the experimental disease specialty group award nominees.
AAVLD/ACVP Travel Award Judges 2013: Thomas Cecere, Robert Foster, Murray Hazlett, Margaret Miller Judges are generally expected to be members of both organizations and actively involved in diagnostic pathology. E. Society of Toxicologic Pathology Student Poster Award: In 2006, the Society of Toxicologic Pathology (STP), in association with the ACVP, created and generously sponsored a new award to recognize achievement of students studying toxicologic pathology and to encourage students to pursue careers in the field of toxicologic pathology. The award is given to a veterinary student, candidate resident, or graduate student whose poster presentation is judged best among the competing presentations at the ACVP Annual Meeting. To be eligible to compete for this award, students must have obtained a degree in veterinary medicine and be enrolled in a residency or graduate program in toxicologic pathology/general pathology/clinical pathology or a related discipline. The poster presentation must describe original work of the competitor involving clinical or experimental research that relates to toxicologic pathology. The award selection is determined by an independent panel of judges and is based on the scientific content of the presentation, composition of the abstract, clarity of presentation, and the presenter’s ability to answer questions. The competitor number has ranged from 1 to 4 since inception in 2006. In 2010 there was only one competitor.
The 2013 ACVP YIA winners were listed in the March 2014 ACVP Newsletter. C. ASVCP Young Investigator Award: ASVCP also has two Young Investigator Awards based upon oral presentations in the Clinical Pathology Specialty Group session. Ten oral presentations have been accepted as finalists this year. Nine oral presentations were accepted as finalists in 2013. The two winners were: • Jessica Hokamp, Texas A&M Evaluation of NGAL and RP as tubular damage biomarkers in naturally occurring canine chronic kidney disease. • Andrew Burton, UC Davis Comparison of flow cyotmetry and canine glycophorin AELSIA for detection of micro particles in stored canine blood. D. ACVP/AAVLD Diagnostic Pathology Travel Award In 2007, the ACVP Recruitment Committee, in coordination with the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians and the Specialty Group now Focused Scientific Committee, created the Diagnostic Pathology Travel Award. This award allowed the winners (2007, Dr. Aline Rodrigues of Texas A&M; 2008, Dr. R. Johnson of Purdue University; 2009, Dr. Leah Schutt of University of Guelph; 2010, Dr. Erin Quist, Texas A&M University; 2011, Dr. Amanda Crews, University of Tennessee; 2012, Dr. Kristin Eden, Texas A&M University) to present findings at the AAVLD Annual Meeting in the following year. A corresponding award is given in turn by the AAVLD at their Annual Meeting. This cooperative effort between our
In 2011 there was only one abstract submitted for the STP travel award. The abstract was reviewed by the Industrial and Tox Path FSS committee and was determined to be more acceptable for a poster presentation. Subsequent to this, the STP travel award committee made the decision to administer the award based on a poster presentation. The two posters submitted for the ACVP YIA competed for the STP student travel award. Suzanne Botts presented the award at the Business meeting. In 2014, there were 3 participants. 40
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($1000 toward expenses to 2013 STP meeting)
Judges; Katharine Gibson-Corley, Lauren Richey, Thomas Rosol, James Rottman
For 2012, the STP made the decision to keep the award as a poster award. There were three competitors that year. Discussions are under way between the STP awards committee and the FSS chair and co-chair to identify mechanisms to increase participation in this award. For 2014, there are five submissions for this award.
ASIP Awards Because it is a combined meeting with the ASIP there was an additional award–the ASIP award–for which 15 abstracts were submitted.
STP Student Poster Award • Charles Halsey, Colorado State University Development of an in vitro model of acquired resistance to toceranib phosphate (palladia) in canine mast cell tumor
G. Focused Scientific Session Schedules The following tables summarize the Focused Scientific Session schedules for 2012 and 2013. Full subcommittee member rosters for 2013 are listed above at the beginning of this report.
Judges: Wayne Dochterman, Jessica Hoane, Keith Nelson
2014 FSS Schedule
F. Charles Capen Student Travel Award in Experimental Pathology This award recognizes Dr. Charles Capen and his legacy as a researcher, teacher, and mentor to the veterinary, experimental, and toxicological pathology communities spanning more than four decades. Dr. Capen was recognized worldwide as an exceptional leader in veterinary and biomedical research. He was a highly regarded mentor to graduate students and postdoctoral scientists. His students are now leaders throughout academia, government, and industry and have contributed significantly to his reputation as an outstanding teacher and research mentor. The International Academy of Toxicologic Pathology (IATPFellows.org) is funding the award in the amount of $750 for the best trainee oral presentation in the Experimental Disease Focused Scientific Session. The award can be used by the recipient for travel or registration costs to attend the Annual Meeting of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists. To be eligible, students must be veterinarians or other medical professionals currently enrolled in a full-time residency program and/or graduate program in veterinary pathology or a related discipline in the U.S. or Canada. Candidates who have completed a graduate and/or residency program in veterinary pathology within a year before the ACVP meeting are eligible to compete. The presentation must represent original work of the applicant completed during his/her residency or graduate program. Approximately 5 to 10 oral presentations (as appropriate) will be invited from abstracts submitted for the Young Investigator Award in the Experimental Disease Category at the ACVP Annual Meeting. Finalists for this award will be required to give both an oral and a poster presentation. In 2011, 5 finalists were chosen from 20 applicants. In 2012, 5 finalists were chosen from 12 applicants and in 2013, the award was discontinued.
Subcommittee
Chairs
Date/Time
Clinical Pathology
J. McCartney
Sunday, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, 8:00 a.m.
Diagnostic Pathology
B. Lewis
Sunday, 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.
Education
T. Cecere
Tuesday, 8:00 a.m.*
Experimental Disease
B. Plattner
Natural Disease
I. Langhor
Industrial and Toxicologic Pathology
M. Connor
Sunday, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, 8:00 a.m. Sunday, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.
*Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. was decided by the Education FSS committee to be the optimal time for this session, and there will no longer be a rotation in the scheduling of this session. 2013 FSS Schedule
2012 Charles Capen Student Travel Award Winner • Stephanie Montgomery, North Carolina State University Genetic ablations of macrophage arginase 1 improves late-stage skeletal muscle lesion severity and enhances viral clearance in mouse model of alphavirus induced rheumatic disease
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Chairs
Date/Time
Clinical Pathology
Anne Provencher
Sunday, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, 8:00 a.m.
Diagnostic Pathology
Barbara Lewis
Sunday, 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.
Education
Amy Warren
Tuesday, 8:00 a.m.*
Experimental Disease
Katharine Gibson-Corley
Sunday, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.
Natural Disease
Jens Teinfe
Sunday, 8:00 a.m. Sunday, 1:30 p.m.
Industrial and Toxicologic Pathology
Manu Sebastian
Sunday, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.
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ACVP YOUNG INVESTIGATOR POSTER AWARD COMPETITORS: Focused Scientific Section
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Diagnostic Pathology
10
14
20
19
33
36
30
28
19
10
Education
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Experimental Disease
12
20
19
15
16
13
22
21
18
36
Natural Disease
10
11
16
10
14
21
11
16
17
51
`4
7
6
3
1
2
2
5
18
49
62
50
66
71
65
77
69
Clinical Pathology
Industrial and Toxicologic Pathology Total
33
88
* ASVCP has a Young Investigator Award competition based upon oral presentations given in the Clinical Pathology Focused Scientific Sessions. There were 5 ASVCP YIA finalists in 2002, 7 in 2003, 9 in 2004, 7 in 2005, 12 in 2006, 11 in 2007, 7 in 2008, 10 in 2009, 5 in 2010, 9 in 2011, 7 in 2012, 10 in 2013, and 10 in 2014.
H. Attendance and Poster Participation in the FSS
Action items for Council: Review of the Focused Scientific Committee Annual Report
ATTENDANCE AT 2013 SPECIALTY GROUP MEETINGS* Specialty Group
Maximum
Minimum
Diagnostic Pathology Session 1
147
85
Diagnostic Pathology Session 2
163
83
Experimental Disease Session 1
70
50
Experimental Disease Session 2
80
40
Natural Disease Session 1
216
70
Natural Disease Session 2
125
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Toxicologic Pathology Session 1
120
65
Toxicologic Pathology Session 2
105
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Objectives for next year: 1. Work with John Hofmann and Jane Shepard to • Continue to improve the online submission and review system to make the process easier for abstract submission and more efficient for FSS committees to perform review and program organization. -- Add the veterinary student poster submissions to the online system. -- Add poster, oral, or both to the online submission system for next year. 2. Find new ways to promote and encourage participation in the Toxicologic Pathology Young Investigator Award in collaboration with the Toxicologic Pathology Focused Scientific Subcommittee Chair; monitor abstract submission and award candidate participation in 2014, and 2015. 3. Increase awareness of invited speakers by utilizing ACVP Facebook page and encouraging FSS committee chairs to utilize this tool.
Clinical Pathology Session 1 Clinical Pathology Session 2
Education
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ACVP/ASVCP ANNUAL MEETING • NOVEMBER 8-12, 2014
Government Policy Committee Submitted by: Gary D. Coleman
Dr. Coleman is the ACVP liaison to the Society of Toxicologic Pathology’s Scientific and Regulatory Policy Committee (SRPC) monthly teleconferences and provides information to the GCP on STP’s activities. While there is some overlap between the two groups, STP’s SRP Committee is focused on best practices for toxicologic pathology and prepares multiple technical manuscripts that attempt to harmonize practice among toxicologic pathologists. One area of mutual interest though, is the active legislative influence efforts that the SRPC pursues in conjunction with the STP. As noted in the 2013 GPC report, this may provide an opportunity for ACVP to leverage visibility of its interests through collaboration and support of STP’s efforts in this area.
Committee chair and members: • Gary D. Coleman, Chair • Joseph Hill • Lanny Pace • Mark Smith • Maron Calderwood Mays • Rachel Reams • Steven Mog • Glenn Cantor, Liaison to Council Dates of meetings/conference calls since last report: (Routine Teleconferences occur the last Friday of every second month at 2:00 pm EDT) • Oct 25, 2013 - Teleconference • Nov 18, 2013 ACVP Meeting in Montreal, Quebec • Feb 28, 2014 - Teleconference • Apr 25, 2014 (postponed to May 2, 2014) - Teleconference • June, 2014 – Did not meet • Aug 29, 2014 – Teleconference
Dr. Mark Smith continues to be a frequent observer of the AVMA’s Legislative Advisory Committee and brings topics to the GPC for consideration. His participation has identified an avenue for ACVP members to gain access to their representatives for personal visits when they are in the D.C. area. The Advisory Committee maintains an office in D.C. that can coordinate and facilitate visits to Congressional members if our members are interested in pursuing those contacts.
Members participating in these meetings: The members below met in all or some of these meetings. A simple majority quorum was available at each meeting or teleconference. • Gary D. Coleman, Chair • Joseph Hill • Lanny Pace • Mark Smith • Maron Calderwood-Mays • Rachel Reams • Steven Mog • Glenn Cantor, Liaison
All Committee members have been very supportive and actively engaged in our meetings. They continually survey the regulatory/legislative climate from their perspectives in federal and state governments, academia, private consultation, and industry and have identified areas of interest to the College as well as provided input on various discussion topics that has proven intelligent, critically considered, and supportive of pathology in general and the College in particular. Action items for Council: None. Objectives for next year: Our objectives for 2015 are to continue to serve the Council as a resource to review government and industry policy recommendations and changes, to continue to review government newsletters and other veterinary or professional organization newsletters and websites for topics of interest to the GPC and the ACVP, and to advance topics of concern to Council for information or action as appropriate.
Summary of activities: The Government Policy Committee (GPC) met on a regular basis and had access to Council through Wendy Coe for our ongoing discussions. Dr. Cantor served as Liaison to Council. Legislatively, this was a quiet year for veterinary medicine in general and pathology in particular. No major bills or regulations affecting the practice of veterinary pathology were brought before Congress. The GPC continued to monitor activity in the area of veterinary education and public health funding at the state and federal levels with particular input from Dr. Lanny Pace and Dr. Maron Calderwood-Mays. While we feel this topic remains a significant issue, there were no actions that we felt Council should take except to support any actions by other veterinary organizations as the opportunity arises. The AVMA is tracking this issue closely, and interacting with the various state legislatures and the U.S. Congress to keep it before those legislative bodies.
The GPC will meet at the Annual Conference in Atlanta in November 2014.
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Honorary and Distinguished Member Committee Submitted by: Claire Andreasen Committee chair and members: Claire Andreasen (Chair), Derek Mosier, Keith Prasse, Peg Miller, Jerry Ward, Carl Alden Summary of activities: The objective of the committee is to evaluate nominations for honorary and distinguished membership and to make recommendations to Council. The committee was selected by the Committee chair (the Immediate Past President Once Removed; Andreasen) using established criterion in the SOP. Nomination packets consisting of: 1) A letter of nomination clearly specifying the nominee’s contributions and/or achievements using the criteria specified below; 2) Letters from five members in good standing to second the nomination; and, 3) the curriculum vitae of the nominee were posted on a committee basecamp site for access by the committee members. There were 2 distinguished and 2 honorary member nominations considered. Claire Andreasen met with Council on September 11 to provide the Committee report. Following a positive vote of ACVP membership (honorary nominees), the newly designated members were contacted by ACVP President Cory Brayton to inform them of their election to honorary membership status. Action items for Council: • Announce the names of the new honorary members at the annual ACVP/ASVCP meeting in Atlanta. Objectives for next year: • Formulate a new committee to evaluate new distinguished and honorary nominees and make a recommendation to Council. • Update the committee SOP.
