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Veterinary Licensing
Exams needed for Veterinary practice in foreign countries Veterinarians and veterinary science is the constant eccentric point of my blogs which leads me, to write my another blog on the exams needed to
practice in major developed countries like the U.K., Australia & New Zealand,
USA & Canada etc. This blog will be referring to the various veterinary license exams which are conducted by some of the developed nations to allow foreign-educated veterinarians for their routine practices in those nations. Generally interested Indian vets targets few nations in the world for their immigration due to the monetary benefits and visa friendly procedures. The USA, Canada, UK, Australia, and New Zealand records the second-largest number of immigrants from India. Mostly these countries are targeted by the Indian students due to their quality of education, the student-friendly system of education, and nice employment culture. These countries hold license exams for the Indian Vets, so they can practice in those countries and their level of education and clinical skills meet their standards. This blog mainly focuses on three license exams that have been conducted by these countries. I am writing about three license exams in detail which are worldwide known in the field of veterinary medicine. 1. RCVS (Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons) United Kingdom  RCVS is not the name of the exam instead it is the conducting authority that conducts the license exams for the veterinarian who graduated in foreign countries, for granting the license to veterinary surgeons who want to practice in the United Kingdom. The students holding B.Vet Med / BVSc & AH degrees from Canada, USA, South Africa, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand are exempted from the statutory membership examination, and they can directly register for the membership. The students not holding degrees from these countries must need to sit for the statutory membership examination conducted by RCVS once a year. Statutory membership examination The first step is, you should inform the RCVS of your intention to sit. Then you should meet the English requirements of the RCVS, it can be done either sitting in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exams or Occupational English Test (OET). You should need to score 7.0 bands in IELTS and 7.0 bands in each of all four components listening, writing, speaking, and speaking for being eligible to sit in the license exam. For OET you should need to achieve grade B in the listening, reading, writing, and speaking sections of the Veterinary version. Once you achieve the minimum English requirements standards then you should need to submit evidence of your good professional standing. The evidence of your good professional standing is issued on a form of a letter or a certificate by your veterinary licensing authority and it should be notarized. If you are a recent graduate and you are currently not holding permanent registration then the letter or certificate can be issued on the behalf of the dean or the principle of the college where you had completed your primary veterinary education. Written Exam Written exams contain three clinical parts (companion animals, production animals (including veterinary public health) and equine) as well as an examination related to the RCVS code of professional conduct. Written exams have been conducted for three consecutive days. The clinical part contains 350 multiple choice questions (MCQ's) that test both reasoning and clinical knowledge of the candidate. Companion animals account for around 50% of total questions, Production animals(including veterinary public health) around 30% of the exam, and Equine around 20%. One should need to clear the minimum standard score of all three parts, if anybody is failing in any clinical part of the exam he should be considered as fail for the exam. The questions will be asked from clinical vignette ( clinical case questions on a day to day basis). The clinical part of the written exam will be covered in the first two days with a total time of 08 hours. On the first day exam for the companion animal part should be conducted with a total of 04 hours duration starting at 10 AM and having a lunch break from 12.00 PM to 1.00 PM. On the very next day exams for the production animal (including veterinary public health) and equine will be conducted. On the last day of the written exam, the RCVS professional code of conduct examination will be scheduled. This test is an open book MCQ biased having a time period of 02 hours and 15 minutes. In the written test there is no negative marking. Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) The practical and clinical analysis test is conducted in the form of OSCE. The exam is conducted usually for two days and contains 13 stations circuit which assesses your range of skills, including handling of large animals, clinical skills, technical skills ( surgical skills, injection techniques), communication, professionalism, clinical reasoning, and other RCVS day one competence. 20 minutes is given for each station, it is the duty of the candidate to maintain the time at every station. A candidate is expected to bring his own stethoscope and wristwatch. The dress code for companion animals, production animals and equine is different. How to prepare for the exam? Once you have met all the requirements laid down by RCVS and successfully obtain the intention to sit a certificate then you will have access to the RCVS knowledge library. Examination candidates have given special access to the library which allows them to borrow the books for their preparation. The fee for the membership is 25 pounds for 06 months and special fee will be charged for sending books via post. You may be eligible for the reader's pass of British Library science collection. Seeing practice a term used for gaining clinical and practical exposure in the UK. Under the Veterinary Surgeons (Practice by Students) (Amendment) Regulations 1993 students preparing for the examination are eligible for seeing the practice. "The Regulations provide that students may examine animals, carry out
