Credential documents
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INFORMATION PAGE OF THE CREDENTIAL COMMITTEE |
CHAIR OF THE CREDENTIAL COMMITTEE
Emma Hooijberg (Chair)
pdf
Email directory(69 KB)
(requires member's logon)
DUTIES OF THE CREDENTIAL COMMITTEE
- Review and approve the candidacy of graduate veterinarians to enroll in a standard or alternative
training programme offered by the College. - Monitor the training of residents by receiving an annual progress report that is signed by the programme supervisor. In the context of this duty, the Committee will evaluate the case studies and short essays that will be periodically (preferably within the 1st and 2nd residency years) prepared and submitted by the residents.
- Review and approve the candidacy of applicants for examination by the College.
- Receive, review and approve the applications ECVCP members for their 5-year recertification.
CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS NEEDED FOR RESIDENCY APPLICATION ( pdf printable version(44 KB) )
- pdf Information for residents(41 KB) (2023) NEW
- Applicants curriculum vitae with a recent photograph included
- Letter of training programme approval (issued by the education committee)
- Letter of laboratory approval (issued by the lab standards committee)
- List of planned externships and letter of approval by the education committee
ANNUAL CHECKLIST DURING THE RESIDENCY
- Annual caselog sent by the resident to the credential committee
APPLICATION FOR EXAMINATION
- Please see Examination page for application documents.
DOCUMENTS FOR RECERTIFICATION
- document ECVCP recertification procedure(22 KB)
- document ECVCP recertification application(636 KB)
- pdf SOP, Guide for developing questions for the ECVCP Examination(452 KB)
- document i Appendix MCQ template(16 KB) (word)
- pdf i Appendix MCQ template(150 KB) (pdf)
- pdf ii Appendix MCQ categorisation(143 KB)
- pdf iii Appendix Examples of poorly constructed MCQs(205 KB)
- pdf iv Appendix Glass slide submission form(92 KB)
- pdf v Appendix Projected images submission form(98 KB)
NB Recertification is due by the end of the the fifth year following the exam or the last recertification. For example, a Diplomate that passed the exam in 2013 (or recertified in 2013) will be asked to recertify in 2018.
Published 06/10/13
Updated 11/04/24
Education documents
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INFORMATION PAGE OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE |
CHAIR OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Maria Elena Gelain (Chair)
Abigail Guija De Arespacochaga (Co-Chair)
pdf
Email directory(69 KB)
(requires member's logon)
DUTIES OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
pdf
Education Committee Presentation(1.05 MB)
(Dublin, 2011)
DOCUMENTS PUBLISHED
pdf Alternative Training Programme in Veterinary Clinical Pathology (52 KB) (2016)
document Resident training Application Form(36 KB) (2021) NEW
document Resident sample activity log (97 KB) (2020)
pdf Message for Residents and Supervisors(49 KB)
pdf Training programmes list(60 KB) (2021) NEW
Published 15/10/13 Updated 04/10/21
Exam Documents
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INFORMATION PAGE OF THE ECVCP EXAM COMMITTEE |
THE EXAM COMMITTEE AND SUB-COMMITTEES
Niki Skeldon (Chair)
Emi Ludemann (Exam officer)
David Ledieu (Exam question manager)
Typhaine Lavabre (Mock Exam Coordinator)
1. General Clinical Pathology (Chair: Laetitia Jaillardon)
2. Clinical Chemistry (Chair: Marta Dell'Orco)
3. Cytology (Chair: Antonio Melendez Lazo)
4. Haematology (Chair: Fanny Granat)
INFORMATION
pdf Reading List for 2024-2025 Examinations(273 KB)
pdf Reading list for 2026 Examinations(349 KB)
EXAM APPLICATION
pdf ECVCP Phase 1 Examination Application form(355 KB) (2024)
pdf ECVCP Phase 2 Examination Application form (320 KB) (2024)
pdf Programme Director form for Phase 1 Examination Application (237 KB) (2024)
pdf Programme Director form for Phase 2 Examination Application (223 KB) (2024)
Examination application deadlines:
Phase 1: January 15th of the year of the Examination
Phase 2: March 1st of the year of the Examination
EXAM DOCUMENTS
pdf Information to candidates (2022)(741 KB)
document Exam confidential disclosure agreement (2022)(18 KB)
Exam dates and locations:
Phase 1 exam date: 6th March 2026, 10.00-12.00 CET.
Phase 2 exam date: 11th Oct (am - haem; pm - biochem) and 12th Oct (am - cyto) 2025.
Guide for Developing Questions for the ECVCP Examination
pdf SOP, Guide for developing questions for the ECVCP Examination(452 KB)
i pdf Appendix MCQ template(150 KB) (word)
i document Appendix MCQ template(16 KB) (pdf)
ii pdf Appendix MCQ categorisation(143 KB)
iii pdf Appendix Examples of poorly constructed MCQs(205 KB)
iv pdf Appendix Glass slide submission form(92 KB)
v pdf Appendix Projected images submission form(98 KB)
Published 6/9/13
Updated 21/11/23
ECVCP Information Brochure
EUROPEAN COLLEGE OF VETERINARY CLINICAL PATHOLOGY
INFORMATION BROCHURE (Updated March 2024)
pdf Click here(337 KB) to open the pdf-file of the last version of the information brochure.
LSC Documents
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INFORMATION PAGE OF THE LAB STANDARDS COMMITTEE |
CHAIR OF THE LAB STANDARDS COMMITTEE
Stefanie Klenner (Chair)
Ernst Leidinger (Co-Chair)
pdf
Email directory(69 KB)
(requires member's logon)
LIST OF APPROVED ESVCP TRAINING LABS
pdf Approved training programmes (10/18)(37 KB)
DOCUMENTS PUBLISHED BY THE LSC
pdf Training Lab Application SOP (10/2015)(203 KB)
spreadsheet Training Lab Application Worksheet (10/2015)(41 KB)
pdf Application Evaluation Form (10/2015)(132 KB)
pdf Quality Plan Guidance and Example (10/2015)(106 KB)
document ECVCP Recommendations on Reference Values(68 KB)
Published 15/9/13
Updated 11/05/16