Small Animal Surgery

Entry requirements

All applicants must:

• Hold a veterinary qualification
• Have spent a minimum of one year in veterinary practice
• UK-based applicants must also be on the RCVS Home Practising Register, whilst applicants based outside the UK must hold a qualification that would entitle them to register as a member of the RCVS

Additionally, UK-based veterinary surgeons who qualified from 2007 onwards must have completed the RCVS Professional Development Phase (PDP) before they can enrol.

Months of entry

September

Course content

The two year modular programme is delivered over 22 sessions. Year one modules will focus on soft tissue surgery- the eight taught modules will cover a range of subjects including gastro-intestinal surgery, urinary and reproductive surgery and ear and upper airway surgery.

These modules will be complemented by four full day practical sessions.

Year two modules cover orthopaedics and spinal surgery delivered via six taught modules and four full day practical sessions covering joint and fracture repair, bone grafting, external skeletal fixation and spinal surgery.

The programme has been designed to enable you to:

• Develop new enthusiasm and confidence in your surgical capabilities
• Provide an enhanced service to your clients and patients.
• Generate increased revenue in your practice.
• Meet like-minded colleagues and develop lifelong friendships.
• Meet and learn from world-class teachers.
• Gain both a Postgraduate Certificate (PgC) and a GPCert (SAS) qualification in two years.

The course is delivered by Improve International and assessed by the International School of Veterinary Postgraduate Studies (ISVPS).