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ACVP/ASVCP ANNUAL MEETING • NOVEMBER 8-12, 2014
International Alliances Committee Submitted by: Derek Mosier Committee chair and members: • Chair: Derek Mosier • Executive Group: Brad Bolon, Catherine Lamm, Bruce Williams, Paul Stromberg • Advisory Group: Binod Jacob, Shelley Burton, Flavio Crameri, Gary Cockerell, Fabio Del Piero, Linda Johnson, Ri Kikkawa, Yongbaek Kim, Ingeborg Langohr, Robert Maronpot, Ingrid Pardo, Evelyne Polack, Tomas Nagy, Balazs Szladovits, Keith Thompson, Nobuko Wakamatsu, Monique Wells, Janet Patterson-Kane, Cory Brayton (Council liaison) Dates of meetings/conference calls since last report: 2013 ACVP Annual Meeting in Montreal, Canada (November 19, 2013); and e-mail correspondence periodically throughout the reporting period.
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Members participating in these meetings: 2013 ACVP Annual Meeting: Attendees: Gary Cockerell, Linda Johnson, Nobuku Wakamatsu, Corey Brayton, Bruce Williams, Inge Langhor, Fabio del Piero, Derek Mosier
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Summary of activities: Original charges from Council include: • Enhance interactions with global veterinary pathology organizations, colleges and Societies. • Host an annual discussion with global colleagues (the “International Veterinary Pathology Coalition,” IVPC). • Provide an annual report and annual SOP revisions.
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Committee objectives for the current year included: • Complete the initiation and modification of the IVPC website and solicit links to the site with our international partners. • Facilitate the meeting of the ICVP at the annual ACVP/ ASVCP meeting. • Continue to promote international student activities in conjunction with the Student Chapter Committee. • Increase the visibility of global interactions via the ACVP and ICVP websites and the ACVP newsletter.
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Discussion and progress on current objectives: 1. The committee hosted the 3rd annual meeting of the ICVP in Montreal. Highlights of that meeting included: • A preview of the ICVP website presented by Wendy Coe. • Discussions of the format for future ICVP meetings (i.e., short presentations made by each participating organization to highlight issues of importance from their parts of the world). • Discussion on how to get more young pathologists involved in international activities (i.e., networking and short-term exchanges).
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• Discussion on how to increase the visibility of ICVP at the annual meetings of our participating organizations (ECVP, JCVP, and others) to promote more frequent discussion regarding international interactions and opportunities. • The possibility of the ACVP/STP coalition helping to match international trainees with training programs. • Enhancing communications between international pathologists using social media resources (i.e., Linked In and others). • Defining what we want the ICVP to accomplish (eg: understanding international training programs, an overview of issues in various parts of the world, certification standards, etc.) and how we can obtain input from others on what they would like the ICVP to be (i.e., surveys of participating organizations). The ICVP website went “live.” The committee encourages the ECVP to hold an IVPC meeting in conjunction with their annual meeting. This could best be facilitated by the president of the ACVP who attends the meeting each year. The committee needs to promote this each year to the ACVP executive office and current president. The committee discussed mechanisms to obtain and maintain a current listing of leadership in international veterinary pathology organizations. Gary Cockerell introduced the possibility of using the ACVP-STP Coalition to match international trainees with North American training opportunities. The coalition would receive applications from international trainees who had their own funding (government funding or other sources) and assist in placement. Other options for providing self-funded residents with training opportunities were discussed. The committee will maintain a strong presence with the international student chapter initiatives of the Student Chapter Committee, but our main emphasis should be on post-DVM opportunities and initiatives. There was discussion on a Council request to consider helping sponsor webcasts for the 2014 plenary session that could be sent to international sites for viewing by our members. The proposal was that in 2014 we could select several international members to test a webcast. The committee is supportive of the concept and can add this to the IVPC website to advertise the webcasts. The committee suggests that these webcasts be made available for free to any pathologist internationally, limited only by budget and technical aspects of delivering the webcasts. However, the Education Committee should take the lead role in determining whether the plenary session should be webcasted, and in making the appropriate arrangements and budget for this to happen. The IVPC website is our major mechanism for fulfilling our original charges from Council. If/when the ICVP becomes a self-standing entity, the Committee will evaluate the pros and cons of other mechanisms that could stimulate international visibility for pathology and the ACVP.
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International Alliances Committee Action items for Council: 1. Continued support of the ICVP concept and ICVP website. 2. Inform the committee of any specific activities they would like the committee to undertake in 2014/2015. Objectives for next year: 1. Continue to modify and improve the IVPC website and increase its value to pathologists and our international partners. 2. Facilitate the meeting of the ICVP at the annual ACVP/ ASVCP meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Intersociety Experimental Pathology Committee Committee chair and members: • Past Committee Chair (Vice-Chair) • Chair, IEP Committee • Chair, IEP Committee • 2014 Symposium Chair • Co-Chair, 2014 Symposium/ 2015 Symposium Chair • Co-Chair, 2015 Symposium/ 2016 Symposium Chair • 2015 Symposium • Member-at-large • Member-at-large • Member-at-large • Member-at-large • Member-at-large • Member-at-large • Member-at-large • Member-at-large • Member-at-large • Member-at-large • Council Liaison
Elizabeth Galbreath Elizabeth UhlVice Timothy LaBranche Timothy LaBranche 2.
Melissa Schutten Ruth SullivanCo-Chair Robert Johnson/ Stacey Fosse Tim Cooper Mike Oglesbee Amy MacNeill David Hutto Stacey Fosse Ruth Sullivan Peter Vogel Wendy Halpern Mark McArthur Elizabeth Whitley Glenn Cantor
3.
Dates of meetings/conference calls since last report: Teleconferences – monthly except January, July Face to face meeting at ACVP in Montreal Members participating in these meeting: All Summary of activities: 1. 2014 IEPC Symposium-“Lessons from the canine genome for cancer therapy” A. Tim LaBranche, Chair; Melissa Schutten, Co-chair B. April 28, 2014 C. APS, ASBMB, ASPET, ASN, AAA, ASIP and their guest societies in attendance D. http://experimentalbiology.org/2014/home.aspx E. Meeting program at: http://www.asip.org/ meetings/2014/meeting_program.cfm F. Titles and Speakers: I. Domestication of the Dog and Correlation with Pathological Phenotypes; Phillip Sponenberg DVM, PhD, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech II. Lessons From the Canine Genome - From Diseases to Therapy Gustavo Aguirre VMD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine III. Dissecting the Role of miR-9 in Canine Mast Cell Disease Joelle Fenger DVM, The Ohio State University, College of Veterinary Medicine IV. Canine Cancer Immunology And Immunotherapy Jaime Modiano PhD, University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine
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G. A meeting report was submitted to Veterinary Pathology as was done for the last 3 years, but was not accepted for publication. We are currently considering alternatives, as having the report published in a venue that is indexed by PubMed has facilitated our mission to enhance cross-society interactions. 2014 ASIP Veterinary Pathology Scientific Interest Group Networking Events and Poster Session (http://www.asip. org/sigs/vet/) A. Chairs-Elizabeth Whitley, Mark McArthur, Elizabeth Galbreath B. 20 abstracts with an animal focus selected from abstract submissions to ASIP 2015 IEPC Symposium: “Intestinal Microbiome: Lessons From Comparative Medicine” A. Melissa Schutten, Chair, Ruth Sullivan, Co-chair B. March 30, 2015, Boston, MA C. Speakers: I. Tony L. Goldberg, PhD, DVM, MS, “Comparative microbiomes in nature: people, primates and domestic animals” II. Jan S. Suchodolski, DVM, PhD, DACVM, “Microbiome and metabolome changes in dogs with IBD” III. Mark Lyte, PhD, “Microbial endocrinology and the interactions between the microbiome and the neuroendocrine system” IV. Emily Balskus, PhD, “Predicting and manipulating cardiac drug inactivation by the human gut microbes” D. ACVP members attending the ASIP/EB meeting I. Abstract deadline for the ASIP/EB meeting is November 6, 2014 (late-breaking abstract deadline is usually in February) II. ACVP members register at ASIP member rates III. Program at: http://experimentalbiology.org/2015/ Program-Information/Society-Programs.aspx 2014 ACVP Meeting-ASIP participation-Jim Rottman, chair A. IEPC members available to facilitate communications between ACVP and ASIP 2016 IEPC Symposium Planning: A. Ruth Sullivan, Chair; Bob Johnson and Stacey Fosse Co-chairs B. Topic: Imaging (Focus and title to be determined). Trainee Travel Awards, subcommittee: Amy MacNeill (chair), Elizabeth Whitley, David Hutto, Tim Tim Cooper A. Intersociety Council on Pathology Information Trainee Travel Award I. Administered award of 2 $750 awards to ACVP trainees to attend the 2013 ACVP meeting in Montreal II. Drafted awards protocol with Awards Committee: Awardees selected from applications to ACVP Trainee awards program as in years past III. Reviewed fifteen applications in September 2013 for two nominations to be sent to ICPI IV. Drs. Virginia Charney (Purdue University) and Maureen O’Brien (Texas A&M University) received the awards in 2013
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Intersociety Experimental Pathology Committee B. ACVP-sponsored Trainee Travel Award to Attend ASIP/ EB I. Received approval from Council in late 2012 to develop award to support travel by an ACVP trainee to attend 2014 Experimental Biology/ ASIP Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA II. Drafted awards protocol: An awardee was selected based upon the quality of their ACVP/ASVCP abstract, a letter indicating their interest in research, and a letter of recommendation from an ACVP Diplomate. The award included $1,000 to attend the meeting and be reimbursed for submission of abstract, recognition at ACVP meeting and at ASIP meeting, and 1-year membership on the IEPC committee. III. Five applications were reviewed and Dr. Famke Aeffner (Ohio State University) was selected as the first recipient. The abstract title was: Mice heterozygous for the F508del mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator anion channel display attenuated cardiopulmonary dysfunction and lung injury after influenza H1N1 infection. Action items for Council: 1. Request continued support for the ACVP Symposium at the annual meeting of the American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP) in conjunction with Experimental Biology. 2. Request member of Council or a delegate to attend the annual meeting of the Intersociety Pathology Council. The ACVP is a member of the Intersociety Pathology Council: http://www.interpathcouncil.org/. This membership provides opportunities for supporting ACVP interests in resident and trainee recruiting and retention via participation on the IPC, the Intersociety Council for Pathology Information (ICPI), and the Association of Pathology Chairs (APC). Membership in the IPC makes available a student travel award of $500 to any ACVP trainee (to date, approximately $4,500 has been awarded to ACVP trainees). 3. Request a liaison to the Education Committee be re-instated. 4. Request that each year a copy of the letter of agreement between ACVP and ASIP be forwarded to IEPC to ensure that actions of the IEPC conform to this agreement. Objectives for next year: 1. Continue to develop and present 2015 and 2016 Symposia. 2. Identify opportunities for PubMed indexed publication of symposia meeting reports. 3. Submit 1-2 articles for ACVP newsletter. 4. Facilitate interaction between members of ACVP and members of ASIP and increase mutual awareness of the societies and showcase the capabilities of veterinary pathology to provide expert service/support/advice/ research/etc. 5. Participate on Awards Committee and Domestic Alliances Committee 48
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Maintenance of Certification Development Committee Submitted by: Amanda Fales-Williams
Action items for Council: The Maintenance of Certification Development Committee will soon be replaced by a standing Maintenance of Certification committee. Amy Durham will serve as chair of that committee, and is currently spending time with the MOCDC to gain institutional memory of that development process. The MOC committee has yet to be populated. The MOCDC will support the members of the MOC in whatever ways possible.
Committee chair and members: Amanda Fales-Williams (Chairperson), Andrea Groëne, Eric Blomme, Glade Weiser, J. Mark Cline, Bob Hall, Mark Simpson Dates of meetings/conference calls since last annual report: Face-to-face meetings: • 9/17/13-9/18/13: Ames, Mark S., Glade, Mandy • 11/19/13: Annual meeting, Montreal, full committee • 9/7/14-9/8/14: Des Moines, Mark S., Glade, Mandy, Eric, Bob, and Amy Durham (Chair, Maintenance of Certification Committee)
The MOC committee will need to do the following: 1. Finalize development of the online credits portal 2. Initiate beta-testing of the online credits portal 3. Complete the online-credits portal User Guide 4. Finalize the MOC Policy Manual
Abundant email discussions have taken place throughout the year.
The support provided by Council for the September 2014 face-to-face meeting is much appreciated. These meetings allowed us to finalize our thoughts for the MOC Policy Manual, and to see the newly developed MOC Portal website.
Members participating in these meetings: All members of the committee have given selflessly of their time and knowledge. Each member was crucial for the successful completion of the committee objectives.
The MOCDC will hold a final meeting, in combination with new members of the MOC committee, at the 2014 Annual Meeting. Early reporting from the committee indicates that a two-hour meeting on the Saturday afternoon of Nov. 7 would be best. I will schedule a meeting time/place through Jane Shepard.
Summary of activities: • Response of the MOCDC to Advisory Group suggestions. • Finalization and release of MOC Frequently Asked Questions. • Presentation to ACVP membership at 2013 Town Hall meeting regarding FAQs, reminder of upcoming requirement for MOC. • The MOCDC submitted an abstract to the 2013 ACVP Education Specialty Group describing the planned MOC program, including a literature review of the impact of MOC programs on other medical professions. • The MOCDC released the proposed MOC Activities and Credits Chart to the membership as a poster presentation at the ACVP 2013 Annual Meeting. A pdf file is available of this chart, should members wish to have this uploaded and visible on the ACVP website. • On-going planning for the creation of the MOC portal website, led by Glade Weiser, has progressed throughout the year.
