International Postgraduate Veterinary Education Symposium
We're thrilled to be hosting the inaugural International Postgraduate Veterinary Education (PGVE) Symposium on 18 and 19 November in London, where we hope to establish a new international community of practice committed to advancing postgraduate veterinary education.
Register your interest
This unique, two-day event will bring together veterinary educators and practitioners, researchers and innovators from around the world to exchange ideas, drive progress and shape the future of the profession.
Tickets for the symposium are now sold out, but you can register below to receive updates, speaker recordings and reports.
Pre-symposium workshop
For those keen to play a more active role in shaping our community of practice, we’re hosting a pre-symposium workshop and networking day on 17 November at the RCVS headquarters in London. This is a valuable opportunity to contribute to the ongoing development of the PGVE network.
When: Monday 17 November 2025
Where: RCVS, 1 Hardwick Street, London, EC1R 4RB*
Featured speakers
The symposium will feature inspiring presentations from leading voices in the fields of both the veterinary and health professions.
Click the plus icons below to learn more about our distinguished speakers - their backgrounds, areas of expertise, and what they’ll be presenting at the symposium.
Programme
The PGVE Symposium will focus on four overarching themes. Each corresponds to a key stage in a veterinary professional’s career, where education and training play a crucial role.
These are:
Graduate transition into the profession
Advanced education and training (eg: postgraduate qualifications, internships and professional development)
Continuing education and professional development
Licensure and revalidation
PGVE Symposium background and additional information
The need to strengthen postgraduate veterinary education has never been greater. Unlike the health professions, veterinary education beyond graduation remains surprisingly underexplored, with little published evidence to inform best practices.
This challenge was rigorously examined in a recent paper published in the Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, entitled ‘The Veterinary Education and Training Landscape Beyond Graduation: Where is the Evidence?’.**
The paper is authored Dr Linda Prescott-Clements, RCVS Director of Education, alongside international collaborators Professor Kent G. Hecker (Canada), Professor Harold G. J. Bok (Netherlands) and Professor Martin Cake (Australia).
It highlights the potential opportunities and benefits of placing greater emphasis on postgraduate veterinary education and development, exploring them through the four themes we will be focusing on at the symposium.
Be part of an international network shaping veterinary education
his symposium - and future events like it - aim to build and strengthen an international community of practice dedicated to driving progress in postgraduate veterinary education.
Through collaboration, we hope to deepen our shared understanding of best practices in education and training, spanning the transition from graduation through to postgraduate programmes such as certificates, internships, residencies and continuing professional development. By doing so, we can help improve the postgraduation experience for veterinary surgeons and nurses, while also supporting greater satisfaction, engagement and wellbeing across the veterinary profession worldwide.
* Exact timings will be confirmed shortly.
**If you would like to receive a copy of ‘The Veterinary Education and Training Landscape Beyond Graduation: Where is the Evidence?’, please email Dr Linda Prescott-Clements.