ACVP Diplomate Membership
ACVP Diplomate Members are veterinarians who successfully complete the ACVP certifying examination, are accepted into the organization as Diplomates, and maintain active ACVP membership via payment of all required dues.
Diplomate Membership
ACVP Diplomate membership is open to all veterinarians who achieve and maintain ACVP board certification and who pay annual membership dues, as required by the Diplomate membership type.
ACVP membership is good through June 30 (regardless of date of payment for the previous membership year) and must be renewed annually. Payment may be made by logging into your membership record on the ACVP website.
ACVP Diplomates boarded in 2016 or thereafter must meet published Maintenance of Certification every 10 years in order to remain boarded and therefore eligible for Diplomate membership.
To renew your membership, sign in to your ACVP account.
Benefits Of Diplomate Membership
- Worldwide recognition of expertise in veterinary pathology
- Competitive advantage for job opportunities
- Enhanced ability to influence the direction of the specialty of veterinary pathology
- Electronic access to Veterinary Pathology, the premiere international bi-monthly journal of basic and applied research involving domestic, laboratory, wildlife, marine, and zoo animals and poultry
- Reduced registration fees for ACVP educational programs, including the leading veterinary pathology conference in North America
- Access to member-only content on the ACVP website including educational webinars, triennial salary survey, and the ACVP membership directory
- Access to the monthly member newsletter
- Leadership and volunteer opportunities on ACVP’s many active committees and working groups
- Mentorship program participation
- Voting privileges and other participation in the College’s governance
Diplomate Membership Types
Diplomate Member in Good Standing
A board-certified member who has paid dues for the current year and is eligible for all benefits of membership.
Diplomate Reduced Rate Membership
Reduced Rate Membership fee is available to individuals who have passed the certification exam but remain graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and continued residency trainees. Annual email verification to [email protected] from the department chair is required to receive this membership rate.
Diplomate Emeritus
ACVP members who have retired from the practice of pathology and are no longer earning a living performing the tasks or receiving compensation for pathology-related activities may request Emeritus membership approval by the ACVP Board, via this Emeritus Membership Application.
ACVP Bylaws stipulate that an Emeritus member is any member who has retired from the practice or teaching of veterinary pathology. Retirement may have varied meanings. An individual may retire from a career in one institution and work in another or continue to consult. The ACVP Board does not consider such individuals to be retired for the purposes of Emeritus membership.
Emeritus members shall be exempt from the payment of dues but shall have all privileges of membership, except the right to hold office. Emeritus members may continue to access the Veterinary Pathology journal electronically. Emeritus membership is voted upon and granted by the Board of Directors at the request of regular members desiring to change their membership status. Board determination in response to an Emeritus Application may take up to six weeks.
Diplomate Honorary
A non-member who has contributed in an extraordinary manner to the advancement of veterinary pathology may be elected to Honorary Membership by a majority vote of the Board of Directors, and confirmed by a majority vote of the membership of the College. Honorary members have all privileges of membership except the right to vote or hold office, and are exempt from dues payment.
Read more about Honorary Membership recognition.
Diplomate Distinguished
A Diplomate of the College who has rendered exceptionally distinguished service to the College or who has contributed in an exemplary manner to veterinary pathology may be selected by majority vote of the Board of Directors to be a Distinguished Member. A person so honored shall have all the rights and privileges of membership.
Read more about Distinguished Member recognition.
Members-in-Good-Standing Relief
ACVP recognizes that adversity in the lives of its members may arise from time to time, whether due to a change in financial status, natural disasters, or medical or family issues. Often, it is during these times that ACVP resources and connections are most needed.
Diplomate Members experiencing a hardship may contact [email protected] to request Member-in-Good-Standing relief. The program is intended to provide temporary relief of membership dues for a member who seeks to maintain Member-in-Good-Standing status and remain in contact with other ACVP members through its various activities and meetings and benefit fully from ACVP membership.
The request to the Board should include: (1) Name, (2) Reason(s) for requesting relief (to include, but are not limited to employment/financial, medical, personal situation, or natural disaster, (3)Time period for which relief is sought, and (4) Amount of dues relief requested.
A Board’s determination may take up to 6 weeks to be relayed.
For more information, contact ACVP.