Member benefits

The Australian Small Animal Veterinarians Special Interest Group (SIG) provides leadership and direction in promoting the advancement of small animal veterinary clinical skills and knowledge to our members. To achieve this, we promote the “career partner” concept, actively engaging in advocacy and policy development and delivering high quality continuing education in a variety of suitable and appropriate formats.

The ASAV SIG produces high quality communications to members, and creates and maintains a friendly, collegiate and inclusive culture with all our activities and events. The Australian Small Animal Veterinarians SIG is member of WSAVA and FASAVA with access to all member benefits from these international organisations.

Benefits of joining the ASAV Group

The ASAV SIG supports their members by providing:

• Twelve webinars per year and access to 12 months of on-demand webinar recordings of ASAV SIG webinars
• Continuing education at reduced prices.
• Amazing networking opportunities for mentoring and future employment
• Four printed issues of Companion magazine delivered to your door annually
• Access to four digital issues of the Australian Veterinary Practitioner journal annually
• Engagement opportunities with the veterinary profession in advocacy
• Opportunity to be nominated for a variety of ASAV Awards 
• Access to lots of resources - check out the Resources tab for a list.

Benefits of joining ASAV if you're a student

The Group supports the student members by providing:

• Twelve webinars per year and access to 12 months of on-demand webinar recordings of ASAV SIG webinars
• Continuing education at reduced prices.
• Amazing networking opportunities for mentoring and future employment
• Four printed issues of Companion magazine delivered to your door annually
• Access to four digital issues of the Australian Veterinary Practitioner journal annually
• Engagement opportunities with the veterinary profession in advocacy
• ASAV Student Award for Clinical Excellence and Proficiency to a final year student at each Australian university
• Student scholarship prize a year which include:
  • Full registration to the ASAV Group Conference
  • Five nights’ accommodation
  • Return airfares from the capital city nearest the winner’s campus
  • Access to lots of resources - check out the Resources tab for a list.