This guide contains the list of books and journals recommended as study materials for the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ACVSMR) examination.
Source: American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, ACVSMR Final Reading List: 2016 Board Certification Examination.
This resource updated: 4/25/2022
Textbooks updated to most recent edition: 4/25/2022
Source reading list reviewed: 4/25/2022
Source reading list updated by specialty board: 2021
"...Questions will be created from literature published between January 1, 2016 and June 30, 2021. Exam questions may also originate from information in older journal articles (prior to January 2016) if they are considered essential or foundational to the development and practice of canine sports medicine and rehabilitation. The applicant is responsible for material as it relates to the basic science and clinical practice of canine sports medicine and rehabilitation."
Required Landmark Papers
"Knowledge of basic and applied anatomy (gross and topographic anatomy and clinical imaging thereof) is assumed and should be reviewed appropriately via text books, journal articles, etc.."
"...Questions will originate from literature published within the last five and a half (5.5) years. For the 2022 American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation board-certification examination, questions will be created from literature published between January 1, 2016 and June 30, 2021. Exam questions may also originate from information in older journal articles (prior to January 2015) if they are considered essential or foundational to the development and practice of equine sports medicine and rehabilitation. The applicant is responsible for material as it relates to the basic science and clinical practice of equine sports medicine and rehabilitation. "
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