This guide contains the list of books and journals recommended as study materials for the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ACVSMR) examination.
Residents are responsible for ensuring they are using the correct edition of a book for their exam.
Please ask your librarian, mentor, or specialty board examination committee if questions arise.
"Please note that this is a guideline for a reading list of textbooks and journals suggested for preparation for the 2021 board-certification examination with the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation.
"Disclaimer: Due to the very diverse knowledge base required of sports medicine and rehabilitation, this reading list is suggested, but not all-inclusive. Candidates should use the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation examination rubric for identification of examination topics and the percentage distribution of examination questions within in each topic area as the basis for preparation for the respective board-certification examinations."
Source: American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
This resource updated: 6/08/2023
*Note* Please see the core and species specific rubrics/reading lists for the most detailed information regarding the ACVSMR 2021 Exam reading list information
Canine Journal Club Presentations: Please contact Matt Brunke coordinator for the Dropbox access (drmattbrunke@gmail.com)
"Please note that this is a guideline for a reading list of textbooks suggested for preparation for the 2020 Core Knowledge examination with the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Each of the selected textbooks contains chapters with material pertinent to the development of a working knowledge within the field of sports medicine and rehabilitation. The applicant will be responsible for material within relevant (or included) chapters related to the basic science and clinical practice of veterinary sports medicine and rehabilitation."
*Disclaimer: Due to the very diverse knowledge base required of sports medicine and rehabilitation, this reading list is suggested, but not all-inclusive. Candidates should use the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation examination rubric for identification of examination topics and the percentage distribution of examination questions within in each topic area as the basis for preparation for the respective examinations.
Animal Physiotherapy
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Atlas of Equine Ultrasonography
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Atlas of Small Animal Wound Management and Reconstructive Surgery
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Canine Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy
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Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery
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Equine Surgery
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Exercise Physiology: Nutrition, Energy, and Human Performance
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Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Disorders in Small Animal Practice
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Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology
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Handbook of Veterinary Neurology
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Handbook of Veterinary Pain Management
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Joint Disease in the Horse
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Joint Structure and Function
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Orthopaedic Basic Science: Foundations of Clinical Practice
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Dyce, Sack, and Wensing's Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy
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Textbook of Veterinary Diagnostic Radiology
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Diagnostic Radiology, an Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice
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Veterinary Surgery: Small Animal Expert Consult
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"Each of the selected textbooks contains chapters with material pertinent to the field of sports medicine and rehabilitation. The applicant will be responsible for material within relevant (or included) chapters related to the basic science and clinical practice of veterinary sports medicine and rehabilitation. In addition, questions on the species specific exams may draw from any references on the Core Reading List."
Small Animal Clinical Nutrition
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Animal Physiotherapy: Assessment, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Animals
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Miller's Anatomy of the Dog
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Canine Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy
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Veterinary Surgery: Small Animal Expert Consult
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Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
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"The veterinary journals listed below contain articles relevant to the field of canine sports medicine and rehabilitation. Within the listed journals, the majority of examination questions will originate from literature published within the last five years. For the 2020 American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation board-certification examination, questions will be created from literature published between January 1, 2015 and June 30, 2020.
Exam questions may also originate from information in older journal articles (prior to January 2014) if they are considered essential or foundational to the development and practice of canine sports medicine and rehabilitation. The applicant is responsible for material as it related to the basic science and clinical practice of canine sports medicine and rehabilitation."
"Each of the selected textbooks contains chapters with material pertinent to the field of sports medicine and rehabilitation. The applicant will be responsible for material within relevant chapters related to the basic science and clinical practice of veterinary sports medicine and rehabilitation.
Knowledge of basic and applied anatomy (gross and topographic anatomy and clinical imaging thereof) is assumed and should be viewed appropriately via textbooks, journal articles, etc."
Equine Locomotion
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Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery
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Diagnosis and Management of Lameness in the Horse
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Equine Surgery
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"The veterinary journals listed below contain articles relevant to the field of equine sports medicine and rehabilitation. Within the listed journals, most examination questions will originate from literature published within the last five and a half (5.5) years. For the 2021 American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation board-certification examination, questions will be created from literature published between January 1, 2015 and June 30, 2020.
"Exam questions may also originate from information in older journal articles (prior to January 2015) if they are considered essential or foundational to the development and practice of veterinary sports medicine and rehabilitation. The applicant is responsible for material as it relates to the basic science and clinical practice of veterinary sports medicine and rehabilitation.
"Any articles posted on the vsmr.org website under Resources and Diplomate Publications that relate to the horse, regardless of whether the journal is listed, and that have also been published between January 1, 2015 and June 30, 2020."
