Veterinary Specialty Boards Reading Lists
American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) Reading List
This guide contains the list of books and journals recommended as study materials for the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) examination.
Residents are responsible for ensuring they are using the correct edition of a book for their exam.
Please ask your librarian, mentor, or specialty board examination committee if questions arise.
Source: ACVS Certification Examination Reading List
This resource updated: 02/26/2016
Source reading list reviewed: 02/19/2016
Source reading list updated by specialty board: 09/2015
References
"The following references and books are suggested reading for preparation for the 2016 Examination. Other textbooks and current references may be pertinent. Knowledge of basic and applied anatomy is assumed."
- Equine Surgery (4th ed.) by Jorg A. Auer; John A. StickCall Number: SF951 .E6377 2012ISBN: 9781437708677Publication Date: 20114th edition
E-BOOK and print - Veterinary Surgery: Small Animal (1st ed.) by Karen M. Tobias; Spencer A. JohnstonISBN: 9781437707465Publication Date: 20121st edition
New edition available - Farm Animal Surgery (Fubini) (1st ed.) by Susan L. Fubini; Norm DucharmeCall Number: SF911 .F925 2004ISBN: 9780721690629Publication Date: 2004-01-15E-BOOK and print
New edition available - Textbook of Veterinary Physiology by James G. Cunningham; Bradley G. KleinISBN: 9781416036104Publication Date: 2007
- Textbook of Medical Physiology by John E. Hall; Arthur C. GuytonISBN: 9781416045748Publication Date: 201112th edition.
Newer edition available.
Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9 (pages 104-109), 11, 3, 14, 16, 17 (page 199), 19 (pages 213-217, 220-222), 25, 26, 27 (pages 323-324, 337-338), 28 (pages 345, 355-357), 30 (pages 379-392), 33, 74, 79 - Lumb and Jones' Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia by Kurt A. Grimm (Editor); William J. Tranquilli (Editor); John C. Thurmon (Editor)Call Number: SF914 .L82 2007ISBN: 9780781754712Publication Date: 2007
- Equine Anesthesia: Monitoring and emergency therapy (2nd ed.) by William Muir; John A. E. Hubbell; William W. MuirCall Number: SF951 .E54 2009ISBN: 9781416023265Publication Date: 2009E-BOOK and print
2nd edition - Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (2nd ed.) by Dawn Merton BootheCall Number: SF991 .B676 2012ISBN: 9780721605555Publication Date: 20122nd edition.
Chapters 6, 7, 29. - Advances in Equine Laparoscopy by Claude A. Ragle (Editor)Call Number: SF951 .A38 2012ISBN: 9780470958773Publication Date: 20121st edition
E-BOOK and print - Diagnostic and Surgical Arthroscopy in the Horse (3rd ed.) by C. Wayne McIlwraith; K. Josef Boening; Alan J. Nixon; Ian WrightCall Number: SF959.J64 D53 2005ISBN: 9780723432814Publication Date: 2005-12-12
- Equine Wound Management (2nd ed.) by Ted S. Stashak (Editor); Christine L. Theoret (Editor)ISBN: 9780813812236Publication Date: 20082nd edition.
New edition available - Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy (4th ed.) by K. M. Dyce; C. J. G. Wensing; Wolfgang O. SackCall Number: SF761 .D93 2010ISBN: 9781416066071Publication Date: 20104th edition
E-BOOK and print
**6 user limit at one time**
5th edition available in print at Vet Library SF761 .D93 2018 - Equine Fracture Repair by Alan J. NixonCall Number: SF959.F78 E68 1996ISBN: 0721667546Publication Date: 1995-10-24
Journals
"The majority of questions come from literature published in the last 5 years. For example, if you are taking the 2015 examination, questions will primarily come from literature published in the range of 01/01/10-12/31/14. Questions may also come from older articles considered significant and essential to the knowledge of the veterinary surgeon.
"The majority of questions come from literature published in the last 5 years. For example, if you are taking the 2016 examination, questions will primarily come from literature published in the range of 01/01/11-12/31/15. Questions may also come from older articles considered significant and essential to the knowledge of the veterinary surgeon"
References
"The following references and books are suggested reading for preparation for the 2016 examination. Other textbooks and current references may be pertinent. Knowledge of basic and applied anatomy is assumed."
- Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology (12th ed.) by John E. Hall; Arthur C. GuytonISBN: 1416045740Publication Date: 201012th edition.
"11th edition or 12th editon (chapters are equivalent)"
Chapters 4-13, 16, 20, 22, 25, 29, 30, 36-42, 49, 60, 62-64, 70. - Lumb and Jones' Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia by Kurt A. Grimm (Editor); William J. Tranquilli (Editor); John C. Thurmon (Editor)Call Number: SF914 .L82 2007ISBN: 9780781754712Publication Date: 2007
- Mechanisms of Disease in Small Animal Surgery (3rd ed.) by Bojrab; M. Joseph Bojrab; Eric MonnetCall Number: SF991 .M43 2010ISBN: 9781591610380Publication Date: 2010-01-01
- Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (2nd ed.) by Dawn Merton BootheCall Number: SF991 .B676 2012ISBN: 9780721605555Publication Date: 20122nd edition.
Chapters 6, 7, 29. - Small Animal Surgery (Fossum) (4th ed.) by Theresa Welch FossumCall Number: SF911 .F67 2013ISBN: 9780323100793Publication Date: 20124th edition.
E-BOOK and print - Veterinary Surgery: Small Animal (1st ed.) by Karen M. Tobias; Spencer A. JohnstonISBN: 9781437707465Publication Date: 2012
- AO Principles of Fracture Management in the Dog and Cat by Ann L. Johnson; John E. F. Houlton; Rico VanniniISBN: 9781588904171Publication Date: 2005Chapters 1-3, 20, 27.
- Small Animal Endoscopy by Todd R. Tams; Clarence A. RawlingsISBN: 9780323055789Publication Date: 20113rd edition.
Chapters 1, 11-16, 21. - Miller's Anatomy of the Dog (4th ed.) by Howard E. Evans; Alexander de LahuntaISBN: 9781437708127Publication Date: 20134th edition
Journals
"The majority of questions come from literature published in the last 5 years. For example, if you are taking the 2015 examination, questions will primarily come from literature published in the range of 01/01/10-12/31/14. Questions may also come from older articles considered significant and essential to the knowledge of the veterinary surgeon.
"The majority of questions come from literature published in the last 5 years. For example, if you are taking the 2016 examination, questions will primarily come from literature published in the range of 01/01/11-12/31/15. Questions may also come from older articles considered significant and essential to the knowledge of the veterinary surgeon."
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