ACVIM Certificate of Clinical Excellence

Recognizing veterinary students who demonstrate sincere interest and outstanding didactic and clinical expertise in internal medicine.

The ACVIM Certificate of Clinical Excellence is awarded annually to fourth year veterinary students from AVMA-affiliated institutions, with up to three students awarded per institution.  Institutions are contacted annually by the ACVIM and are asked to submit their selections by the end of the second quarter. Each institution hosts an award ceremony, and students are recognized and presented with their certificate at that time. For more information, please contact Membership@ACVIM.org

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2025 Certificate of Clinical Excellence Winners

Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island

Shannon Kelley

Arianna Evans

Claire Graham

Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine

Grace Butler

Startus (Starr) Hutcherson

Zoe Johns-Boehme

Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine

Sara Brown

Zack English

Emma Thompson-Cushing

Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine

Zachary Spodek

Kaitlyn Carberry

Maya Vulcan

Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University

Katherine Yang

Grace Heinrich

Nicole Moyer

Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine

Kristen Larson

Allison Prather

Jacob Reichert

Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine

Carlie Dill

Deanna Gennett

Shalimar Hulme

Lincoln Memorial University College of Veterinary Medicine

Caroline Appel

McKenna Harless

Heather Worlein

Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine

Kodey A Broussard

Nicole Torres

Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine

Sophia Kesler

Camille Akin

Kathryn Simmons

Midwestern University College of Veterinary Medicine

Madison Hunker

Chloe Santos

Michael Tuohy

Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine

Carey McLain

North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine

Alex Boering

Erin Perry

Sage Smelik

Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine

Ashley Feeley

Allie Whitacre

Audrey Heidt

Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine

Prema Nissinen

Daniel Cauvel

Priscilla Solares

Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine

Rachel Stucky

Cameron Vaughn

Eve Neumann

Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Haven Erengil

Joseph Knue

Keegan Crow

The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine

Sarah Dalzell

Kelsey Nickel

Sarah Webster

Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine

Shalinda McMahon

Hannah Ackerman

Brianna Hayes

University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

Jennifer Grimes

Savannah Tobin

University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine

Kyle Fox

Alexis Diaz

Edward Daly

University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine

Elise Goff

Rebecca Kelly

Madeline Yokeley

University of Guelph - Ontario Veterinary College

Laura Willis

Roberta O'Hagan-Todd

Avery Hood

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine

Gina Kowalewicz

Owen Davis

Stephen Grisoli

University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine

Laura Munger

Lijie Zhao

Cora Uidl

University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

Julia Pascarella

William Moorhead

Kayla Even

University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine

Devon Alyssa Woods

Ryan Michael Flynn

Sarah Elizabeth Sailors

University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine

Yiyao (Krista) Li

Kristen Baert

Brenne Wetherbee

Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine

Paige Copenhaver

Shane Stafford

Cecelia Ivey

Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine

Emma Potter

Caroline Thornberry

Cameron Cooper

Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan

Eric Kim

Emma Schaeffer

Western University of Health Science, College of Veterinary Medicine

Charlize Zuraek

Lauren Croquenois

Bryan Williams

For more information on the ACVIM Certificate of Clinical Excellence program, please contact Membership@ACVIM.org