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Veterinarian

Individual veterinary medicine license available through examination or endorsement.

Licensing authority: Board of Veterinary Medicine · Application information

Active license renewal — subsequent renewals
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed application, applicable fees and continuing-education attestation.
Continuing education
Complete 30 hours of approved veterinary continuing education, including at least one hour in dispensing legend drugs and two hours in Florida veterinary laws and rules. Retain proof and comply with the applicable course-credit limits.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Delinquent license — restore active status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed application, applicable fees and continuing-education attestation.
Continuing education
Complete 30 hours of approved veterinary continuing education, including at least one hour in dispensing legend drugs and two hours in Florida veterinary laws and rules. Retain proof and comply with the applicable course-credit limits.
Existing license
The license is delinquent but has not become void.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Delinquent license — restore inactive status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the required renewal or VM 11 status-change application and applicable fees.
Existing license
The license is delinquent but has not become void.
Practice
Inactive status does not authorize practice.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Change from active to inactive status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit VM 11 and the applicable fee; an inactive license does not authorize veterinary practice.
Existing license
The applicant holds an active veterinarian license and elects inactive status.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Licensure by endorsement — no disciplinary history
Application
Submit the prescribed application and applicable fees.
Disciplinary history
No disciplinary action has ever been taken against any professional license by any jurisdiction; a Board-approved two-hour Florida laws-and-rules course may replace sitting the state examination.
Investigation
Licensure is withheld during an investigation for conduct violating Chapter 474 until the investigation and disciplinary proceedings are complete.
Navle passing score
The required NAVLE passing score is 425.
Other equivalent examination
For an examination other than the named tests, Rule 61G18-14.002(3)(b) requires a detailed psychometric evaluation showing equivalence or greater stringency; no additional current registered examination is identified by that open provision.
Other license
Hold a current, active veterinary license in good standing in another U.S. state, the District of Columbia or a U.S. territory; provide all required license verifications.
Prior examination evidence
Submit the NAVLE score transfer, or historical NBE and CCT scores (NBE alone for applicants licensed before 1979). NBE/CCT are historical score alternatives, identified by the Board as predating the NAVLE replacement in 2000.
State passing score
The state laws-and-rules passing score is at least 70%, applying the published rounding rule.
Licensure by endorsement — disciplinary history
Application
Submit the prescribed application and applicable fees.
Disciplinary history
A history of disciplinary action prevents use of the course alternative; the state laws-and-rules examination must be passed.
Investigation
Licensure is withheld during an investigation for conduct violating Chapter 474 until the investigation and disciplinary proceedings are complete.
Navle passing score
The required NAVLE passing score is 425.
Other equivalent examination
For an examination other than the named tests, Rule 61G18-14.002(3)(b) requires a detailed psychometric evaluation showing equivalence or greater stringency; no additional current registered examination is identified by that open provision.
Other license
Hold a current, active veterinary license in good standing in another U.S. state, the District of Columbia or a U.S. territory; provide all required license verifications.
Prior examination evidence
Submit the NAVLE score transfer, or historical NBE and CCT scores (NBE alone for applicants licensed before 1979). NBE/CCT are historical score alternatives, identified by the Board as predating the NAVLE replacement in 2000.
State passing score
The state laws-and-rules passing score is at least 70%, applying the published rounding rule.
Licensure by endorsement — equivalent examination and clinical competency
Application
Submit the prescribed application and applicable fees.
Board checklist
The endorsement-with-exam checklist demands a passing NAVLE score if the applicant does not have a current out-of-state license, and states that all endorsement applicants must have an accredited DVM degree or an ECFVG certificate; section 474.207(2)(b), incorporated by section 474.217, also permits PAVE certification.
Course exception
Applicants with no disciplinary action against any professional license may use the Board-approved two-hour Florida laws-and-rules course instead of sitting the state examination.
Education
Meet the educational qualifications in section 474.207(2)(b).
Equivalent exam
Provide successful completion of an equivalent or more stringent examination and the clinical competency examination specified by section 474.217(1)(b)2. The statutory clinical slot is retained as an applicant condition: the current implementing sources identify no separate currently offered registered clinical examination for this slot.
Investigation
Licensure is withheld during an investigation for conduct violating Chapter 474 until the investigation and disciplinary proceedings are complete.
Navle passing score
The required NAVLE passing score is 425.
Score transfer
Rule 61G18-14.002(3)(a) accepts the NAVLE score transfer or historical NBE/CCT evidence; other examinations require a detailed psychometric evaluation.
State passing score
The state laws-and-rules passing score is at least 70%, applying the published rounding rule.
Licensure by examination — accredited graduate
Application
Submit the prescribed application and applicable fees.
Application window
The examination application remains valid for 24 months.
Education
Graduate with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from an AVMA Council on Education accredited college; submit official transcripts.
Investigation
Licensure is withheld during an investigation for conduct violating Chapter 474 until the investigation and disciplinary proceedings are complete.
Navle passing score
The required NAVLE passing score is 425.
Navle score window
For licensure by examination, the NAVLE must have been successfully completed within the five-year period specified in Rule 61G18-11.002(6).
State passing score
The state laws-and-rules passing score is at least 70%, applying the published rounding rule.
State score window
The state examination score must meet the two-year validity period specified in Rule 61G18-11.002(5).
Licensure by examination — exiled professional educational qualification
Application
Submit the prescribed application and applicable fees.
Application window
The examination application remains valid for 24 months.
Education
Provide verified documentation of a veterinary professional degree from the country of emigration; the Board may not require Cuban transcripts as an eligibility condition.
Experience
The applicant lawfully practiced veterinary medicine for at least three years.
Investigation
Licensure is withheld during an investigation for conduct violating Chapter 474 until the investigation and disciplinary proceedings are complete.
Navle passing score
The required NAVLE passing score is 425.
Navle score window
For licensure by examination, the NAVLE must have been successfully completed within the five-year period specified in Rule 61G18-11.002(6).
Political exile
The applicant immigrated for political reasons from a Western Hemisphere country lacking diplomatic relations with the United States.
Repeat failures