Continued support and advice from The Rees Group will be welcomed as the MOCDC progresses in the development of an online reporting system. The online CE data portal will progress from concept to reality, so that volunteers can betatest the system throughout 2015, starting in January 2015. The website must be available to go live as of 2016. Objectives/tasks to complete for cessation of MOCDC lifespan 1. For the remainder of 2014, we will help guide development of the MOC Portal, the online web portal to keep track of MOC credits on-line. The Rees Group is assisting in this effort; development of this system is on-going. Travel money for Glade Weiser may be needed so that he can communicate on site with ACVP and The Rees Group website designers. This task will be transferred to the new MOC committee; Glade Weiser will continue to serve in a consultant capacity for this effort. 2. The MOCDC has transferred documents to the MOC Chair; we will continue to provide documents, history, or explanations as needed. Respectfully submitted, Mandy Fales-Williams Chair, Maintenance of Certification Development Committee
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Member Relations Committee Submitted by: Kristin Henson and Todd Painter
laboratory), Erin Quist (anatomic/NTP), and Cathy Wagg (clinical/academia & diagnostic laboratory). The committee also completed succession planning. Kristin Henson and Todd Painter to serve as committee co-chairs for 2014 with Todd to take over as chair in 2015 and Kristin serving on the committee through 2015.
Committee chair and members: Kristin Henson (co-chair), Todd Painter (co-chair), Perry Bain, Laura Coffee, Debra Kamstock, Sue Kanaly, Erin Quist, Cathy Wagg Council liaisons: Glenn Cantor, Dave Malarkey Dates of meetings/conference calls since last report: • April 14, 2014 • July 14, 2014 • May 12, 2014 • August 11, 2014 • June 9, 2014
For the Workforce Analysis, the committee agreed that outsourcing is preferred due to the time and expertise needed to prepare and execute this type of survey. Todd Painter has been researching the previous analysis (2008) in order to prepare a proposal for outsourcing requests. An analysis may be performed in conjunction with ACLAM–to be further investigated. Specific plans and budget requests are pending follow-up on ACLAM interest.
Members participating in these meetings: • April 14, 2014: Perry Bain, Glen Cantor, Debra Kamstock, Sue Kanaly, Todd Painter, Kristin Henson Guests: Laura Coffee, Erin Quist, Cathy Wagg • May 12, 2014: Perry Bain, Kristin Henson, Debra Kamstock, Dave Malarkey, Todd Painter, Erin Quist • June 9, 2014: Perry Bain, Laura Coffee, Kristin Henson, Debra Kamstock, Sue Kanaly, Todd Painter, Erin Quist, Cathy Wagg • July 14, 2014: Perry Bain, Kristin Henson, Sue Kanaly, Todd Painter, Erin Quist • August 11, 2014: Perry Bain, Laura Coffee, Kristin Henson, Debra Kamstock, Erin Quist, Cathy Wagg
The member surveys have been completed by committee sub-teams and will be submitted shortly for Council approval and formatting by Wendy Coe and staff. The volunteer event has been named ACVP Community Outreach Activity and CleantheWorld.org identified as the non-profit organization. Plans for the 2014 event are proceeding on schedule. Erin Quist is serving as a liaison with STP to incorporate pathologist-trainee mentoring into the volunteer event at the 2015 Annual Meeting.
Summary of activities: 2014 objectives as presented in 2013 Annual Report: 1. Workforce analysis project: Todd Painter (lead); form a sub-team to prepare proposal for submission to Council by mid-2014 followed by distribution for bids to consulting firms 2. Review and update the committee SOP 3. Recruit new members, including discussion of potential recruitment incentives 4. Discuss and propose ways to increase member involvement in College 5. Prepare and distribute salary survey with goal to increase participation (publicize survey, importance to College members and employers, etc….). Goal to increase frequency of surveys (every 2 years).
Sue Kanaly attended Website, Newsletter, and Social Media committee meeting and provided feedback on website updates, including updates to the members only section, salary survey access, and committee information. MRC discussed ideas to increase member involvement including increased awareness of local/regional pathology meetings, trainee involvement in committee/meetings, increased ties with ASVCP. These ideas will continue to be discussed in preparation of 2015 goals and objectives. SOP review and updating is pending. A follow-up salary survey has been postponed to implement the focused member surveys.
In addition to the objectives listed above, the committee identified additional objectives based on Council requests and projects continuing from 2013: 1. Member surveys A. Poll emeritus/25+ year members on VIP program at Annual Meeting. Sub-team: Todd Painter, Erin Quist B. Survey to inactive (non-dues paying) members. Subteam: Kristin Henson, Laura Coffee C. Survey to all membership focused on specific information–geographic distribution, clinical vs. anatomic–info requested by corporate partners. Subteam: Sue Kanaly, Cathy Wagg 2. Annual Meeting Volunteer Event (leads: Debra Kamstock, Erin Quist) 3. Provide input into Website, Newsletter, and Social Media committee via MRC liaison (Sue Kanaly)
Action items for Council: 1. Review and approve focused member surveys 2. Provide additional information, if available, on ACLAM interest in joint workforce analysis.
The committee successfully recruited three new members to the committee: Laura Coffee (anatomic/diagnostic
Budget request (for next year) and justification: None at this time
Objectives for next year: 1. Review results of focused surveys and provide update to Council 2. ACVPCOAct for 2015 to include STP trainee/pathologist mentoring activity 3. Present plan for Workforce Analysis 4. Develop and present plans for increasing member involvement in College 5. Review and update SOP 6. Continue to recruit new members and plan for member rotation off of committee
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ACVP/ASVCP ANNUAL MEETING • NOVEMBER 8-12, 2014
Nominations Committee Submitted by: Maxey Wellman, Immediate Past President and Chair, Nominations Committee
Councilor candidate subsequently withdrew due to travel restrictions imposed by the military. An additional candidate was contacted and accepted. • May 2014: A final slate of candidates was approved by Council via email.
Committee chair and members (4): Maxey Wellman (Chair), John Cullen (past Councilor and President), Robert Hall (past Councilor), Elizabeth (Buffy) Howerth (past Councilor), Derek Mosier (past Secretary-Treasurer and President)
Final committee recommended slate of candidates (approved by Council): • Vice President/President Elect: David Malarkey (elected) and Michael Topper • Councilor: Patty Pesavento and Susan Tornquist (elected)
Summary of Activities: • November 2013: Nominations for Councilor and Presidentelect were solicited from the ACVP membership via hardcopy distributed at the annual meeting and online via the newsletter and website. Nominations were submitted to The Rees Group (Wendy Coe) and entered into a database. • March 2014: The list of nominations was sent to the Chair and Nomination Committee members. Committee members discussed and ranked the nominations. • April 2014: Nominees were contacted, additional nominees were added as necessary, and a final slate of candidates was sent to Council for approval. • June and July 2014: Membership voted and all candidates (those elected and those not elected) were contacted by phone with the results of the election.
Election • June 2014: Wendy Coe contacted each nominee to request biographical sketches, which were posted in the June newsletter, along with the process and deadline for voting. • July, 1, 2014: Wendy Coe communicated the election results by email to the Nomination Committee Chair, who communicated the election results by phone to the candidates. Results were communicated to Council during the July teleconference. • September 2014: Election results will be posted in the newsletter. • November 2014: Election results will be presented at the Annual Business Meeting in Atlanta, GA.
Committee Membership • March 2014: Nomination Committee members were contacted by email to determine their willingness to serve on the committee. Members were selected based on knowledge of the ACVP; active engagement in and support of ACVP missions and goals; and experience in and knowledge of the positions to be selected. Committee represented academia (3) and industry (1) and were approved by Council. The Chair sent each member the Nominations Committee SOP, the list of nominations, and information about process (ranking and discussion by teleconference) and committee responsibilities by email.
List of Potential Candidates for 2015 and Revised Nominations Committee SOP • Sent by email to W. Coe July 31, 2014 Action items for Council and Chair of next year’s Nominations Committee: • List of potential candidates: The Executive Director should keep a current list of potential candidates from previous year’s contacts (see above) and send to the Nominations Committee Chair in February • Nomination form: The nominations form distributed to members at the annual meeing should request information about why the person being nominated would be a good candidate for the specific office (2014 Nominations Committee members requested this information).
Nomination Process • March 2014: Committee members were asked to rank the list of nominations from the membership and a combined list of rankings was sent to all committee members. The Executive Director helped arrange a committee teleconference on March 31, 2014, to discuss the nominations from membership and to entertain nominations from the committee. The committee agreed on a list of potential candidates who had the qualities and skills necessary to provide leadership for the organization. • April 2014: A list of recommended nominees and alternates was selected, forwarded to Wendy Coe and President Cory Brayton, and approved by Council. M Wellman called each nominee to inform them of the nomination, discuss responsibilities of the position if elected, and ask if they would be willing to accept the nomination. A number of candidates were willing to serve in the future, but prior obligations or job restrictions prevented serving at this time. The Nomination Committee reconvened by email several times to review additional nominees. Council approved a final list of 2 candidates for President-elect and 2 candidates for Councilor. One
Recommendations for incoming Chair: • Timeline: Choose committee members and start the process early. The final list of candidates takes time because many potential candidates decline. Consider convening the Nominations Committee in January (as indicated in the SOP) to have the candidate pool ready for Council approval in March, or April at the latest. • Have the following information ready to send to prospective Nominations Committee members: List of potential nominees (from the Executive Director), previous year’s Nominations Committee SOP, and Committees and Task Force SOP that includes the Roles and Responsibilities for Council and Committees. • Have the following information ready to discuss with prospective nominees: Roles and responsibilities for the respective office, meeting schedules, time commitment. Additional information is in the Membership Directory or can be obtained from the Executive Director. 51
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Shared Resources Task Force Interim Submitted by: Sharon Dial
3. Prioritize those needs, including any challenges (i.e. SWOT format) and present them to Council with an estimated cost and implementation plan. A. The Shared Resources Committee has prioritized the development of a large (possibly federated) database that will provide educational materials for all levels of education in veterinary pathology and as a resource for industry and research. I. Strengths identified by the committee a. There is a large volume of material within academia and industry that can be integrated into the database i. Sets from ACVP and ASVCP annual conference session. ii. Individual slide sets currently used in teaching in the professional curriculum and residency programs. b. Several academic institutions have whole slide imaging systems that may be available for scanning slide sets. i. Current slide sets already available include the Primate database and ASVCP slide sets c. There are individuals with experience in development of database formats that can provide consultation on the process of database production i. John Nylander – Primate Database ii. Bruce Williams – JPC Database iii. Paul Snyder – Purdue Teaching Database iv. Steve Stockham – ASVCP Virtual Slide Database v. Holly Bender and Pete Boyson – Iowa ThinkSpace development II. Weaknesses a. Cost i. The development of a well-structured database will require significant financial commitment from professional organizations and other stakeholders. Estimated costs: a. Purdue -- $250,000 setting up (includes a scanner) -- $50,000 recurring costs for technical salary and service support. b. Primate Database -- $750,000 over 2 years (federated database with multiple servers (at each center) ºº technical developers ºº business analyst ºº tech for scanning and curation ºº scanner not included -- Two systems ºº Curation and image processing ºº Federated database with query application -- Additional costs would be needed for: ºº Technical support ºº Adding any additional server location ºº Curation of additional content
Task Force chair and members: Standing Committee • Chair – Sharon Dial • Aaron Sargent (ACVP Web Committee) • Amy Durham • Kathleen Gabrielsen (STP) • Leslie Sharkey • Linden Craig • Nick Robinson (International Alliances Committee) • Pete Fernandes (ASVCP Web Committee) • Dennis Wilson • Kevin Keel Ex Officio • Council liaison: Anne Barger • Other: Mark Simpson, Glade Weiser, Mandy Fales Williams, David Malarkey, Wanda Haschek-Hock, John Nylander Dates of meetings/conference calls since last report: • 2/20/14 (full committee) • 6/10/14 (full committee) • 7/30/14 (funding subcommittee) Summary of Progress: 1. The committee discussions as they apply to the charges from council: A. Work with two of our closely integrated domestic partners, ASVCP and STP, to identify areas of need that will benefit all three groups and address their common technological and educational needs. I. The committee discussions concerning needs have been focused on two areas II. A common shared database of educational material (virtual slides, still images, case material, videos) B. A central forum (webpage) that has links to preexisting databases and websites with education material. (This resource will be developed in conjunction with the International Alliances Committee) I. The educational material in both these areas will encompass and benefit all levels of education in pathology II. Veterinary Professional Curriculum III. Resident Training IV. Maintenance of Certification V. Continuing Education for practitioners 2. Work with ACVP committees to identify areas of need that require new or improved technology to advance the mission of the College and the strategic plan (i.e. life-long learning, website, MOCDC, training program coordinators). A. Members of the committee are diverse and allow coordination with: I. The ACVP and ASVCP Web Committees II. International Alliances III. STP education committee B. Ad hoc members represent I. MOC II. Life-long learning 52
