Sacramento Valley Veterinary Medical Association
Don Low Fellowship
The Donald G. Low-DVMA Practitioner Fellowship is designed to meet California practitioner needs not available within residencies or other current programs. It is specifically intended for California practitioners. The SVVMA Charitable Foundation worked with UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital to guarantee a fellowship position for SVVMA members when applicable.
SVVMA encourages members to apply in areas of interest.
Fellowship Description
All applications must be completed electronically. Deadline for 2025-26 applications was December 20, 2024. by 5pm (PDT). You must reside in California or your application will be disqualified.
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A committee with representatives from the CVMA and the UC Davis faculty review applications and select finalists
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Selected practitioner fellows are expected to spend a minimum 20 days in the program. Finalists will be paired with a faculty mentor in their area of interest (service) to refine a proposal describing what they hope to achieve during their fellowship. This step is critical so both you and the faculty know what your goals are, and we know those goals can be met within the fellowship experience.
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Provides opportunity to learn in the clinical setting of the William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, other school programs, laboratories, and centers such as the Veterinary Medical Teaching and research Center, and through interactions with faculty, residents and students.
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The selected practitioner fellows will start their fellowship in August 2025.
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SVVMA asks members to do a 5-10 minute presentation of their experience to members at a meeting following their completion.
QUALIFICATIONS:
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Fellowships are awarded on the basis of competitive merit, with preference given to CVMA members
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One SVVMA member will be given preference if other qualifications are met
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Only applicants who are 5 years post-graduation are considered for a fellowship spot
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Fellows are awarded 100 Continuing Education credits
The following services are participating in the Don Low Fellowship 2024-2025 academic year. The services will be updated for the 2025-26 academic year soon:
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Anesthesia
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Assisted Reproductive Technology Laboratory
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Behavior
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Clinical Pathology
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Ophthalmology
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Neurology/Neurosurgery
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Nutrition Support
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Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care
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Small Animal Internal Medicine
All applications must be completed electronically. Deadline for 2025-26 applications was December 20, 2024. by 5pm (PDT).
If you have questions, please contact the Center for Continuing Education Professional Education at
(530) 752-3905 or svmcontinuinged@ucdavis.edu.