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Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates
In 1971, the House of Delegates approved a "Procedure for Recognizing Graduates of Colleges of Veterinary Medicine Outside the United States and Canada." That procedure included a provision for the formation of "a special committee to be named the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates, advisory to the Council on Education, shall be appointed by the AVMA Executive Board to maintain continuing surveillance over procedures for acceptance of graduates of colleges of veterinary medicine outside the United States and Canada."
Charge/Objective
- To evaluate the professional competence of graduates of non-AVMA/Council on Education-accredited colleges of veterinary medicine listed by the AVMA, to the benefit of such graduates and of the state and provincial veterinary licensing agencies, and of other concerned parties; and
- To allow utilization of ECFVG examinations and other assessment resources to evaluate the professional competence of graduates of AVMA/Council on Education-accredited colleges of veterinary medicine when such utilization is to the benefit of the state and provincial veterinary licensing agencies, and other concerned parties.
Membership, Method of Appointment, and Representation
The ECFVG shall consist of 8 voting members, one each from the following categories: AVMA Council on Education, Veterinary Members of State Veterinary Licensing Boards, Senior Administrative Executives of State Veterinary Licensing Boards, Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC), Government Service, Canadian National Examining Board (NEB), Clinical Practitioners holding an ECFVG certificate, and the public. All members except members representing Senior Administrative Executives of State Veterinary Licensing Boards and the public must be veterinarians.
Appointments for all voting representatives except the public member are made by the AVMA Executive Board for terms of six years beginning at the close of the AVMA annual meeting. ECFVG members who have served terms of three years or more are not eligible for re-appointment. The term of the representative of the Council on Education terminates concurrently with the end of the representative's term on the Council.
The public member is appointed by the Commission when a vacancy exists, for a non-renewable six-year term that begins at the close of the AVMA Annual Convention. Criteria used in the selection of public members specify that they shall NOT be:
- A veterinarian.
- A current or former employee of a college of veterinary medicine.
- A vendor to the ECFVG.
- Currently or formerly affiliated with any other constituent group represented on the ECFVG.
A non-voting liaison representing Clinical Proficiency Examination site coordinators will be appointed by the Site Coordinators at ECFVG-approved CPE sites to serve a three-year term, with eligibility to serve one additional three-year term. The liaison will be invited to attend only those portions of the ECFVG meeting at which CPE issues are addressed and will serve on the CPE Steering Committee.
Staff Consultant: Elizabeth A. Sabin
Chair
The chair is elected from within the Commission's membership.
Meetings
Twice per year, once in the fall and once in the spring, for two full-days (ie, two 2-day, 3-night meetings per year).
Funding
The AVMA reimburses all but the representative of the Canadian NEB for expenses associated with attendance at meetings of the ECFVG; the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association reimburses the representative of the Canadian NEB. Expenses for the non-voting liaison representing CPE site coordinators will be funded through the Quality Assurance Program.
Reports
The Commission reports to the Council on Education at each meeting of the Council.
Life Expectancy
The Commission will be reviewed in compliance with AVMA governance policies.
Liaison
A member of the Executive Board is appointed to serve as a liaison to the committee.
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