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Shared Resources Task Force Interim III. Opportunities a. Grants are available for education/curriculum development i. USDA HEC grants ii. NSF b. Coordination with multiple organizations such as STP and European Societies can assist in development of proposals in the One Health Initiative within granting institutions that fulfill needs beyond education in veterinary pathology alone. IV. Threats a. Time and funding i. The development of a large welldesigned database will take significant time commitment from those involved. Identification of key personnel with the IT and development skills will be essential. ii. Funding will be necessary for salary during development as well as hardware for the database home. b. Membership buy-in i. Before there is significant monetary and time investment into this project, it is necessary to validate the need for this large endeavor. Action Plan: (including specific dates or deliverables) 1. Set date for an additional meeting prior to the Annual Conference to solidify subgroups to work on identifying A. Funding opportunities B. Resources for inclusion in the database C. Resources currently available for the International Alliances D. Key personnel that will be needed to implement the database 2. Present the attached survey to membership concerning the project (on approval of full committee and Council) Recommendations to Council or Action items for Council: The committee would like feedback from Council on: 1. The survey provided 2. The possible availability of funds to support a grant writing effort to fund the project. Budget request and justification:
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Student Chapter Committee Committee Chair and Members: • Krista La Perle, Council Liaison, The Ohio State University, Anatomic • Catherine Lamm, Chair, IDEXX, Anatomic • Mary Carsillo, Millenium: The Takeda Oncology Company, Anatomic • Kaori Sakamoto, University of Georgia, Anatomic • Janet Patterson-Kane, University of Glasgow, Anatomic • Duncan Russell, The Ohio State University, Anatomic • Bruce Leroy, Abbot, Clinical • Aline Rodrigues Hoffmann, Texas A&M, Anatomic • Reina Fuji, Genentech, Anatomic
translated in French. Dr. Gary Cockerell joined the lunch to speak about the ACVP/STP Coalition. -- 42 students attended the Meet the Pathologist Session sponsored by the NIH Comparative Biomedical Scientist Training Program. Speakers included: Anne Barger from the University of Illinois, Sirini Rao from the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Jim Rottman from Amgen. The panel this year was exceptional, generating many laughs. -- 34 students mingled amid 35 different residency/ graduate training programs during the Veterinary Student-Resident Forum. -- Veterinary students submitted 7 nominations for the Mentor of the Year Award. The winner of the award was Dr. Marie-Odile Benoit-Biancamano from the University of Montreal. The other outstanding mentors who were nominated for their service to veterinary students, residents, and graduate students included: Dr. Perry Bain, Dr. Janet Beeler-Marfisi, Dr. Kaori Sakamoto, Dr. Ana Alcaraz, Dr. Andres Mejia, and Dr. Shannon Martinson. • International Student Chapters -- University of Edinburgh and the Royal Veterinary College were both recognized as new chapters in 2013 and were recognized with plaques at the Annual Conference in Montreal. -- St. George was recognized earlier this year as a new student chapter and will receive their plaque at the 2014 Annual Conference. • Veterinary Student-Resident (VSR) Forum -- There was some concern in Montreal over schools not updating their VSR form and several no-show schools, resulting in conspicuously empty tables. -- To prevent this in 2014, a revised VSR form must be emailed to the Chair as an RSVP for each school. The VSR booklets, table placards, and tables will be set up accordingly. • PATHways Newsletter -- Mary Carsillo continues to do an excellent job as editor of PATHways with articles contributed by both ACVP Student Chapter Committee members, students, and STP members. • Website and Facebook -- ACVP website updates have been forwarded to The Rees Group. -- Janet Patterson-Kane has meticulously maintained the Facebook page, posting weekly mystery cases. • ACVP Sponsored Award for Excellence in Pathology -- The first awards were issued this spring to outstanding students at 28 veterinary schools. • Activities at the 2015 ACVP Annual Meeting in Atlanta -- Student Breakfast on Sunday 7:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. ºº IDEXX has donated $500 worth of raffle prizes ºº Dr. Cockerell will speak about ACVP/STP Coalition opportunities ºº RSVPs obtained via Facebook -- Meet the Pathologists on Monday 1:45 p.m.-3:00 p.m. ºº Panel will be populated by Mark Simpson (NIH)
Committee Membership in 2015: • Krista La Perle, Council Liaison, The Ohio State University, Anatomic • Catherine Lamm, Chair, IDEXX US, Anatomic • Janet Patterson-Kane, University of Glasgow, Anatomic • Duncan Russell, The Ohio State University, Anatomic • Bruce Leroy, Abbot, Clinical • Aline Rodrigues Hoffmann, Texas A&M, Anatomic • Reina Fuji, Genentech, Anatomic • Barbara McMahill, Independent Contractor, Anatomic • Susan Piripiri, IDEXX Australia, Anatomic Dates of meetings/conference calls since last report: • Numerous face-to-face interactions at 2013 Annual Meeting in Montreal • Teleconferences: -- September 2013 -- November 2013 -- January 2014 -- February 2014 Members participating in these meetings: 5 members attended the Annual Meeting in Montreal. All members participated in the teleconferences either by phone and/or via email-requested information prior to and/or following the teleconference(s). Summary of activities: • Student Chapter Reports -- Student Chapters filled out their reports online using Survey Monkey this year. This helped us capture the data in a usable format, reducing time spent on data entry. • Annual Meeting in Montreal -- There were 55 student posters presented this year with 19 in Experimental Disease and 36 in the Cases Series/Clinical Disease Sections. The winning poster presenters and their associated Student Chapters each received $250. Posters were judged by Janet Patterson-Kane, Mandy Fales-Williams, Betsy Uhl, and Bruce LeRoy. -- Students from the University of Montreal joined students from other ACVP Student Chapters for an ACVP/IDEXX Sponsored Student Luncheon. 96 students from 29 different schools attended the luncheon.The lunch was hosted in English and 54
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ºº RSVPs obtained via Facebook -- VSR Forum on Monday 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. ºº RSVPs and updated forms from residency programs were obtained using the TPN -- Student Posters and Awards ºº Deadline for online poster abstract submission is Friday, August 29. -- Mentor of the Year Award ºº Nominations due by November 1 and are solicited through the Facebook page, email, and website • SAVMA -- Faculty, residents, and students at the SAVMA symposium at CSU manned the joint ACVP/STP booth in 2014. Action items for Council: None Objectives for Next Year: • We will continue to work to improve many of the initiatives as outlined in the sections above. • Janet Patterson-Kane has been elected Chair starting 2016 and will shadow the present Chair during 2015.
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Training Program Committee Submitted by: Leslie Sharkey, Amy Durham Committee chair and members: Leslie Sharkey and Amy Durham co-chairs (CP and AP). Members: Nick Robinson, Judy Radin, Brian Porter, EJ Ehrhart, Anne Barger Dates of meetings/conference calls since last report: 11/18/13, 5/28/14, multiple emails discussions Members participating in these meetings: All Summary of activities: 1. Continued to build a repository of General Pathology test questions for training purposes. Restructured test questions to match the new ACVP board certification exam specifications (e.g., 4 foils). 2. Began discussion of the SOP for TPC membership rotation and chairperson terms. 3. Established subcommittee within the network for review of Casey Award nominees and selection of the award recipient. 4. Organized and coordinated the Trainee Appreciation Luncheon at ACVP annual meeting, now sponsored by IDEXX. 5. Continued the discussion borne out of the TPN meeting regarding a residency universal acceptance date. Action items for Council: 1. Continue to forward items for discussion through liaison. 2. Work with the committee to refine recommendations for credentialing process for dual certification. 3. Advise the committee on recommendations for membership/chair terms of service. Objectives for next year: 1. Complete the SOP for committee membership/ chairmanship terms. 2. Continue to provide feedback to council and appropriate committees on responses to the newly implemented two-part exam. 3. Maintain residency training program website. 4. Meet with training program network representatives at the ACVP Annual Meeting 2014 (Atlanta) for input and additional committee objectives. 5. Continue to coordinate the selection of the Casey Award on a yearly basis. 6. Continue to coordinate the yearly Trainee Appreciation Luncheon. 7. Continue to refine recommendations to self-sponsorship for dual certification. 8. Complete and post modules for General Pathology test question bank. 9. Work with Web Taskforce to coordinate the development of web-based educational materials with other ACVP initiatives.
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VCS/ACVP Oncology Pathology Working Group Submitted by: Debra Kamstock, DVM PhD Diplomate ACVP President, VCS/ACVP OPWG
• Canine Lymphoma Subgroup -- Chair: Davis Seelig, DVM PhD DACVP (Clinical) -- Co-Chair: Michael Childress, DVM MS DACVIM (Oncology) -- Focus: Diagnosis, classification, and prognosis of canine nodal lymphoma • Clinical Pathology Subgroup -- Chair: Heather Priest, DVM DACVP (Clinical) -- Co-Chair: Cecilia Robat, DVM DACVIM (Oncology) -- Focus: Diagnostic immunocytochemistry: applications and markers • MCT Subgroup, Prognostic & Predictive Markers -- Chair: Doug Thamm, DVM MS DACVIM (Oncology) -- Co-Chair: Josh Webster, DVM PhD DACVP (Anatomic) -- Focus: Prognostic and predictive significance of KIT expression and c-kit mutations in canine cutaneous mast cell tumors • MCT Subgroup, Update on Grading (established August 2014) -- Chair: Davide Berlato, DECVIM-CA (Onc) MSc (Clin Onc) PhD MRCVS -- Co-Chair: Pending -- Focus: Update to the current OPWG CCMCT grading consensus (est. Feb 2013) • Soft Tissue Sarcoma Subgroup -- Chair: Marlene Hauck, DVM PhD DACVIM (Oncology) -- Co-Chair: Donald Meuten, DVM PhD DACVP (Dual) -- Focus: Grading of canine soft tissue sarcomas • Education and Outreach -- Chair: Jennifer Steinberg, DVM MS Dipl. ACVP (Clinical) -- Co-Chair: Rachel Venable, DVM MS DACVIM (Oncology) -- Focus: Oncology and pathology residency crosstraining: past, present, future • Resident/Trainee Liaisons -- Co-Chair: Christine Watson, MS BVMS MRCVS (AP Resident) -- Co-Chair: Mary Laruen Mesich, DVM DACVS (AP Resident) -- Focus: To educate and inform oncology, pathology, and surgery residents, and veterinary students about the existence and missions of the VCS/ACVP OPWG
Committee Chair and members: Executive Committee: • President - Debra Kamstock, DVM PhD Dipl ACVP (Anatomic) • President-Elect - Erin Malone, DVM Dipl ACVIM (Oncology) • Secretary - Kerry Rissetto, DVM MS Dipl ACVIM (Oncology • Past-President - To commence January 2015 Dates of meetings/conference calls since last report: No prior report. This constitutes the initial report of the OPWG. • The VCS/ACVP Joint Venture of the OPWG was established November 2013 • The OPWG was established under the auspices of the VCS October 2011 Members participating in these meetings: Participants of previous VCS OPWG and future VCS/ACVP OPWG meetings will consist of: 1. OPWG Annual Business Meeting (annual) • OPWG Executive Committee (President, PresidentElect, Secretary, Past- President - to commence January 2015) • Subgroup Chairs +/- Co-chairs • OPWG general members able to attend • 2014 meeting to be held on November 10, 5:45-6:45 p.m., at the annual ACVP conference in Atlanta, Georgia 2. OPWG Executive Committee Meetings (monthly) • President - Debra Kamstock, DVM PhD Dipl ACVP (Anatomic) • President-Elect - Erin Malone, DVM Dipl ACVIM (Oncology) • Secretary - Kerry Rissetto, DVM MS Dipl ACVIM (Oncology • Past-President - To commence January 2015 Summary of activities: Active Subgroups, respective chairs/co-chairs, and current consensus goals • Canine Mammary Tumor Subgroup -- Chair: Henrik Von Euler, DVM PhD DECVIM-CA (Oncology) -- Co-Chair: Laura Pena, DVM PhD DECVP (Anatomic) -- Focus: Classification and grading of malignant canine mammary tumors
Objectives for next year (2015): Continued work on consensus documents as above. Initiation of the canine melanoma subgroup with a focus on consensus of prognostic markers in canine melanocytic neoplasms.
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VCS/ACVP Oncology Pathology Working Group Budget request (for next year) and justification: Resources as listed above in SOP. The OPWG holds its annual business meeting at the annual ACVP conference (even years) or the annual VCS conference (odd years) on alternating years. Resources including a meeting room, audio and visual equipment, recording or streaming of the meeting, and marketing of the meeting (i.e., announcements in newsletters and on websites, inclusion in program schedule, etc.) are resources requested, to be provided by the respective hosting organization. Additional required resources include 1) a website/webpage (currently hosted on the VCS website); 2) support for the OPWG online forum (discussion boards and platform for continual and readily accessible interaction of OPWG members (similar to a listserv) as well as a resource for access to OWPG documents and dissemination of information); and 3) access to survey monkey, or other survey platform, to hold OWPG elections and conduct other business online requiring voting by the OPWG membership. Action items for Council: • Approval of/continued support for requested resources. • OPWG webpage with FAQs at www.vetcancersociety.org/ members/opwg/
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Veterinary Pathology Annual Report Impact Factor
Submitted by: Jeff Caswell, Editor-in-Chief
The 2014 Impact Factor represents citations in 2013 of papers published in 2011 and 2012. Our current impact factor of 2.038 is a small improvement over previous years, but it is of great significance because it pushes our impact factor above 2.0 for the first time. Additionally, as shown in Appendix 2, this increase comes at a time of decreasing impact factor for some of our comparison journals. The impact factor of 2.038 placed us 39th among 76 Pathology journals, and 15th among 129 Veterinary Science journals, and 1st among our closely related journals (J Comp Pathol—1.1, J Vet Diag Invest—1.232, Toxicol Pathol—1.923). We now feel pressure to maintain (and improve) this impact factor in the coming years.
Overview This has been a year of considerable progress at the journal. The transition to the new Editor-in-Chief seems to have gone smoothly. Appendix 1 lists accomplishments, changes and happenings in 2013-2014. The highlights include: smoothing the process of assembling each issue; revised Instructions to Authors; new Editorial Board; earlier approval of galley proofs to ensure quality of material posted to Online First; incoming and departing editorial staff; podcasts; Editor’s choice collections; Perspectives (guest editorials); improvements to layout of the journal; major improvements to figure legends; presentation at ECVP/ESTP/ESVP in Berlin; Special Issues and special focuses are underway; manuscript recruitment; use of Supplemental Materials; definition of length of Case Reports and Brief Communications; discontinuation—at least temporarily—of Diagnostic Exercises and Pathology in Context; and a celebration of the second half-century of publication.
Table 1. Journal Citation Report data for Veterinary Pathology, based on cites in 2013.
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Figure 1. Veterinary Pathology impact factor, 2005-2013.
