Veterinary Specialty Organizations Committee
The Veterinary Specialty Organizations Committee works to advance specialization in veterinary medicine, advising the American Board of Veterinary…
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Specialty organization proposed in veterinary education
The organizing committee of the proposed American College of Veterinary Medical Education has petitioned the AVMA American Board of Veterinary…
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Nephrology and urology recognized as veterinary specialty organization
The American College of Veterinary Nephrology and Urology is the newest AVMA-recognized veterinary specialty organization and has a unique training…
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Specialty organizations reshape training and examinations
Veterinary specialty organizations are temporarily reshaping their certification programs for new diplomates to fit the changing dimensions of the…
Veterinary specialties
The AVMA’s American Board of Veterinary Specialties recognizes veterinary specialty organizations and specialties, promoting advanced levels of…
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Shelter medicine receives full recognition as specialty, fish medicine receives provisional recognition
The 9-year-old veterinary specialty in shelter medicine received full recognition from the AVMA American Board of Veterinary Specialties (ABVS) in…
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Fish medicine specialty proposed
The American Association of Fish Veterinarians and World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association have proposed developing a fish practice recognized…
Veterinary specialists 2016
View U.S. veterinarians with various board certifications from AVMA-recognized veterinary specialty organizations as of December 2016.
Veterinary specialists 2014
View U.S. veterinarians with various board certifications from AVMA-recognized veterinary specialty organizations as of December 2014.
Veterinary specialists 2015
View U.S. veterinarians who hold various board certifications from AVMA-recognized veterinary specialty organizations as of December 2015.
Veterinary specialists 2017
Market research data: View the number of U.S. veterinarians with various board certifications from AVMA-recognized veterinary specialty organizations…
Veterinary specialists 2013
Market research data: U.S. veterinarians who hold various board certifications from AVMA-recognized veterinary specialty organizations as of Dec. 2013
Veterinary specialists in the U.S.
Discover how many U.S. veterinarians held various board certifications from AVMA-recognized veterinary specialty organizations as of December 2022.
American Board of Veterinary Specialties
The American Board of Veterinary Specialties is charged with implementing AVMA’s guidelines for the establishment and recognition of veterinary…
What do board-certified veterinary specialists do?
A veterinary specialist is a veterinarian who has completed additional training in a specific area of veterinary medicine, and has passed an…
Veterinary specialists 2018
View U.S. veterinarians with various board certifications from AVMA-recognized veterinary specialty organizations as of December 2018.
Veterinary specialists 2020
View U.S. veterinarians with various board certifications from AVMA-recognized veterinary specialty organizations as of December 2020.
Veterinary specialists 2019
Market research data: View U.S. veterinarians with various board certifications from AVMA-recognized veterinary specialty organizations as of…
JAVMA news
Veterinary technicians fully recognize zoology specialty
The National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America announced that the Academy of Veterinary Zoological Medicine Technicians received full…
ABVS policies and procedures
Find complete guidelines on the establishment, recognition, and supervision of veterinary specialty organizations, as well as a detailed history and…
AVMA news
List of Black diplomates sparks discussion, action
Dr. Coretta Patterson has started to compile a list of Black diplomates of veterinary specialty colleges, including from the American College of…
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AVMA task force to tackle specialist shortage in academia
A new task force, proposed by the AVMA Veterinary Specialty Organizations Committee (VSOC) and approved by the Board during its April 5 meeting in…
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Share your love story to help solve profession’s retention problem
Veterinary Visionaries, a collaboration of veterinary organizations, is holding a storytelling event from Feb. 14 to March 7 to answer this question:…
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Comments invited on proposed clinical wildlife practice specialty
The AVMA American Board of Veterinary Specialties (ABVS) has received a letter of intent from a group of veterinarians wishing to seek recognition for…
Comments open: Proposed specialty in clinical wildlife practice
The American Board of Veterinary Specialties will accept public comment through July 31, 2024, on a proposal seeking recognition of a veterinary…