Recent Graduate

Bridge the gap between theory and practice. Embark on the journey of lifelong continuing professional development.

Have you recently graduated? Keen to expand the depth of your knowledge, build your confidence and competence, hone in on a particular discipline and join a community of like-minded veterinarians? Find out how CVE recent graduate membership can support you in this endeavour.

'"My CVE membership has offered me the opportunity to expand my knowledge of veterinary medicine in a really practical way since I graduated 3 years ago. It offers exceptional value for money for quality, and very practical, educational resources relevant in everyday practice. Take a look at the website or call the CVE for a chat. You won’t regret becoming a Recent Graduate member and I can assure you it will make you a better, more practice-ready vet."
Kate Drew

Member benefits

Control & Therapy (C&T) Series

As a CVE member, you receive an annual subscription to the C&T Series. Established in 1969, this unique quarterly veterinary forum is packed with wide-ranging and practical articles generally written by and for vets. Each issue of the C&T Series offers practical tips and case studies contributed by practising vets as well as more detailed perspective articles, features and general alerts pertinent to the profession.

Continuing Education

Choose from a range of innovative online and face-to-face courses in a number of veterinary disciplines, giving you several options for growth and development.

During your first 2 years as a graduate, make the most of your 40% discount on CE including conferences, WebinarLIVE! and TimeOnline courses.

Enjoy a 10% discount on our practical workshops and Distance Education courses.

WebinarPLUS Series

It’s FREE - As a CVE member, you can enrol in any webinar within the WebinarPLUS Series at no charge. The CVE offers up to 12 webinars in this series per year.

Bite-size online CE delivered by leading experts in their field, each WebinarPLUS gives you access to a webinar recording, supplementary readings, a quiz and an online discussion forum to engage directly with the presenter and your peers.

Complete at your own pace over 2 weeks. With each completed WebinarPLUS you earn 1 structured CPD point.

Webinar Library

Learn better with webinar? If you prefer watching presentations instead of reading notes, the Webinar Library hosts 300+ videos and digital resources on a range of topics including conference lectures, webinar recordings, engaging panel discussions and more.

Veterinary Titles

CVeSHOP - As a member you receive 25% discount on all CVeSHOP titles. These include DVDs and downloadable videos from renowned surgeons on a number of must-learn veterinary procedures.

Wiley-Blackwell & Elsevier - We have secured a 25% discount on Wiley-Blackwell and a 10% discount on Elsevier veterinary titles for our members. Once you join you will get access to the discount codes which you can use to purchase any veterinary titles from these publishers.

Engage with the profession

The CVE hosts a number of face-to-face courses around the country giving you an opportunity to mingle and further develop your network of professionals. Likewise, our online courses offer the opportunity to engage ‘virtually’.

Treated an interesting or unusual case at your practice recently, have a useful tip or wish to pose a question to your colleagues? The C&T Series give you an opportunity to contribute to and engage with the profession by publishing your article or reply.

Member Communication

The Member Hub provides quick access to all the member resources and benefits available to you including special member offers, the latest available veterinary resources and important alerts.

As a member you will receive the quarterly Member eNews to keep you informed about the latest member resources, as well as the monthly CVeNews bulletins packed with news, industry alerts and upcoming professional development opportunities.

Certificate of Membership

Receive a membership certificate for each year of membership. It showcases your clients your commitment to the global veterinary profession and animal wellbeing.

20% on Versatile Vet Membership

We are excited to announce a new collaboration with Versatile Vet, giving you fly-on-the-wall access to world-class specialists in every field of veterinary practice. Versatile Vet features world class veterinary experts demonstrating techniques and procedures in the field. Their extensive and expanding library of high-quality videos is online now.

Other Discounts

As a CVE member, you are also eligible to receive a 10% discount on professional development short courses offered by the Centre for Continuing Education. Choose from a range of short online courses, from business to languages to travel and everything in between.

Who can join?: 

Veterinary graduates, in the first 2 years after graduation of your degree.

Membership Fee: 

$210 per annum*
*Fee payable will vary with date of join (see FAQs)

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