Race Standards

Please note that Program and Provider approval requires agreement to ALL of the RACE Standards.

Presenter Qualifications

Presenters for a particular continuing education Program shall be competent in the subject matter and qualified by experience. Presenter biography/credential information for all presenters must be maintained by the Provider and provided to AAVSB RACE along with the Program Application.

• Number of Presenters
• Required Information to Be Submitted
• Large Program Presenter Lists
• Education Required for Presenters
• Scientific/Clinical Programs for Veterinarians
• Scientific/Clinical Programs for Veterinary Technicians
• Non-Scientific/Non-Clinical Programs
• Commercial/Promotional Programs
• Reference Letters

Number of Presenters

An appropriate number of Program presenters for each activity shall be utilized, and the Program agenda should clearly indicate which presenter(s) present each topic(s).

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Required Information to be Submitted

A presenter biography with credential information (i.e. board certification, advanced degrees, and employment affiliation) is preferred to a full CV unless otherwise requested by the RACE committee. Click here for a sample RACE Speaker Biography template (PDF).

Presenters shall be competent in the subject matter and qualified by education and experience. Qualifications to provide include each presenter’s name, education, credentials, evidence of special knowledge in the subject area being presented, contact information, and employment and other affiliations, as well as any additional details that support the individual’s ability to present the program.

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Large Program Presenter Lists

For Programs with 15 or more presenters, a speaker list/roster with names, credentials, contact information and employee affiliation(s) is sufficient unless otherwise requested by the RACE committee.

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Education Required for Presenters

In general, presenters for a given topic should have at least the same level of education or higher as the individuals to whom the Program is to be presented (e.g. a Program for Veterinarians should be presented by an individual holding at least a DVM/VMD degree or greater; a Program for Veterinary Technicians should be presented by an individual holding at least a degree from an AVMA- or CVMA-accredited veterinary technician program or greater). 

Qualified presenters for Scientific/Clinical Programs for Veterinarians shall as a minimum:

Presenters who do not meet this minimum Standard will be required to submit reference letters from such individuals to support their ability to present the content requested; click here for more information about reference letters. 

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Qualified presenters for Scientific/Clinical Programs for Technicians shall:

Presenters who do not meet this minimum Standard will be required to submit reference letters from such individuals to support their ability to present the content requested; click here for more information about reference letters. 

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Non-Scientific Programs:

Programs that are non-scientific (e.g., business-related) in subject matter, such as Practice Management and Professional Development shall be presented by certified veterinary practice managers (CVPM) or individuals who can provide evidence of sufficient education and special knowledge in the subject matter. If not a CVPM, the following qualifications should be met:
 

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Commercial/Promotional Programs:

Presenters of Programs which are promotional in nature that provide scientific content shall meet the same educational and experience criteria as for other Scientific/Clinical Subject Matter programs. No program that is primarily promotional in nature, regardless of subject material, will be acceptable. Click here for additional information about the Promotional subject matter category.

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Reference Letters

Reference letters may be requested at the discretion of the RACE committee for presenters who do not have board certification, advanced degrees or evidence of special knowledge in the subject area being presented, which shall include one or more publications in a peer-reviewed, scientific journal within the last five (5) years. Click here for a sample Presenter Recommendation form (PDF).

In general, a total of three (3) reference letters are required on behalf of each presenter, at least two (2) of which should be from individuals who are board-certified or have advanced degrees in the subject matter and are not employed by the presenter or Provider. Should the Provider also be the presenter, all three (3) references should be from individuals not employed by the Provider.

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References may use the RACE Presenter Recommendation form, or be in letter format, and must contain the following information:

1. Name of recommender
2. Recommender's credentials information
3. Recommender's contact information (phone and e-mail)
4. Name of person recommended
5. RACE Provider name, Provider number and Program title

About the presenter, references should describe:

1. Recommender’s professional experience with the presenter/speaker
2. Presenter's background in the field
3. Recommender’s specific reasons for recommending the presenter/speaker
   
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Reference letters may be e-mailed to race@aavsb.org, faxed to 816-931-1604, or mailed to:

AAVSB RACE
380 W. 22nd Street, Suite 101
Kansas City, MO 64108