We published 167 articles in 2013, with 1152 pages compared to the page budget of 1104. Key usage data are: 10,498 subscriptions: (2,455 individual; 2,968 institutional); 3,279 eTOC registrants; ~3 million web accesses and ~1.1 million full-text downloads in 2013. The journal is well-used. Veterinary Pathology is published by SAGE. The Publisher Task force recommended to renew the contract with SAGE rather than seek a new publisher. Accessibility of published manuscripts is becoming an important issue with authors and their granting agencies. The SAGE policy for this journal is that manuscripts are freely available, 12 months after publication. “The Green Route” is SAGE’s Open Access Archiving Policy for this journal; it is RoMEO Green compliant (permits self-archiving by authors of the preprint and/or postprint but not published [pdf] versions of their papers) and complies with open access mandates for funding bodies and with many institutional open access policies. In addition, the publisher provides “SAGE Choice”, a paid open-access option (upon publication) at a cost of 3,000 USD/1,600 GBP. Details are available at http://www. uk.sagepub.com/oa/funding.cp and http://www.uk.sagepub. com/sagechoice.sp.
We do not believe that impact factor is the most important measure of the journal’s success; value of published manuscripts for our readers trumps the impact factor. Nevertheless, it is a positive reflection of increasing quality and novelty among our published manuscripts. Further, impact factor is important in recruiting future manuscripts from those authors who select target journals based on impact factor because of prestige, for the effect on their career and promotions, and because of specific demands from their universities and granting agencies with respect to “acceptable” journals for publication. So, impact factor is not primary but it is nonetheless important, and exceeding 2.0 is a significant benchmark.
We do see the rise of new journals that are attempting to solicit manuscripts in the field of veterinary pathology. A few of these are likely to have well-managed parent organizations with innovative approaches to publishing and sometimes offering open access. It is likely that some good papers will go to these journals, to the detriment of our impact factor. We should not rest on past successes but instead consider how best to serve the needs of our authors, readers, and College members. 59
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Veterinary Pathology Annual Report - continued We are using the following main strategies to improve the impact factor, but are careful to consider value of manuscripts for readers as a separate and more important factor in making decisions on manuscripts. We are optimistic that these strategies will drive future increases in impact factor. • Special issues on hot topics. This seems to have been successful. • Actively recruiting articles from conference presentations, from known authors, or on topics of interest. This has been modestly or minimally successful with much room for improvement. • Be increasingly selective in choosing manuscripts for publication. Rejecting manuscripts that would be of low value to readers and are not likely be cited, will reduce the denominator in the calculation of impact factor. • Implemented strategies to increase visibility of published articles: title/abstract/keywords, podcasts, Perspectives (guest editorials), Editor’s Choice collections, Wendy’s social media sites. This is sensible, but we have no way of measuring the effect of these improvements.
Figure 2. Time per review, from invitation to comple-tion, all manuscripts submitted Aug-2013 to Jul-2014.
See the following appendices for lists of most-cited and most-accessed articles: • Appendix 3a. Manuscripts with ≥5 citations in 2013 • Appendix 3b. Manuscripts with ≥3 citations in 2014 (year-to-date) • Appendix 3c. Most-accessed articles, 2012-SEP to 2013-SEP
Figure 3. Time per review, for NEW manuscripts (1st review).
Time to Publication Average time from submission to first decision (for the past 12 months) is 30 days. Note that this includes manuscripts that are rejected without review, for which this decision time is often only a few days (see Figure 4). On average, we take 5 days to assign reviewers. Expert and insightful reviewers are a strength of our journal, and improve every manuscript that is accepted. We invited 1077 reviews from 1-AUG-2013 to 1-AUG-2014: 656 (61%) agreed of which 95.7% submitted a review (191 declined, 128 were unavailable, 68 auto-declined, and 34 did not respond). These include both initial reviews and reviews of resubmissions. We ask reviewers to submit their reviews within 2 weeks; the median time in review from invitation to completion was 13.0 days overall and 14.0 days for new submissions, and the distribution is shown below.
Figure 4. Number of days from submission to first decision (new submissions, JUL-2013 to AUG-2014).
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prior to print publication). Second, authors care much more about time from acceptance to availability online; time from acceptance to print publication seems to be of minor interest to most authors. Third, having a backlog can help us to cluster related papers in the same issue to make a small special focus, such as what we may do for recent articles on primate models of hot human viral diseases. Finally, having articles available online for 12 months is problematic with respect to Journal Citation Reports. A backlog of 6-8 months is probably typical for STM journals.
Number of Submissions, Acceptance Rates The number of new submissions are shown in Table 2. These data are imperfect because they are dependent on the author’s classification of the manuscript when submitting. Some review papers appear to be listed as full-length manuscripts, and some full-length manuscripts may have been eventually published as brief communications. Other than a decline in submission of case reports (which probably mirrors their reduced rate of acceptance), I do not see convincing trends.
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Commentary
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DiagnosticExercise
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Letter to the Editor
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• Travel to JCVP/ECVP Annual Meeting. Although travel to ECVP/ESTP/ESVP was budgeted last year, it appears that expenses for this meeting in August 2014 will be covered by the meeting organizers as an invited speaker. Andrea Gršne and Jeff Caswell will meet with ECVP council, and also make an presentation at the meeting entitled “Secrets of the Journal Revealed: an analysis of editorial decisions from the editors of Veterinary Pathology”. This presentation is intended to be interesting in order to attract a big audience, but is also intended to promote the journal, help recruit top-quality manuscripts from Europe, and build the relationship with ECVP. I would propose to do the same in 2015 for the Japanese meeting, and I include these expenses in the present budget as I don’t know if they would be covered by the meeting organizers. I think it is important to keep the JCVP engaged in the journal, as they are a relatively major contributor but may sometimes have relatively less input because of distance, time zones and language. • Editor stipend. Last year I suggested an editor stipend of $12,000 and council approved one of $8,000. I certainly have no wish to take advantage of the College but I repeat my suggestion that this undervalues the intellectual and time commitment to the position and is probably to the detriment of the long-term success of the journal.
Acceptance rate in the past 12 months is 32% (143 accepted, 296 rejected). Acceptance rates by country are shown in Appendix 4. This highlights a dismal acceptance rate for Southeast Asia, China, South and Central America, Africa (except for South Africa) and the Middle East. We think that this is not due to bias in the editorial decision process but instead due to quality of submissions. Does the ACVP play any role in improving the quality of work done in these countries?
Goals for 2014-2015 1. Special issues are in progress: A. Bone Pathology (early 2015), guest edited by Diane Gunson and Katy Gropp. This topic for a special issue was initiated during Carl Alden’s tenure as EIC. B. Diseases of Aging Animals (January 2016), guest edited by Jerry Ward, Piper Treuting and Sameh Youssef. The topic was selected by suggestions from the Editorial Board, and surveying of the editorial team. 2. Welcome the new Editorial Board, and discover ways to use their expertise in a more effective way. 3. Initiate monthly teleconferences among editorial staff to discuss important journal issues, share approaches to difficult problems, and improve dialogue among the group. 4. Recruit original studies from conference presentations, and recruit review papers…with the help of editorial staff and especially the new Editorial Board. 5. Recruit manuscripts from early-career pathologists, to encourage them to become associated with the journal. 6. Solicit more Perspectives (guest editorials) if they add value. 7. Seek advice from users of the journal. 8. Task forces: Case report TF, and Strategic plan implementation TF. It may be of value to arrange a meeting of Jeff, Andrea, Jyoji and Jill (if possible) with the chair of these task forces in Atlanta. 9. Should the journal have stronger links with other societies: Australian Society for Veterinary Pathology, Asian Society for Veterinary Pathology, Brazilian Association of Veterinary Pathology, etc.? There may be benefits to those organizations with respect to subscriptions and publicity, as an affiliated society.
An estimate of acceptance rates by journal section are shown in Appendix 5.
Budget Color image overages Page overages CMYK conversion technician Travel to ACVP Annual Meeting (EIC, Managing Editor, and Image Editor) Travel to JCVP/ECVP Annual Meeting Editor stipend
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Website, Newsletter and Social Media Board Submitted by: Aaron Sargeant
To date, the group has been used to highlight upcoming meetings and solicit material for the website. For example, in response to a request made on ACVP Forum, Jeff Caswell provided several images for use on the website as well as LinkedIn. Content conforms to the Social Media User Guidelines and Web Disclaimer developed by the committee in 2012.
Committee chair and members: • Aaron Sargeant (Chair) • Pete Fernandes (Member) • Jessica Grieves (Member) • Binod Jacob (Member) • Sue Kanaly (Member)—connection to Members committee • Catherine Lamm (Member)—active with ACVP social media • Jean-Martin Lapointe (Member)—listserv • Mac Law (Sage, Member) • Alric Lopez (Member)—experience with STP internet committee • Mark Mense (Member) • Janet Patterson-Kane • Raquel Rech (Member)—images • Kaori Sakamoto (Member/Social Media)—assisting with Newsletter • Bonnie Harrington (Member/Pathology resident) • Wesley Burnside (Member/Veterinary student)—tech savvy
2. Revamp of the Careers in Veterinary Pathology PowerPoint. The Careers in Veterinary Pathology PowerPoint was modified in 2014, including the addition of Meet the Pathologists slides and video clips of interviews performed at the 2013 annual meeting (Paul Stromberg, Ken Frazier, Mary Anna Thrall, Krista La Perle). The PowerPoint is now complete pending the addition of a member geography map near the end (Wes is working on the map). Additional interviews with distinguished members are anticipated at future meetings. 3. Improve communication within the ACVP/vet path community (Newsletter, ACVP News Desk, Social Media). Kaori continues to have primary responsibility of the quarterly Newsletter. An Early View communication was implemented to feature select articles before release. Additional member interviews are desired to improve content.
Ad hoc and administrative • Glenn Cantor (liaison to Council) • David Malarkey (liaison to Council) • Wendy Coe • Barb Hernandez • Jess Goedken • John Hofmann
The ACVP News Desk e-letter, rolled out in late 2012, continues to be used to call members’ attention to upcoming events including elections. The News Desk is not released on a firm schedule but whenever appropriate content is available. Each release contains 3-4 topics relevant to the college and/or veterinary pathology.
Dates of meetings/conference calls since last report: In 2014, teleconferences/ webinars were held January 15, March 11, May 20, and June 5 with use of Basecamp to post materials between meetings. Meetings are generally held every other month with interim updates to Basecamp to accomplish objectives. Doodle requests are used to schedule the telecons/webinars.
Twitter (@ACVP), initially rolled out for the 2012 annual meeting, is used for reminders for annual meeting abstract deadlines and leading up to the annual meeting to create and ACVP “buzz.” HootSuite is used to plan tweets. The plan in 2014 is to use Twitter to link content with Facebook, LinkedIn, and the website (e.g., newsletter articles, journal highlights, member achievements, etc.). The committee discussed having tweets show on the ACVP website during the 2014 meeting for more recognition of the annual meeting.
Members participating in these meetings: The majority of committee members have been able to participate on the teleconferences. Summary of activities: Progress toward the committee’s objectives is summarized below. 1. Launch of ACVP Forum group on LinkedIn ACVP Forum was rolled out in March 2014 and included approximately 150 members as of Aug 2014. JeanMartin Lapointe agreed to play an administrative role in overseeing the group. Currently Jean-Martin, Barb, Wendy, and Aaron can approve/invite new members. It was decided to decline requests to join by marketing firms without notable pathology interest. Note that Jean-Martin was considered a good fit for this role as he had set up a trial listserv for ACVP in 2012, but which didn’t progress due to lack of interest. Interest in ACVP Forum is growing, although slowly. Additional discussions need to be posted before all ACVP members will be invited to join. All Website members are encouraged to initiate discussions.
A sharp increase in the ACVP Facebook membership occurred in 2014. As of Aug 2014, member numbers included ACVP Meetings and Events: 870; Student Chapters: 338 (~47% increase year-over-year); Residents VPR: 773 (~71% increase year-over-year). Barb posts articles approximately once weekly and sends potential articles to Aaron and Wendy for approval prior to posting. An editorial calendar is used leading up to the meeting, which assigns different meeting topics for committee members to post. Content conforms to the Social Media User Guidelines and Web Disclaimer developed by the committee in 2012. 63
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Student Chapter Reports Auburn University
Colorado State University
Advisor(s): Jey Koehler Pete Christopherson
Advisor(s): Dr. Randall Basaraba Officer(s): President: Sam Johnson, 2016 Vice President: Kirsten Becker, 2016 Secretary: Brianne Taylor, 2017 Treasurer: Allison Watson, 2016 Wetlab Coordinator: Meghan Gibas, 2016 Webmaster/Open House: Liz Goldsmith, 2018
Officer(s): President: Peter Canning, 2016 Vice President: Vanesa Farmer, 2016 Secretary: Sarah Larosche, 2017 Treasurer: Lisa Neufang, 2017 How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 15
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 50
How many meetings did you hold last school year? 4
How many meetings did you hold last school year? 10
Did you have a fundraising event last school year? Yes. We created pathology club t-shirts and sold them as a fundraiser.
Did you have a fundraising event last school year? Yes.
How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? 0 How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? 0
Cornell University
Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? No.
Advisor(s): Dr. Elizabeth Buckles
How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? 2
Officer(s): President: Shanna Johnson, 2017 Vice President: Lauren Witter, 2017 Secretary: Andrea Aplasca, 2017 Treasurer: Rachael Labitt, 2017
How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 1 Tiffany Peterson, n/a, n/a
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 40
Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? No
How many meetings did you hold last school year? 4
How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 1 Tiffany Peterson, LSU
Did you have a fundraising event last school year? Yes. We created T-Shirts for the Student Chapter of the ACVP at Cornell, called the Psychopaths.
How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 0
How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? ≥3, please specify: 3 How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? ≥3, please specify: 20
How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 1 Tiffany Peterson, LSU
Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? Yes. Dr. Sean McDonough spoke on forensic pathology in veterinary medicine for our fall lecture. Dr. Erica Behling-Kelly spoke on clinical pathology in exotic animals for our spring lecture.
