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Veterinary Specialty Organizations

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1. Integrity—Veterinary Specialty Organizations
   
   
   1. The veterinary specialty organization must present accurate information to the ABVS in its initial petition for recognition, its annual report, its five-year in-depth report, and any other report required in the ABVS Policies and Procedures Manual.
      
      
   2. The recognized veterinary specialty organization (RVSO) must refrain from misleading advertisement of the organization and must correct any inaccuracy.
      
      
   3. If an RVSO releases information regarding its recognition status, the information must be correct. Should misinformation be released, the RVSO must correct the information in a timely manner.
   
   
2. Integrity—American Board of Veterinary Specialties
   
   
   1. During the evaluation process, the ABVS must evaluate the veterinary specialty organization and veterinary specialty according only to the guidelines for recognition, which are outlined in the ABVS Policies and Procedures Manual approved by the AVMA Executive Board. Application of these standard guidelines must be unbiased.
      
      
   2. Review of all reports and deliberation toward the assignment of recognition status must be conducted with the highest ethical standards.
      
      
   3. All material and discussion of the ABVS pertaining to recognition or discipline of veterinary specialty organizations or resolution of mediation must be confidential. This implies that such discussions may be held in Executive Session during the ABVS annual meeting, and all media considered "sensitive materials" must be disposed of in such a manner to maintain the confidentiality.

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