Continuing Education

Continuing Education

The PVMA is proud to offer more than a robust learning program each year. In an effort to accommodate different schedules we offer several different formats detailed below. We are constantly working to diversify our offerings and improve our program.

Please visit our website calendar to see all of our CE offerings and events as well as those of other local and national organizations.

PVMA Webinars: Recordings can be accessed in our file library. Must be logged into your PVMA/OVTAA member account.

Visit the file library here.

Virtual PVMA Members Meeting and Lectures
September through May, Monthly General Membership Meetings are held at the second Thursday of most months. These meetings offer a brief overview of PVMA business and news. Most presentations are provided by local member specialists resulting in greater community knowledge and high-quality CE. This is a great opportunity to get to know the fantastic specialists you often refer to. These meetings are no cost to PVMA Members.

Practice Owner Education Series
Events held 2-3 times per year for member private practice owners

Workshops
Throughout the year, we incorporate hands-on workshop to provide more in-depth learning opportunities to our members.

Special Events
Throughout the year, opportunities arise for the PVMA to facilitate or partner with others to offer a variety of learning opportunities.

Power of 10 Program: Personal and Professional Development for Early Career Veterinarians
The Power of Ten Program offers a small group of early‐career veterinarians the opportunity to complete a personal and professional development program comprised of in‐person educational opportunities and activities over a 9‐month period. The PVMA will provide topic experts, meals, and meeting expenses at no charge to the participant. Modules will be held at locations around the Portland Metro Area with the exception of attendance at the AVMA’s Veterinary Leadership Conference in Chicago. There will be in-person modules (4‐6 hours each), along with an overnight kick‐off retreat, several less formal social gatherings, and a workshop with other PVMA members. Meeting times will range from days to evenings, weekdays to weekends, and the format will vary by module. We will be offering this program every other year, welcoming a new class in September 2025.

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Rose City Veterinary Conference - April 6, 2025
Our larger multi-track conference highlighting veterinary professionals from across our region and from afar, celebrating and connecting our community, and creating a space to learn and grow together will be back for 2025. Details to come!

Additionally, the OVTAA hosts webinars, townhalls, and Recover CRP certification trainings that are available to OVTAA and PVMA members.

For Oregon Licensees: when veterinarians renew for their 2025 licenses, in December 2024, they will need to report CE. CVTs will not need to report 15 Credits of CE until December 2025.

Oregon Veterinary Practice Act: Continuing Education Requirements (CE)

875-010-0090

(1) All active licensees, including veterinarians and certified veterinary technicians, must comply with the CE provided in this rule in order to renew their licenses.

(2) Licensees wishing to renew their license must complete the minimum required number of CE hours every two years. Veterinarians shall report 30 hours of CE to the Board with license renewals for every odd-numbered year. Certified veterinary technicians shall report 15 hours of CE to the Board for every even-numbered year. The required hours may be obtained online and be satisfied with any combination of the following continuing education activities:

(a) Attendance at scientific workshops or seminars approved by the Board or by the American Association of Veterinary Boards Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE).

(b) A maximum of four hours for veterinarians or two hours for certified veterinary technicians reading approved scientific journals. One subscription to an approved journal is equal to one hour of credit.

(c) A maximum of six hours for veterinarians or three hours for certified veterinary technicians of workshops or seminars on non-scientific subjects relating to the practice of veterinary medicine such as communication skills, practice management, stress management, or chemical impairment.

(d) A minimum for veterinarians of one hour each in judicious antibiotic use and appropriate analgesic and anesthetic methods.

Full Oregon Veterinary Practice Act CE requirements