43rd Annual Equine Arthroscopy Courses - Application for Tuition Assistance

Courtesy of a generous sponsorship we are offering tuition assistance to a limited number of ACVS Residents for each of our Equine Arthroscopy courses in 2026. Tuition assistance of $1000 per course per student is available. If a recipient attends both Equine Arthroscopy (Basic Equine Arthroscopy & Advanced Equine Arthroscopy & Tenoscopy) courses they would receive $2000 in total assistance.

For full consideration, please submit the survey information by March 23rd 2026. You will be notified via email, if accepted, by April 15th.

Tuition assistance recipients will be responsible for paying the remainder of the standard course registration fee.

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About the courses:

Basic Equine Arthroscopy – August 19-20, 2026

In its 43rd year, the Basic Equine Arthroscopy Course has been a foundation for equine surgeons across the world. Drs. Wayne McIlwraith, Chris Kawcak, Wes Sutter, Ryan Carpenter, and Brad Nelson will use a combination of easy-to- understand didactic lectures, video demonstrations and extensive, practical hands-on lab training to teach you the basic instrumentation and principles of equine arthroscopy. You’ll learn diagnostic arthroscopy of the carpus, fetlock, and tarsocrural joints and gain experience in removing osteochondral fragments.

CE Credits – 12.0

Advanced Equine Arthroscopy & Tenoscopy – August 20-22, 2026

In the 43rd Annual Advanced Equine Arthroscopy and Tenoscopy course, Drs. McIlwraith, Kawcak, Sutter, Carpenter, and Nelson will take the basic skills and apply them to more advanced techniques. Or if you are an experienced equine surgeon, the course will provide the latest techniques and insights for case management.

Your instructors will use a combination of easy-to-understand didactic lectures, video demonstrations and extensive, practical hands-on lab training to teach you how to do advanced arthroscopy with particular emphasis on approaches for internal fixation of fractures of the, new arthroscopic techniques in the femoropatellar and femorotibial joints, advanced arthroscopic surgery of the hock, important tenoscopic surgical techniques and approaches to Bursoscopy. New this year will be the use of cadaveric fracture and subchondral cyst models to replicate the nuances of implant placement.

CE Credits – 19.5