How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 0 Other Relevant Information: N/A
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Student Chapter Reports - Continued How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? ≥3, please specify: 5
Did you have a fundraising event last school year? Yes. -Christmas ornaments with the K-State CVM logo, as well as Class of ornaments -Bake sale with proceeds donated to organizations assisting with the tsunami -Panda Express fundraiser -First Aid kit
How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 2 • Lauren Witter, PATHOGENESIS OF DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION IN CANCER: HEMANGIOSARCOMA CELLS GENERATE THROMBIN IN A TISSUE FACTOR-DEPENDENT MANNER, N • Emily Cornwell, PROTOZOAL INFESTATION OF THE YOLK SAC IN ANGELFISH FRY, N
How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? 1 How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? 0
Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? Yes
Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? Yes. -Dr. Kelly Lechtenberg-KSU CVM alum, 2005 Alumni Fellow, former AVC President, and President of Midwest Veterinary Services; spoke about current biomedical research in his company, including replacement therapy with porcine pancreatic beta cells -Faculty Panel to discuss their path to board certification and research; Dr. Frank Blecha, Dr. Melinda Wilkerson, Dr. Susan Olson, Dr. Derek Mosier, Dr. T.G. Nagaraja, Dr. Brad White, Dr. Elizabeth Davis, Dr. Philip Hardwidge
How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 0 How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 0 How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 0
How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? 2
How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 0
Iowa State University
How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 1 • Stephanie Rainbolt, COMPARISON OF MANNHEIMIA HAEMOLYTICA ISOLATES FROM AN OUTBREAK OF BOVINE RESPIRATORY DISEASE, N
Advisor(s): Mark Ackermann
Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? Yes How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 0
Kansas State University
How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 0
Advisor(s): Derek Mosier Julia Ryseff
How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 0
Officer(s): President: Stephanie Rainbolt, 2016 Vice President: Rebecca Ober, 2017 Secretary: Jamie Thompson, 2017 Fundraiser Chair: Lyndsay Morgan, 2016
How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 0 Other Relevant Information: This previous school year we invited graduate students in the KSU CVM to join and attend meetings. We have been incorporating research into the club, since research and pathology are so closely linked. There has been a favorable reaction to this addition! At the time of submission of this report, I am unsure of the answers to questions 16-20. I will obtain the information and can forward this to you. Thank you!
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 32 How many meetings did you hold last school year? 5
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Student Chapter Reports - Continued Louisiana State University
Michigan State University
Advisor(s): Britton Grasperge
Advisor(s): Jon Patterson Julia Stickle
Officer(s): President: Dana Romano, 2017 Vice President: Ariel Fowler, 2017 Secretary: Angela Jugan, 2017 Treasurer: Shelby Moore, 2017
Officer(s): President: Benjamin Curtis, 2016 Vice President: Kendra Andrie, 2016 Scretary: Alex Strauch, 2017 Treasurer: Charles Catlin, 2017 Merchandising Chair: T.Will O’neill, 2017
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 20
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 50
How many meetings did you hold last school year? 3 Did you have a fundraising event last school year? Yes. Santa Paws is our annual fundraiser where the public can come and have their pets picture taken with one of our faculty dressed as Santa Clause.
How many meetings did you hold last school year? 20 Did you have a fundraising event last school year? Yes. Recruiting meeting: provided ice cream and had 2 board certified pathologists, 2 residents, and past/current board members talk about careers in path, what training involves, and what the club can do to help students get more involved in pathology. We also had merchandise tables and Vet-a-visit and the Michigan Veterinary Conference
How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? ≥3, please specify: 9 How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? ≥3, please specify: 7
How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? 2
Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? No.
How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? ≥3, please specify: 10
How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? 2
Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? Yes. -Dr. Fitzgerald gave a presentation of Bovine TB in michigan’s wildlife. -
How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 1 • Kelsey Young, The effect of urea on the refractometric total protein measurement in dogs and cats with azotemia, No
How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? ≥3, please specify: 4
Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? Yes
How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? ≥3, please specify: 4 • Moi Kouch, IS TOXOPLASMA-INDUCED CHRONIC WASTING IN MICE CAUSED BY IMMUNE-MEDIATED PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE GUT OR CHANGES IN COMMENSAL MICROBIOTA?, yes • Benjamin Curtis, A STANDARDIZED APPROACH TO PROCESSING OF SCLERACTINIAN CORALS FOR MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION, no • Garrick Moll, SARCOCYSTIS CANIS-ASSOCIATED NECROTIZING HEPATITIS IN A BLACK BEAR (URSUS AMERICANUS), no • Alisa Massa, HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA AND DUODENAL ADENOMA IN AN AFRICAN GRASS RAT (ARVICANTHUS NILOTICUS, no
How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 1 Annalisa Hernandez, Texas A&M How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 0 How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 0 How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 0
Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? Yes
Other Relevant Information: N/A
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Student Chapter Reports - Continued How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 1 • Alisa Massa, Washington State University
How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? 2 Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? Yes. Dr. Jennifer Luff - Career Path to Wildlife Pathology Dr. Pete Moisan - Food Animal Diagnostic cases
How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 0
How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? ≥3, please specify: 4
How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 1 • Alisa Massa, Washington State University
How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 2 • Adam Werts, Investigating the molecular mechanisms of mActRIIB-mFc-associated Brünner’s Gland lesions in mice, no • Megan Shreeg, yes
How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 0 Other Relevant Information: I’m sorry, I put zeros down for the multiple years out and the travel award questions because none of the previous members made it aware to me if they had done any of these things. If i get more information I will be sure to forward it along.
Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? Yes How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 1 Janice Harvey, North Carolina State University
Mississippi State University Advisor(s): Tim Morgan
How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 0
Officer(s): President: Cameron Volpe, 2017 Vice President: Ryan Taylor, 2017 Treasurer: Haley Kerr, 2017 Secretary: Jonsey Thomas, 2017
How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 0 How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 0
North Carolina State University
Other Relevant Information: n/a
Advisor(s): Dr. Luke Borst Dr. Mac Law
Oklahoma State University Advisor(s): Dr. Jerry Ritchey Dr. Robin Allison
Officer(s): President: Shane Sills, 2016 Vice President: Olivia Swartley, 2016 Secretary: Amy DiDomenico, 2016 Treasurer: David Neely, 2017 Wetlab Coordinator: Lauren Stranahan, 2016 Fundraising Chairman: Olivia Swartley, 2016
Officer(s): President: Ellen Jackson, 2016 Vice President: Jose Oyola Morales, 2016 Secretary: Mandy Odgers, 2016 Treasurer: Karina Adamczyk, 2016 Past President: Kellie Whipple, 2015
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 50
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 8
How many meetings did you hold last school year? 5
How many meetings did you hold last school year? 5
Did you have a fundraising event last school year? No. How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? 2
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Student Chapter Reports - Continued Did you have a fundraising event last school year? Yes. Our main fundraiser was to sell coffee mugs. The mugs said “OSU VET MED” along the top and the bottom half contained four animal silhouettes. When coffee or another hot beverage was added to the mugs and they were heated, the silhouettes faded to reveal the skeletons of the animals. They sold better than we ever imagined and we sold 432 mugs marked up 100%, raising over $3,200 for the club to use for labs and events in the future. We also developed a Tshirt for our AC/ VP concert.
Other Relevant Information: Our best (and favorite) event was a concert of the world’s most highly acclaimed pathology rock band, AC/VP and the Pneumo-sistas! Over 300 students, faculty, and friends attended the concert to watch our beloved faculty perform their original, pathology-inspired takes on classic rock-n-roll songs. I will send along a couple photos taken at the event as well. I have a short video as well, but the file may be too large to send. Though out club at Oklahoma State is small, we are a dedicated bunch. Most meetings only had 8-10 attendees, but our lab animal pathology meeting had over 30 students present, so we hope to explore more opportunities for members in that area this upcoming year. Three or four members have already expressed interest in attending the ACVP Annual Meeting in Atlanta, so we look forward to that. As the lone student from OSU who went to Montreal, I wanted to express my thanks for the funding opportunities. It was much appreciated.
How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? 0 How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? 1 Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? Yes. Dr. Robin Allison, DACVP-CP did slide rounds over cytology slides. Dr. Nicholas Sorenson, Anatomic pathology resident did a gross pathology presentation. Dr. Todd Jackson, DCLAM came and spoke (our highest attended meeting in years) about pathology in laboratory animal medicine.
Oregon State University Advisor(s): Rob Bildfell Elena Gorman
How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? 1
Purdue University
How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 1 Kellie Whipple, Transient Myeloperoxidase Deficiency in a Dog Identified by Advia 120 Technology, No
Advisor(s): Margaret Miller Officer(s): Co-President: Ashleigh Cournoyer, 2017 Co-President: Amy Flis, 2017 Treasurer: Dinaz Lahewala, 2016
Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? Yes How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 2 Jonathan Bagwell, Oklahoma State University (Clinical Pathology) Quinci Layman, Texas A & M University (Anatomic Pathology and PhD)
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 33 How many meetings did you hold last school year? 5
How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 0
Did you have a fundraising event last school year? No.
How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 1 Quinci Layman, Texas A & M University (with Anatomic Pathology Residency)
How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? ≥3, please specify: 6
How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? 2
Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? No.
How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 0
How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? 1 How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 1 Antionette Knox, The Role of TNF in a Mouse Model of Acute Colitis, N 69
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Student Chapter Reports - Continued Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? Yes
Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? Yes. 1. Dr. Guillermo Couto from OSU on Greyhound Health and and Blood typing 2. Dr. Urs Giger from UPenn on Blood Typing, Blood Transfusions, and Hereditary diseases in dogs 3. Dr. Scott Terrell from Disney’s Animal Kingdom on “How to be a Zoo pathologist” and “How Mickey Mouse Runs my hospital: Principles for business management”
How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 1 Tyler Peat, Purdue University How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 0
How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? ≥3, please specify: 3
How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 0
How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? ≥3, please specify: 3 • Diego Antonio, • Symone Niez-Ent, • Ashley Nichols,
How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 0 Other Relevant Information: N/A
Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? Yes
Ross University
How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 1 Jessica Bailey, Auburn University
Advisor(s): Fernanda Castillo
How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 0
Officer(s): President: Hieuhanh Huynh, 2016 Vice President: Alexandra Rothaus, 2016 Secretary: Alexandra Council-Troche, 2016 Treasurer: Jennifer Siebert, 2016 Necropsy Coordinator: Luann Stinnett, 2017 Fundraising Chair: An-Khanh Ives, 2016
How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 0 How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 0
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 178
Other Relevant Information: Since Ross is a Caribbean university, students that leave Ross spend a year in the US for clinics and pathology club information is unknown for these clinical students. Also, the number of members is a cumulative amount over three semesters and not one school year, since Ross is a year round school. The required term for officers is two semesters, but officers may choose to serve a longer time. Outside of fundraising events and guest speakers, the pathology faculty at Ross each lead at least one meeting for Case Based Discussions one a week for the semester.
How many meetings did you hold last school year? 22 Did you have a fundraising event last school year? Yes. At Ross, there are three semesters in the school year. Every semester, we have a “Pathology Club Cake-Off” where a theme is specified and people choose a specific pathology to make a cake out of. Also every semester, we have Candy grams where people send candy grams to their friends with notes and Pathology club delivers them. This semester, we just started a Tie-Dye shirt event where they can bring their own shirts or buy shirts from path club to tie-dye. How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? ≥3, please specify: 3 How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? ≥3, please specify: 3
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Student Chapter Reports - Continued Royal Veterinary College
St. George’s University
Advisor(s): Simon Priestnall Norelene Harrington Ken Smith
Advisor(s): Brian Bulter
Texas A&M University
Officer(s): President: Gareth Jones, 2017 Co-President: Alice O’Sullivan, 2016 Secretary: Hayley Adams, 2016 Treasurer: Jennifer Camilleri, 2016 Publicity: Amelie Geddis, 2016
Advisor(s): Brian Porter Karen Russell Officer(s): President: Alexandra Myers, 2015 Vice President: Chloe’ Matelski, 2015 Secretary: Amanda Bell, 2015 Treasurer: Bianca Zampieri, 2016 Wetlab Coordinator: Stephanie Myers, 2016 4VM Representative: Hannah Atkins, 2014
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? Ken Smith 40 How many meetings did you hold last school year? 4 Did you have a fundraising event last school year? No.
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 49
How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? 2 How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? 0
How many meetings did you hold last school year? 8
Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? Yes. Dr Harriet Brooks, Donkey pathology Mr Jason Fletcher, RSPCA Prosecution Manager Dr Edmund Flach, Pathologist, London Zoo and Zoological Society of London Dr Sonja Jeckel, AHVLA Surveillance Pathologist
Did you have a fundraising event last school year? Yes. Veterinary Symbol/Texas A&M Logo Polos Date: Fall 2013 – Spring 2014 Price: $20 Profit = $400 Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine Logo Scrub Tops Date: Fall 2013Spring 2014 Price: $30, Profit = $712
How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? 0
How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? 2 How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? ≥3, please specify: 3
How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 0
Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? Yes. September 24th 2013 – Meeting with Dr, Donna Kusewitt, DVM, DACVP • Dr. Kusewitt talked about her career as an anatomic pathologist at M.D. Anderson in Smithville, TX and about editing Veterinary Pathology October 21st 2013 – Meeting with Dr. Susan Fielder, DVM, DACVP • Dr. Fielder, a TVMDL clinical pathologist talked about her career and mistakes clinicians make when sending samples. November 25th 2013 – Meeting with Dr. Steve Wikse DVM, DACVP • Dr. Wikse talked about how his pathology background helped him solve beef herd disease outbreaks in his job as a food animal field services clinician March 3rd 2014 – Meeting with Dr. Brian Ehrhart DVM, PhD, DACVP • A visiting pathologist from Colorado State, Dr. Ehrhart presented on oncologic pathology and his career path March 20th 2013 – Meeting with Dr. Kevin Keel DVM, DACVP • Dr. Keel talked about emerging and important diseases of wildlife April 21st 2014 – Meeting with Dr. Karen Russell DVM, DACVP • Dr. Russell gave a presentation on avian hematology
Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? No How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 0 How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? ≥3, please specify: 3 • Alexander Stoll, RVC • Tom Eley, RVC • Emma Holmes, RVC How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 0 How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 0 Other Relevant Information: Please see report of latest RVC ACVP Student Chapter Symposium to follow via email.