After three examination failures subsequent to October 1, 1989, the applicant must establish the ordinary educational qualifications before further reexamination or certification for licensure.
Residency
The applicant was a Florida resident immediately before applying.
State passing score
The state laws-and-rules passing score is at least 70%, applying the published rounding rule.
State score window
The state examination score must meet the two-year validity period specified in Rule 61G18-11.002(5).
Licensure by examination — nonaccredited graduate
Application
Submit the prescribed application and applicable fees.
Application window
The examination application remains valid for 24 months.
Education
Graduate from a veterinary college listed in the AVMA Roster of Veterinary Colleges of the World and obtain an ECFVG or PAVE certificate. Enrollment may permit sitting the state examination, but program completion is required for licensure.
Education equivalence
ECFVG or PAVE certification is an applicant qualification. Florida’s cited licensing sources identify the certificates, without separately naming the programs’ examinations as Florida requirements.
Investigation
Licensure is withheld during an investigation for conduct violating Chapter 474 until the investigation and disciplinary proceedings are complete.
Navle passing score
The required NAVLE passing score is 425.
Navle score window
For licensure by examination, the NAVLE must have been successfully completed within the five-year period specified in Rule 61G18-11.002(6).
State passing score
The state laws-and-rules passing score is at least 70%, applying the published rounding rule.
State score window
The state examination score must meet the two-year validity period specified in Rule 61G18-11.002(5).
Licensure by examination — educational qualification through pre 1989 certification
Application
Submit the prescribed application and applicable fees.
Application window
The examination application remains valid for 24 months.
Education exception
Submit evidence that the applicant was certified for examination by the Board before October 1, 1989.
Investigation
Licensure is withheld during an investigation for conduct violating Chapter 474 until the investigation and disciplinary proceedings are complete.
Navle passing score
The required NAVLE passing score is 425.
Navle score window
For licensure by examination, the NAVLE must have been successfully completed within the five-year period specified in Rule 61G18-11.002(6).
Repeat failures
After three examination failures subsequent to October 1, 1989, the applicant must establish the ordinary educational qualifications before further reexamination or certification for licensure.
State passing score
The state laws-and-rules passing score is at least 70%, applying the published rounding rule.
State score window
The state examination score must meet the two-year validity period specified in Rule 61G18-11.002(5).
Licensure by examination — senior student
Application
Submit the prescribed application and applicable fees.
Application window
The examination application remains valid for 24 months.
Enrollment
An applicant in the last year of an accredited veterinary curriculum may apply for examination. The Board’s initial application pathway is for the second semester of the senior year; submit a dean’s enrollment and good-standing letter.
Investigation
Licensure is withheld during an investigation for conduct violating Chapter 474 until the investigation and disciplinary proceedings are complete.
Issuance
The license is not issued until final transcripts establish the DVM degree and passing NAVLE results are received.
Navle passing score
The required NAVLE passing score is 425.
Navle score window
For licensure by examination, the NAVLE must have been successfully completed within the five-year period specified in Rule 61G18-11.002(6).
State passing score
The state laws-and-rules passing score is at least 70%, applying the published rounding rule.
State score window
The state examination score must meet the two-year validity period specified in Rule 61G18-11.002(5).
Active license renewal — first renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the renewal application and applicable renewal fees.
Continuing education
Rule 61G18-16.002(5) exempts the first renewal from the continuing-education requirement.
Existing license
First renewal of a veterinary license.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Inactive license renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the renewal application and inactive renewal fee.
Existing license
The applicant holds an inactive veterinarian license.
Practice
An inactive license does not authorize practice.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Professional licensure for military personnel, veterans, spouses and surviving spouses
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Background
Submit fingerprints for the required state and federal background checks.
Fees
Initial application fees are waived; subsequent renewal requirements apply.
Military qualification
Current or former active-duty U.S. Armed Forces member (honorable discharge for former members), or qualifying spouse or surviving spouse; provide military and marriage/death documentation as applicable.
Other license
Hold a valid license for the corresponding profession in another state, the District of Columbia, a U.S. possession or territory, or a foreign jurisdiction.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Maintain license good standing during military service and following discharge
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Duration
Good standing is maintained during active duty and for two years after discharge.
Existing license
The servicemember held the Florida license in good standing before active duty.
Private practice
If practicing for profit in Florida during that period, complete renewal requirements other than the waived renewal fee.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Military spouse or surviving spouse — renewal exemptions
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Absence
The spouse is exempt from renewal provisions while absent from Florida because of the servicemember’s duties.
Existing license
The qualifying spouse or surviving spouse holds the Florida license in good standing.
Fees
Section 455.02(2) waives the renewal fee for a spouse present in Florida because of active duty and for a qualifying surviving spouse within the stated two-year period.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Reinstatement of a null and void license due to illness or economic hardship
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed application, applicable fees and continuing-education attestation.
Continuing education
Complete 30 hours of approved veterinary continuing education, including at least one hour in dispensing legend drugs and two hours in Florida veterinary laws and rules. Retain proof and comply with the applicable course-credit limits.
Education window
The Board checklist requires the 30 continuing-education hours to be completed in the previous or current renewal period.
Eligibility
Meet the other requirements for renewal and pay appropriate reinstatement and licensing fees.
Hardship
Demonstrate that illness or economic hardship caused failure to renew; the department decides eligibility case by case.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Reactivation — inactive for four or more years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed application, applicable fees and continuing-education attestation.
Application definition
File the complete reactivation application required by Rule 61G18-16.001; the current Board supplies VM 11. Chapter 61G18-23, to which the old rule’s application-definition language refers, was repealed June 27, 2022. The current statute and VM 11 checklist carry the operative status-change requirements.
Continuing education
Complete 30 hours of approved veterinary continuing education, including at least one hour in dispensing legend drugs and two hours in Florida veterinary laws and rules. Retain proof and comply with the applicable course-credit limits.
Inactive period
Inactive for four or more years

