Continuing a tradition started in 2005, the R.K. Anderson Resident Award will be granted for outstanding research by a veterinarian in an ACVB-approved residency, or ACVB-approved non-conforming training program, who has not yet passed the board certification examination. The award of $1500 is generously sponsored by Premier Pet Products, and honors Dr. R. K. Anderson, a founding member of the ACVB. Papers for consideration must be in the area of applied companion animal behavior (canine and feline only); other topics will not be reviewed for this award. Selection of the award winner is based upon the anonymous reviews of the abstract submitted for consideration for presentation at the ACVB/AVSAB Scientific Paper Session. The deadlines provided above apply to this award. Please note that veterinarians in an ACVB-approved residency or training program who wish to have their paper considered for the award must apply to present a full spoken paper. Short communications and posters will not be considered for the award. The abstract must contain sufficient information regarding the hypothesis, materials and methods, data, data analysis, results and discussion to permit evaluation of the scientific merit of the research, although final data, data analysis, conclusions and discussion are not required. The abstract must be at least two pages, but not more than three pages in length. Previous award winners are ineligible. The award winner and other applicants whose papers were accepted for presentation will be notified so that they may submit notes for the proceedings by April 1, as described above. Contact Dr. Gerry Flannigan with specific questions about the Resident Award.
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