How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? 2 71
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Student Chapter Reports - Continued The Ohio State University
How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 2 • Alexandra Myers, Viral granulomatous disease in a mare, n • Hannah Atkins, Benign cutaneous iridophoroma in a Mexican Spadefoot Toad (Spea multiplicata), n
Advisor(s): Krista La Perle Officer(s): President: Agnes Wong, 2017 Vice President: Devinn Sinnott, 2017 Treasurer: Leon Schermerhorn, 2017 Secretary: Marie Severyn, 2016
Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? Yes How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 1 Hannah Atkins, Wake Forest
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 46
How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 0
How many meetings did you hold last school year? 5
How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 0
How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? 2
Did you have a fundraising event last school year? No.
How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? ≥3, please specify: 13
How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 1
Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? Yes. Dr. Juli Goldstein (marine mammal pathology) Dr. Sue Knoblaugh (career in comparative pathology)
Other Relevant Information: Necropsy Saturdays Dates: August 2013 – May 2014 Description: Every Saturday throughout the school year, the club gives students in the College of Veterinary Medicine the chance to think like a pathologist through our necropsy weekends. This event is open to all 1VM – 3VM veterinary students and not just path club members. Students complete a safety‐training program and then are allowed to join pathologists, residents, and fourth year students on the necropsy floor. This year, we increased advertising of the program and managed to attract students to almost every weekend! Number of Participants: 25 students per semester Cytology Wetlab Date: October 8th 2013 Description: Dr. Julie Hilligas, 2nd year clinical pathology resident, created dog limbs with masses to practice aspiration techniques (one of the limbs pictured at right!). Different methods of slide preparation were demonstrated and practiced. Finally, several cytology slides were examined under the microscope and discussed. Number of Participants: 25 Exotics Hematology Wetlab Date: April 22nd 2014 Description: Dr. Julie Hilligas, 2nd year clinical pathology resident, set up stations for students to practice making blood smears. Afterwards, normal bird blood was evaluated and discussed. Three cases from a rabbit, owl, and snake were observed under the microscope and discussed. Number of Participants: 20 Income/ expenses for 2013-2014 year - Income: $1667.14 - Expenses: 1448.32 - $218.82 profit Additional Contact Information: Website: http://vetmed.tamu.edu/scavma/ scacvp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ scacvp?fref=ts
How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? 1 How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 1 • Elizabeth Ihms, FATAL STREPTOCOCCUS ANGINOSISASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA IN A CAPTIVE SUMATRAN ORANGUTAN (PONGO ABELII), N Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? Yes How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? ≥3, please specify: 3 • Elizabeth Ihms, Johns Hopkins University • Magaret Shoemaker, The Ohio State University • Josh Lorbach, The Ohio State University How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 0 How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? ≥3, please specify: 3 • Elizabeth Ihms, Combined residency/PhD program at Johns Hopkins University • Margaret Shoemaker, Combined residency/PhD program at The Ohio State University • Josh Lorbach, Combined residency/PhD program at The Ohio State University How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 2 72
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Student Chapter Reports - Continued Tufts University
Tuskegee University
Advisor(s): Perry Bain
Advisor(s): Frederick Tippett
Officer(s): President: Bianca Pfisterer, 2017
Officer(s): President: Lynsey Paschal, 2016 Vice President: Melissa Moya, 2017 Secretary: Krystal Vail, 2015 Treasurer: Kasey Williams, 2017 Fundraising Chair: Christopher Leroy, 2016
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 92 How many meetings did you hold last school year? 8
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 8
Did you have a fundraising event last school year? Yes. Halloween bake sale with pathology themed treats made by club members. Raised $100.
How many meetings did you hold last school year? 4
How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? 2
Did you have a fundraising event last school year? Yes. Sold TUSVM umbrellas at TUSVM symposium and throughout school.
How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? 2
How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? 2
Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? Yes. Dr. Karyn O’Connell, DVM, and current resident and comparative pathology fellow at the New England Primate Research Center at Harvard Medical School, presented her recent research in a presentation titled “Reversal of muscle wasting (and other effects of myostatin inhibition)” at a lunch talk.
How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? 0 Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? No. How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? 2
How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? 0
How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 2 • Krystal Vail, Response of Pericardial Coronary Arteries and Myocardium to Growth Hormone Following Low Dose Whole Body Irradiation, N • Dayle Butler, Mannheimia hemolytica in a Tennessee Walking horse, N
How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 0 Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? Yes How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 1 Not available through university, Kansas State University
Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? Yes
How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 0
How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 0 How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 1 • Jessica Bailey, Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine
How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 0 How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 0
How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 0
Other Relevant Information: Money recieved from ACVP for conference travel funding was returned because no students were able to attend the 2013-2014 conference.
How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 0 Other Relevant Information: N/A 73
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University of California, Davis
Advisor(s): Amy Warren Cathy Wagg Nicole Fernandez
Advisor(s): Kevin Keel Officer(s): Co-President: Andrew Chao, 2016 Co-President: Sarah Bahan, 2016 Treasurer: Armeti Aghashani, 2017 Slide Coordinator: Becky Lee, 2016 Slide Coordinator: Rachel Bone, 2016 Slide Coordinator: Kate Watson, 2016
Officer(s): President: Carrie Fischer, 2016 Vice President: Trina Hancock, 2017 Treasurer: Laura Fick, 2016 Events: Justin Duval, 2016 Secretary: Joanna Rybicka, 2016 Jr. Events/ Second Year Rep: Kelsey Gray, Hayley Robbins, 2017
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 78
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? Nicole Fernandez 24
How many meetings did you hold last school year? 12 Did you have a fundraising event last school year? Yes. Selling “pathology themed” baked goods in Valley Foyer. Members donated time and baked goods. Made $89.00
How many meetings did you hold last school year? 4 Did you have a fundraising event last school year? No. How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? 1
How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? ≥3, please specify: 4
How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? 2
How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? ≥3, please specify: 4
Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? Yes. Dr. Padraig Duignan and Dr. Owen Slater - Topics in Wildlife Disease Dr. Jen Davies and Dr. Heidi Banse - Sepsis in foals
Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? Yes. Dr. Munday- Dr. Munday, a pathologist from New Zealand discussed his career path and research involving papillomaviruses. Expenses covered by the VirginiaPerry Wilson Fund. Dr. Schlafer- Dr. Schlafer discussed placental pathology. Expenses for travel and food covered by the Virginia Perry Wilson fund.
How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? 2 How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 2 • Kylie Pon, AVIAN TUBERCULOSIS AND PORCUPINE QUILL TRAUMA IN A NORTHERN GOSHAWK (ACCIPITER GENTILIS), No • Michael Zabrodski, GENETICALLY DISTINCT ORAL PAPILLOMAVIRUSES IN SYMPATRIC POPULATIONS OF COYOTES AND DOMESTIC DOGS, No
How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? 2 How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 2 • Nancy Sinai, THE DENTAL PATHOLOGY OF THE CALIFORNIA SEA LION (ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS), n • Sarah Bahan, PREVALENCE OF HEMOSPORIDIAN BLOOD PARASITES IN CALIFORNIA HUMMINGBIRDS, n
Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? Yes
Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? Yes
How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 0
How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 0
How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 0
How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 1 • Matthew Shelley, UC Davis
How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 0
How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 0
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Student Chapter Reports - Continued How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 0
Other Relevant Information: We would like to mention that the School does not document whether graduates go on to PhD or Masters or if they undertake pathology residencies, therefore cannot provide numbers and details of graduates. As we come towards the end of our first year as an official ACVP Student Chapter, the committee has summarized the events we have held as a Chapter in this report. Trip to Surgeons Hall Toward the end of November, around 20 veterinary students and staff made their way to downtown Edinburgh for a visit to the Surgeons Hall Museum. We enjoyed a behind-the-scenes guided tour of the Playfair Building and Fellows Library by museum staff, who explained the history behind the site. Afterwards, we perused the extensive collection of pathology specimens and medical history exhibits, which included details of Scottish contributions to anaesthesia and antiseptics. The pathology lesions showcased ranged from the common to the rare or unusual; from gangrenous disease to neoplasia; and from combat injuries to congenital malformations. Although most of the specimens originated from human patients, there was plenty to be learned about pathological processes that translate to veterinary species. We were lucky to visit this gem as it is now closed for renovations until next year! Equine Talk In late February, Edinburghs Student Chapter of the ACVP was delighted to hold a talk, in conjunction with the Horse Society, about Equine Pathology presented by the Chapters Academic Advisor Dr. Sionagh Smith. The talk covered the main pathological findings and presumptive cause of death in horses submitted for post-mortem examination. Not surprisingly, the main category of deaths were related to gastrointestinal issues, notably colic, which provided students with a run-down of some of the most common pathologies to affect the equine alimentary system and how the disease processes relate to the observed clinical signs. Causes of death related to other body systems, as well as some more unusual findings, were presented and the talk also gave students the opportunity to learn more about diseases not present in the British equine horse population, such as Potomac Horse Fever, caused by the intracellular rickettsia, Neorickettsia risticii, which would not otherwise have been covered by the UK focused veterinary curriculum. It was a highly enjoyable talk attended by students nearing the end of their studies as well as those just preparing to enter the clinical phase of their education. Bat Talk As the first of a two-part special on wildlife pathology, the Dick Vets Dr. Adrian Philbey gave an interesting talk on Emerging Bat Viruses which covered a wide range of topics from virology to epidemiology and pathology, showing the need for a well-rounded veterinary education. The most well-known virus associated with bats in the UK is the rabies-like European bat Lyssavirus-2, but the main focus of the talk was the Hendra virus outbreak in horses in Australia in 1994 and how it caused potentially fatal respiratory or neurological disease. Its zoonotic capabilities lead to an urgent investigation to trace the source of infection, which was eventually identified to fruit bats. Following from this, the talk moved to Nipah virus which was identified as the causative agent of fatal pneumonia in pigs in Malaysia which, like Hendra virus, turned out to be zoonoti
Other Relevant Information: N/A
University of Edinburgh Advisor(s): Sionagh Smith Adrian Philbey Jorge del-Pozo Officer(s): Miss: Helena Brewer, 2016 Miss: Eleri Parfitt, 2015 Mr: Jordan Mitchell, 2015 Ms: Diana Duvo, 2015 How many members did your Chapter have last school year? Jorge del-Pozo 15 How many meetings did you hold last school year? 6 Did you have a fundraising event last school year? Yes. Bake sale raising around £170 ($280) How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? 0 How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? 1 Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? No. How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? 0 How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 0 Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? Yes How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 0 How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 0 How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 0 How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 0
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University of Florida
Advisor(s): Dr. Lisa Farina
Advisor(s): Lisa Farina
Officer(s): President: Kirstin Cook, 2017 Vice President: Cleon Hendricks, 2015 Treasurer: Jere Stern, 2017 Secretary: Jere Stern, 2017 Wetlab/Meeting Coordinator: Jacqueline Dolan, 2017 Wetlab/Meeting Coordinator: Kimberly Roberts, 2017
Officer(s): President: Kirstin Cook, 2017 Vice President: Cleon Hendricks, 2015 Treasurer: Jere Stern, 2017 Secretary: Jere Stern, 2017 Meeting/Wet Lab Coordinator: Jacqueline Dolan, 2017 Meeting/Wet Lab Coordinator: Kimberly Roberts, 2017
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 25
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 25
How many meetings did you hold last school year? 12
How many meetings did you hold last school year? 12
Did you have a fundraising event last school year? Yes. Selling merchandise including t-shirts and badge reels
Did you have a fundraising event last school year? Yes. Merchandise sales of t-shirts and badge reels
How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? 1
How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? 1
How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? ≥3, please specify: 10
How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? ≥3, please specify: 9
Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? Yes. Dr. Mike Garner from Northwest Zoo Path - exotic cases Dr. Talbot from UF Oncology - aspirate slide readings
Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? Yes. Mike Garner, DVM; case slide presentation on exotic species. Dr. Talbot, DVMt; Oncology biopsy slide presentation
How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? 2
How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? 2
How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 0
How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 2
Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? Yes
University of Georgia
How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 0
Advisor(s): Kaori Sakamoto Bridget Garner
How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 2
Officer(s): President: Crystal Gergye, 2017 Treasurer: Liz Rose, 2017 Secretary: Dane Knudsen, 2017
How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 0 How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 0
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 120
Other Relevant Information: n/a
How many meetings did you hold last school year? 6 Did you have a fundraising event last school year? No.
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University of Guelph
How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? 2
Advisor(s): Darren Wood Brandon Lillie
Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? Yes. Dr. Corrie Brown; international veterinary medicine and pathology cases in Jordan.
