2024–2025 Large Animal Residents' Workshop

Includes a Live Web Event on 01/21/2025 at 7:00 PM (EST)

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: Available on-demand

Elsa Ludwig, DVM, MS, CVA, PhD, DACVS (Large Animal): Male Urogenital Surgery

Megan McCracken, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal): Equine Cutaneous Neoplasia

Part II: Available on-demand

Ashley VanderBroek, DVM, BS, DACVS (Large Animal): Equine Gastroduodenal and Small Intestinal Surgery

Shannon Reed, DVM, MS, DACVS (Large Animal): Working Your Way Through Abdominal Exploratory Surgery in Farm Animal Patients

Part III: Tuesday, December 17, 2024, from 7–9 pm (ET)

Kelley Varner, DVM, DACVAA: Respiratory Physiology

Shannon Hinton, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal): Pharyngeal Surgery

Part IV: Tuesday, January 21, 2025, from 7–9 pm (ET)

Carrie Jacobs, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal): Equine Arthrodesis

Jarrod Raymond Troy, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal): Tendon and Ligament Surgery

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.

Megan McCracken, DVM, MS, DACVS (Large Animal)

Assistant Teaching Professor Equine Surgery

University of Missouri

Dr. McCracken graduated from the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2006. She completed her equine surgery residency and master of science degree at the University of Missouri in 2012 and became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2013.

She previously worked as an associate surgeon at Rainland Farm Equine Clinic, a sport horse-focused private practice outside Seattle, and as a clinical instructor of large animal emergency and critical care and equine surgery at the University of Tennessee. She is currently an assistant teaching professor of equine surgery at the University of Missouri.

Shannon Reed, DVM, MS, DACVS (Large Animal)

Associate Professor of Equine Surgery

The Ohio State University

Dr. Reed is an associate teaching professor at The Ohio State University Veterinary Health Center. Her primary duties are clinical instruction of students rotating through the hospital, supervision of residents in training, and providing client and patient services.

Ashley VanderBroek, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal)

Associate Professor of Large Animal Surgery

Michigan State University

Dr. VanderBroek obtained both her bachelor’s and veterinary degree from Michigan State University. Following a large animal rotating internship at the University of Georgia, she completed a surgical residency at New Bolton Center, the University of Pennsylvania’s large animal hospital. After her residency, she became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal) and remained at New Bolton Center as a lecturer in large animal surgery until coming back to Michigan State University in 2020.

Kelley Varner, DVM, DACVAA

Carrie Jacobs, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal)

Assistant Clinical Professor, Equine Orthopedic Surgery

North Carolina State University

Carrie Jacobs obtained her veterinary degree from Michigan State University in 2012. Following graduation, she completed a Large Animal Rotating Internship at the University of Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center in 2013. She then stayed at New Bolton Center to complete a three-year residency and a one-year fellowship in Large Animal Surgery. In September 2017, Dr. Jacobs returned to Michigan State University as a Clinical Assistant Professor in Large Animal Surgery. After 2 years at MSU, Dr. Jacobs had the opportunity to join the surgery group at NC State as a Clinical Assistant Professor with emphasis in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. She is also currently completing an alternate track residency in sports medicine and rehabilitation.

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