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Reactivation — inactive for less than four years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed application, applicable fees and continuing-education attestation.
Application definition
File the complete reactivation application required by Rule 61G18-16.001; the current Board supplies VM 11. Chapter 61G18-23, to which the old rule’s application-definition language refers, was repealed June 27, 2022. The current statute and VM 11 checklist carry the operative status-change requirements.
Continuing education
Complete 30 hours of approved veterinary continuing education, including at least one hour in dispensing legend drugs and two hours in Florida veterinary laws and rules. Retain proof and comply with the applicable course-credit limits.
Inactive period
Inactive for less than four years

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

SCRA portability — extension after updated military orders
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board duration statement
The Board instructs applicants to extend the license timeframe when military orders are extended.
Existing portability
The applicant holds the Florida portability license.
Updated orders
Submit updated military orders, and marriage evidence for a military spouse.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Professional license portability under the Servicemember Civil Relief Act
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application evidence
Provide military orders, the marriage certificate if applicable, licensure verification, scope-of-practice documentation and the required truthful declaration/affidavit.
Board duration statement
The September 2026 Florida form states: If all requirements are met, the license or certificate shall be considered valid at a similar scope of practice for the duration of the military orders.
Covered license
The federal covered license must be in good standing, without revocation, discipline, pending unprofessional-conduct investigation or voluntary surrender during such an investigation.
Military relocation
Relocate residence to Florida because of the servicemember’s military orders; the applicant is the servicemember or spouse.
Statutory application
The federal application requirements are those of 50 U.S.C. 4025a(c), as amended December 23, 2024. Florida’s form cites 50 U.S.C. 4025(a); the retrieved controlling license-portability provision is section 4025a.
Temporary issuance
Under 50 U.S.C. 4025a(b), the licensing authority may issue a temporary license conferring permanent-license rights if it cannot recognize the covered license within 30 days; this is a conditional implementation of the portability pathway.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

temporary license

Temporary veterinary license for treatment of one owner’s animals or multiple owners’ animals in an emergency, valid no more than 30 days.

Licensing authority: Board of Veterinary Medicine

Temporary license — emergency involving multiple owners
North American Veterinary Licensing Examination
Application
Submit the temporary-license application, fee and requested documentation. The currently published VM 14 application is labeled for emergency use.
Criminal status
No pending prosecution or conviction for an offense related to veterinary medicine.
Duration
No more than 30 days; a new license is required after expiration.
Endorsement qualification
Meet endorsement qualifications, subject to Rule 61G18-25.001(1)(e), which expressly removes the state laws-and-rules knowledge requirement.
Legal acknowledgment
Rule 61G18-14.002(6) permits a written acknowledgment of reading the named Florida statutes, