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RCVS awards 48 new Fellowships
“This year we really have a rich, diverse harvest of wonderful new RCVS Fellows” – Niall Connell.
It is the highest number to join in one year since 2020.

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) is set to welcome 48 veterinary surgeons to the RCVS Fellowship.

Thirty of the new Fellows are being admitted for meritorious contributions to clinical practice, 15 for meritorious contributions to the profession, and three for meritorious contributions to knowledge.

Together, they represent the highest number to join the RCVS Fellowship in a single year since 2020.

Fellowship chair Niall Connell will formally welcome the 48 new Fellows at this year’s Fellowship Day at One Great George Street, London, on Thursday, 28 November 2024.

The title of Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has existed for more than 140 years. The Fellowship seeks to advance veterinary standards through a thriving learned society. It aims to promote scientific excellence, further professional skills and practice, and enrich public discourse about the importance of veterinary science.

Dr Connell said: “This year we really have a rich, diverse harvest of wonderful new RCVS Fellows. Massive congratulations to the 48 veterinary surgeons who have distinguished themselves by demonstrating their impressive career achievements and commitment.

“Our new Fellows are joining a learned society which will utilise their experience and dedication to further enhance our veterinary world. My thanks to the chairs and assessors of the three Fellowship streams for their hard work.”

Fellowship Day will also see the winners of the Fellow of the Future competition present a summary of their research in front of a panel of Fellows. The top 10 runners up will also be invited to attend the event and share their research via posters displayed on screens during the breaks.

Dr Connell added: “I’m really looking forward to meeting our new Fellows on Fellowship Day, where I’m also excited to be hearing from some of our upcoming new veterinary talent via the Fellows of the Future presentations.

“I am always inspired to believe that our profession is in very safe hands for the future based on the quality of the young people who have presented in previous years.”

The full list of new Fellows can be found here.

Information about entering the Fellows of the Future competition can be found here. The deadline for submissions is 4pm on 1 October 2024.

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 RCVS Knowledge has called on vet practices to audit their post-operative neutering outcomes.

It follows the release of the 2024 NASAN benchmarking report, which collates data from neutering procedures performed on dogs, cats and rabbits.

The benchmarking report enables practices in the UK and Ireland to compare their post-operative outcomes to the national average. This includes the rate of patients lost to follow-up, which in 2024 increased to 23 per cent.

Anyone from the practice can submit the data using a free template. The deadline for next report is February 2026.

Visit the RCVS Knowledge website to complete an audit. 

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