The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has issued a reminder noting that the deadline is approaching for nominations from veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses who would like to stand as candidates in next year’s RCVS Council and Veterinary Nurses Council elections respectively.
The nomination period for both RCVS and VN Councils runs up until 5pm on Tuesday 31 January 2017. In order to stand, candidates for either Council will need to submit a nomination form, a short biography and personal statement, and a high resolution digital photo.
Each candidate also needs two nominators. For RCVS Council candidates these should be veterinary surgeons who are on the College’s Register but are not current RCVS Council members and for VN Council candidates they must be registered veterinary nurses who are not currently on VN Council.
The election period starts around mid-March and will run until 5pm on Friday 28 April 2017. Ballot papers will be sent to veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses who are eligible to vote in the week commencing Monday 13 March 2017.
Nomination forms and guidance for prospective RCVS Council candidates can be found here. The equivalent documents for VN Council candidates can be found here.