diagnostic tests under the direction of a registered veterinary surgeon, administer treatment
under the supervision of a registered veterinary surgeon, and perform surgical operations under
the direct and continuous supervision of a registered veterinary surgeon. " 02. National Veterinary Examination (NVE) Australia  NVE is conducted by the Australian Veterinary Board Council (AVBC) for granting the license to those overseas graduates who are not exempted from the license test. AVBC is the veterinary license granting authority of Australia and New Zealand. You should need to sit in NVE if you want to do your vet practice in Australia and New Zealand. Eligibility criteria for sitting in the exams are, your degree should be recognized and hold registration in your country and language proficiency test with minimum standards score as prescribed by AVBC. The English benchmark level for eligibility is 07 bands in all four components of IELTS, grade B in all four components of OET, at least 24 in listening, 24 in reading, 27 in writing and 23 in speaking in Test of English as a Foreign Language iBT (TOEFL iBT) or 65 in each of the communicative skills of Pearson Tests of English (PTE). Once you met all the eligibility as laid down by the AVBC you are prepared for the next step i.e Preliminary (MCQ) Examination Preliminary (MCQ) Examination Preliminary (MCQ) examination test is multiple choice questions based test usually conducted in one whole day consisting of two papers and each paper should be completed within three hours. Paper 01 is the test for the base knowledge (general knowledge of veterinary science) comprising of 120 questions. Whereas Paper 02 has 100 questions which test the clinical reasoning (clinical judgment and the ability to apply specific knowledge Paper 01 Base Knowledge
Paper 02- Clinical Reasoning For each species, questions will be based on case presentation
Final (Clinical) Examination Once you passed the preliminary (MCQ) examination, then you are eligible for the final clinical examination and you may apply for the conditional registration, so you can gain some clinical exposure before the final clinical examination. This exam usually tests the clinical skills and basic animal handling skills. Most emphasis is placed on the dog, cattle, sheep, and horse. This examination consists of 12 sections and each section has an average time between 01 to 02 hours. The candidates have expected to bring their own gumboots, scrubs, stethoscope, and other necessary items. Twelve sections for the final exams are
Fee structure of exams in the given link 03. North America Veterinary License Examination (NAVLE)  NAVLE is a licensure granting requirement in the USA and Canada. NAVLE is conducted by the International Council of Veterinary Assessment (ICVA). Eligibility for the NAVLE is pre-requirement up to step 03 of the Educational Council of Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG) or Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence (PAVE) for being eligible to sit in the NAVLE examination. For Canada, you need to sit in the National Education Board (NEB) basically it is the same as ECFVG. ECFVG  ECFVG is a certification program by Americal Veterinary Medicine Association (AVMA) for the overseas veterinary graduates whose degrees are not accredited from the AVMA. This program doesn't grant the license instead it is meant for the educational pre-requisite or certain types of employment. The examination contains four steps STEP 01 Enrolment, provide proof of educational qualification and verify your credentials. STEP 02 English proficiency test as mentioned in RCVS and NVE STEP 03 Basic and Clinical Sciences Examination, 225 questions based test consisting MCQ, matching, drag and drop and hotspot having 220-minute duration testing your veterinary skills
STEP 04 Clinical Proficiency Examination (CPE) is a hands-on performance based on CPE for 03 days in 07 sections where clinical skills are examined by the assigned college. Before appearing in CPE you should need some surgical experience that requires at least 01 ovarian hysterectomy as primary surgeon and at least five additional surgical procedures as primary surgeon or assistant surgeon. Specifically, candidates are required to submit documents signed by one or more license veterinarian licensed to practice veterinary medicine in any international jurisdiction. National Examination Board follows the same procedure as of ECFVG only conducting authority changes from AVMA to Canadian Veterinary Medicine Association (CVMA) PAVE PAVE is conducted by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) and it is a pathway program for the international veterinarian who possesses a degree from non-accredited veterinary college. This exam step 03 also prerequisites for the NAVLE exam. Step 01 Check your Jurisdiction Step 02 Complete your English Proficiency as laid down by the PAVE Step 03 Take the Qualifying Science Exam which consists of 200 multiple choice type questions and should be completed within a 220-minute single block session. The blueprint of the exam is given below
STEP 04 Evaluated Clinical Experience, you should need to gain clinical experience in AVMA accredited college. You should need to find the enrolment institutions listed on the website of your choice and fill the dues directly to the university and gain clinical experience there. Once you had passed all the steps you get the PAVE certificate Once you had obtained your prerequisites then NAVLE exams prep starts which embraces 06 blocks, each block consisting of 60 questions each and 65 minutes will be allotted for each block. For syllabus, fee, and detailed information check the given links. N.B. : Please see the latest official website
of the above licensing exams for recent and authentic updates and knowledge. Special thanks to Dr. Sandeep Gulia Sir for sparing his valuable time to emend this blog. The youtube video for this blog is available on "The Palleidoscope" youtube channel. Regards Shubham Narwal Pursuing B.V.Sc&A.H from Indian Veterinary Research Institute Bareilly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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