2023-2024 Small Animal Residents' Workshop
Learn from industry leaders in species-specific, four-part virtual workshops designed especially for current ACVS and ECVS surgery residents and those who have recently completed residency training. The live interactive format allows attendees to focus on the information most important to them.
Part I: Now Available On-Demand
- Turi Aarnes, DVM, MS, DACVAA: Pharmacology of Anesthetic and Analgesic Drugs
- Melissa Lewis, VMD, PhD, DACVIM (Neurology): Spinal Neurosurgery in a Nutshell
Part II: Monday, November 27, 2023, 7–9 pm (ET)
- Melissa Maclver, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal): Stifle Surgery
- Brittany Ciepluch, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal): Skin Reconstruction
Part III: Monday, December 11, 2023, 7–9 pm (ET)
- Jennifer Peterson, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal): Ear Surgery
- Rachel Williams, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal): Hernia-palooza: An AB-dominal Exploration
Part IV: Monday, January 8, 2024, 7–9 pm (ET)
- Hunter Piegols, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal): Abdominal Neoplasia
- Valentine Verpaalen, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal): Total Hip Arthroplasty
The Residents’ Workshops are not a preparation course for the Phase I or Phase II examinations and are not eligible for continuing education credits.
Registration Rates
ACVS and ECVS residents can register for the four-part workshop series for $95. The registration fee includes all four webinars in the chosen workshop series (small or large animal) and access to the recordings.
- Those who have registered by 5 pm (ET) of the webinar date will receive a link to attend the upcoming live session and each subsequent live webinar within the series in separate emails.
- Those who have registered after 5 pm (ET) of the webinar date will receive a link to view the on-demand webinar within 48 hours and live webinar link(s) for the remaining workshop series webinars.
- On-demand links for each webinar will be available for all registered participants.
Dr. Turi Aarnes, DVM, MS, DACVAA
The Ohio State University
Dr. Brittany Ciepluch, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal)
Virginia Tech
Dr. Melissa Lewis, VMD, PhD, DACVIM (Neurology)
North Carolina State University
Melissa MacIver, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal) (she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor Small Animal Surgery
Ontario Veterinary College
Dr. MacIver is an Assistant Professor at the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. She attended veterinary school at the Ontario Veterinary College before completing a rotating internship in private practice at the 404 Veterinary Emergency and Referral Hospital in Newmarket, Ontario Canada. Her surgical internship was completed at the University of Florida followed by a 4-year surgical residency at Texas A&M University. While pursuing her residency, Dr. MacIver completed her Master of Science evaluating stem cell therapy and its use in repairing cartilage defects. Following completion of her residency in 2019, she joined the Ontario Veterinary College as an Assistant Professor in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopedics). Her interests include stem cell therapy and minimally invasive orthopedic surgery.
Dr. Jennifer Peterson, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal)
MSPCA-Angell
Hunter Piegols, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal)
Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University
Dr. Piegols earned his undergraduate and veterinary degrees at Michigan State University. He then completed a small animal rotating iternship at Cornell University which was followed by a small animal surgery residency at University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Piegols subsequently pursued fellowship training in surgical oncology at The Ohio State University. Dr. Piegols recently accepted a position as an assistant professor in small animal surgery and integrated oncology at The Ohio State University.
Valentine Verpaalen, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal)
University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Rachel Williams, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal)
University of Florida
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