Officer(s): President: Karen Carlton, 2016 Vice President: Foster Scott, 2017 Secretary: Andrew O’Ree, 2017 Treasurer: Natalie Chow, 2017
How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? ≥3, please specify: 7 How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? ≥3, please specify: 5 • Jenny Munhofen, • Tiffany Jenkins, • Erica Noland, • Erin Edwards,
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 50 How many meetings did you hold last school year? 10 Did you have a fundraising event last school year? Yes. We sold “diagnostic art”, which are histology images taken by graduate students and professors in our department that we print on photo paper and sell for a bit of profit towards club events
Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? Yes How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? ≥3, please specify: 3 • Erica Noland, Michigan State • Erin Edwards, Texas • Wade Edwards, U of I
How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? ≥3, please specify: about 4 How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? 0
How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 0
Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? Yes. We had a dinner panel for DVM students interested in pathology-related careers, and all of the following speakers attended: Dr. Nicole Nemeth, wildlife pathologist Dr. Erin Locke, Anatomic Pathologist Dr. Susan Newbigging, (lab animal Pathologist) Dr. Darren Wood, Clinical pathologist) Dr. Sonya Keller, (Clinical Pathologist) Dr. Dale Smith, (Pathology and Clinical Medicine: Diseases of Avian, Exotic, Wildlife and Zoo Animals)
How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 2 • Erica Noland, Michigan State • Erin Edwards, Texas How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 1
How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? ≥3, please specify: 3
Other Relevant Information: The UGA PathHeads were recognized last year in “Pathways” for our annual clinical pathology night!
How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 1 • Matthew Kornya, DISTRIBUTION AND CYTOKINE GENE EXPRESSION OF INTESTINAL GAMMA-DELTA T CELL SUBSETS IN NEONATAL, UNINFECTED AND MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP PARATUBERCULOSIS INFECTED CALVES, no
University of Glasgow Advisor(s): Janet Patterson-Kane Caroline Millins
Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? Yes
Officer(s): President: Laura Poulin, 2018 Vice President: Sarah Krumrie, 2018 Secretary: Rachel Rogoff, 2018 Fundraiser: Courtney Jacobs, 2016
How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 0
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Student Chapter Reports - Continued How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? ≥3, please specify: I don’t know specifically, but I know at least 2 of our current DVSc students in Anatomic Pathology were OVC graduates, and there were many before that • Emily Brouwer, Ontario Veterinary College • Rebecca Egan, Ontario Veterinary College • Brian Stevens, Ontario Veterinary College • Courtney Schott, Ontario Veterinary College
How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 2 • Melody Martychenko, Effects of corticosteroids on biosynthetic cartilage matrix production, no • Michelle Piccione, Effect of Zoledronate on Osteogenesis of Equine Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stems Cells, no
How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 0
How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 0
How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 0
How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 0
Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? Yes
Other Relevant Information: N/A
How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 0
University of Illinois
How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 0
Advisor(s): Elizabeth Driskell Matthew A Wallig
Other Relevant Information: N/A
Officer(s): President: Melody Martychenko, 2016 Vice President: Andrea Pohly, 2017 Secretary: Rosalie Ann Ierardi, 2017 Treasurer: Claire Behnke, 2017 2017 Class Representative: Leah Holtzman, 2017
University of Minnesota Advisor(s): Leslie Sharkey Arno Wuenschmann
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 149
Officer(s): President: Sharon Dekker, 2016 Vice President: Molly Friedemann, 2016 Treasurer: Scott Venhuizen, 2016 Secretary: Jessica Ernst, 2016 Academic Outreach Officer: Jessie Ingvalson, 2016 Officer: Lucy Tongen, 2017
How many meetings did you hold last school year? 9 Did you have a fundraising event last school year? Yes. We did multiple give back night with local restaurants. They provided us a flier for the students or faculty to take in and the club received 20% of every bill accompanied by a flier.
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 6
How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? 2
How many meetings did you hold last school year? 12
How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? ≥3, please specify: 9
Did you have a fundraising event last school year? No. How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? ≥3, please specify: 4
Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? No.
How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? ≥3, please specify: 6
How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? 2
Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? Yes. Seth Baker, DVM, NAMSA, pre-clinical research How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? ≥3, please specify: 3 78
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Student Chapter Reports - Continued How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 1 • Joe Armstrong, LONE KATAHDIN EWE WITH COPPER TOXICITY FROM A HERD OF 60, N
Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? Yes How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 0
Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? Yes
How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 0
How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 0
How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 0
How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 0
How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 0
How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 0
Other Relevant Information:
How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 0
University of Montréal
Other Relevant Information: N/A updating information entered by Alex Roland Spring 2014
Advisor(s): Isabelle Lanthier
University of Missouri
Officer(s): co-President: Maude Rheaume, 2016 co-President: Audrey Leblanc, 2016
Advisor(s): Marlyn Whitney Craig Franklin
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 25
Officer(s): President: Kari Deininger, 2017 Vice President: Matt Godwin, 2017 Secretary: Robert Newman, 2017 Treasurer: Torie Neff, 2017 Student Advisor: Rebecca Schehr, 2016
How many meetings did you hold last school year? 5
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 32
How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? 2
How many meetings did you hold last school year? 7
Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? Yes. Our guest speaker was Dre Liza Bau, a resident in clinical pathology, who presented clinical cases in hemathology and also explained the clinical pathology residency.
Did you have a fundraising event last school year? Yes. We sold t-shirt with our club logo. How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? 2
Did you have a fundraising event last school year? Yes. We had a ‘gross’ pathology bake sale and sold pathology related desserts.
How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? 1
How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? 2 How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? 1
How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 1 • Jessica Fortin, Characterization of pancreatic nodules from two species of teleostean fish: shorthorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpius) and atlantic wolffish (Anarhichas lupus), no
Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? No. How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? 1
Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? Yes
How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 0 79
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Student Chapter Reports - Continued How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 1 • Geneviève Langevin-Carpentier, Montreal University
How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? ≥3, please specify: 3 • BJ Turek, Penn • Sarah Sykes, Penn • Jolie Demchur, U of Georgia
How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 0
How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 0
How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 0
How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 0
How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 0
Other Relevant Information: Every year our chapter hosts a “meet & greet” between the students and pathology faculty. The event takes place after the first quarter of the pathology course so students have already been introduced to the faculty. It is a great way to facilitate one on one conversations and encourage students to learn more about the pathology field and residencies from individuals who have been through the process.
Other Relevant Information: N/A
University of Pennsylvania Advisor(s): Amy Durham Officer(s): President: Kayleigh McCormick, 2016 Vice President: Scott Pandya, 2016 Treasurer: Elizabeth Stiles, 2016 Secretary: Ayla Musciano, 2016
University of Prince Edward Island Advisor(s): Paul Hanna Cora Gilroy
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 161
Officer(s): President: Shauna McLeod, 2016 Vice President: Ellen Milley, 2016 Treasurer: Nancy Brochu, 2016 Secretary: Allison Moore,
How many meetings did you hold last school year? 10 Did you have a fundraising event last school year? No. How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? 2
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 68
How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? 0
How many meetings did you hold last school year? 2
Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? Yes. Panel lunch talk discussing applying for and responsibilities during a pathology residency. Seven of the current anatomic & gross path residents participated.
Did you have a fundraising event last school year? No. How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? 2 How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? 1
How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? 1
Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? Yes. “What’s up with Bats in Canada?” Lecture with Dr. Scott McBurney on White Nose Disease in North America given on Feb 25th 2014. Reptile Anatomy and Pathology with Dr. Shannon Martinson. This lecture was presented on November 8th 2013. Antarctic Adventure - Exploring the Southern Ocean by Tall Ship presented by Fiep de Bie. Fiep is a wildlife pathology technician for the Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health centre. This lecture was presented on October 10th 2013.
How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 1 • Peri Rosenstein, CLINICAL AND HISTOPATHOLOGIC FEATURES OF NINE CASES OF CANINE GALLBLADDER NEUROENDOCRINE CARCINOMA, n Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? Yes How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 0
How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? ≥3, please specify: 5 80
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Student Chapter Reports - Continued How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 1 • Nancy Brochu, A CASE OF TUBERCULOSIS IN A NORTHERN FULMAR FROM THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC, N
How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? 0
Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? Yes
Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? No
How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 0
How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 0
How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 0
How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 0
How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 0
How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 0
How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 0
How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 0
Other Relevant Information: Our club also hosts bimonthly clinical pathology rounds that are open to all students. Students are also encouraged to attend weekly gross pathology rounds. We tend a booth during AVC’s open house to promote and educate people on the importance of clinical and gross pathology.
Other Relevant Information: Unfortunately I am the incoming club president so I have not been informed as to the educational status of former club members
How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 0
University of Tennessee Advisor(s): Linden Craig Bente Flatland
University of Saskatchewan Advisor(s): Lois Ridway Dr. Beverly Kidney Dr. Helene Philibert
Officer(s): Co-President: José Grenet, 2016 Co-President: Sloane Everett, 2016 Co-Vice-President: Gordon Ehrensing, 2016 Co-Vice-President: Carrie Dobey, 2016 Secretary: Gina Murray, 2016 Treasurer: Vanessa Rabito, 2016
Officer(s): President: Kendra Sullivan, 2016 Vice President: Alex Neuman, 2017 Treasurer: Kirsten Oliver, 2016 Secretary: Stacey Vos, 2016 3rd Year Rep: Erin Soles, 2016 2nd Year Rep: Lesley Goethals, 2017
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 10 How many meetings did you hold last school year? 41
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? Dr. Helene Philibert 85
Did you have a fundraising event last school year? Yes. Throughout the year we sold various products from a catalog embroidered with our original anatomic pathology logo, and we sold UTCVM sunglasses.
How many meetings did you hold last school year? 2 Did you have a fundraising event last school year? No.
How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? 1
How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? 2
How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? 5
How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? 0 Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? No. 81
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Student Chapter Reports - Continued Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? Yes. Dr. Rita McManamon, DVM, UGA Zoo and Exotic Animal Pathology Service. Dr. McManamon provided a dinner lecture titled ““The Great Ape Heart Project: Collaborating to Improve Diagnosis, Treatment and Understanding of Ape Heart Disease” on 3/24 from 6-8pm.
How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? 1
How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? 1
Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? Yes
How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 0
How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 1 Missy Graham, University of Wisconsin-Madison
How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 0 Molly Kelley, Find this out later, I don’t know
Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? Yes
How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 0
How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 2 Annabelle Burnum, University of Georgia at Athens Rachel Dutkovsky, Purdue University
How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 1 Rachel Andrews, Wake Forest
How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 0
How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 0
How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 0 How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 1
Other Relevant Information: The number of people entering residences 1 year or more after graduation was not able to be obtained. We also had difficulty getting information about MS or PhD programs, so this number is probably low. Thanks Dr. Lamm.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Advisor(s): Howard Steinberg Annette Gendrond-Fitzpatrick
Advisor(s): Kurt Zimmerman
Officer(s): President: Tim Carlson, 2016 Vice President: Carrie Mesiar, 2016 Treasurer: Robert Deegan, 2016
Officer(s): President: Orr Rozov, 2016 CoPresident: Vanessa Wallace, 2016 CoPresident: Katherine Entwhistle, 2016 Secretary-treasurer: Matthew Putnam, 2017
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 36
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 279
How many meetings did you hold last school year? 4
How many meetings did you hold last school year? 1
Did you have a fundraising event last school year? No.
Did you have a fundraising event last school year? Yes. Annual 5K race held in honor and memory of, Bob Duncan, a pathologist from our department.
How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? 2
How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? 0
How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? 1
How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? ≥3, please specify: Every Monday we have slide review sessions with a mix of his to path, cytology, and clinical pathology cases.
Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? Yes. Dr. Brett Saladino-Toxicologic Pathologies Dr. Denise Schwann-Companion Animal Diseases and Differentials 82
ACVP/ASVCP ANNUAL MEETING • NOVEMBER 8-12, 2014
Student Chapter Reports - Continued Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? No.
Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? No.
How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? ≥3, please specify: 3
How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? 0
How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? ≥3, please specify: Charles Alex, Vanessa Wallace, Linda Huang Charles Alex, Thymoma in a Dwarf Rabbit, no Linda Huang, Unusual Presentation of Pseudomycetoma in a Domestic Longhair Cat, n Vanessa Wallace, Acute Effects of Multiple Dose Fullerene Exposure in Mice After Intravenous or Intraperitoneal Exposure, n
How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 0 Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? No How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 0 How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 0
Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? Yes How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 1 • Linda Huang, Anatomic -- Michigan State University
How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 0 How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 0
How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 0
Other Relevant Information: This year our goal is to have a more active club. We are currently looking for a secretary and a president elect. Our plan is to have a histopathology lab once a semester, a necropsy lab once this year, and clinical pathology lunch lectures once a month.
How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 0 How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 1
Western University of Health Sciences
Other Relevant Information: took a trip to Wake Forest Primate Center in Winston-Salem, NC in December 2013.
Advisor(s): Dr. Ana Alcaraz
Washington State University
Officer(s): Co-President: Brittany Newtown, 2017 Co-President: Elizabeth Mock, 2017 Vice President: Chad Easthouse, 2017 Secretary: Monica Sterk, 2017 Treasurer: Daniela Dorantes, 2017 Events Coordinator: Lisa Knapp, 2017
Advisor(s): Dr. Gary Haldorson Officer(s): President: Jaclyn Fraser, 2016 Vice President: Carson Sakamoto, 2017 Treasurer: Susan Reynolds, 2016
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 44
How many members did your Chapter have last school year? 10
How many meetings did you hold last school year? 3
How many meetings did you hold last school year? 1
Did you have a fundraising event last school year? Yes. Sold candy grams before finals, sold homemade dog treats, drinks, and candy at our open house event.
Did you have a fundraising event last school year? No. How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? 0
How many wet labs did you have in the last school year? ≥3, please specify: 4
How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? 0
How many mystery case/slide review sessions did you have in the last school year? 1 83
ACVP 2014 BUSINESS MEETING BOOK
Student Chapter Reports - Continued Did you have any guest speakers in the last school year? No. How many members attended the last Annual ACVP meeting? 0 How many members had poster presentations at the last Annual ACVP meeting? 0 Did you receive ACVP Travel Funds to attend the last ACVP Annual Meeting? No How many members entered a pathology residency upon graduation this year? 0 How many former graduates from your university entered a pathology residency program more than one year following graduation? 0 How many members entered a Masters or PhD program upon graduation this year? 0 How many members received an ACVP externship scholarship this last school year? 0 Other Relevant Information: N/A
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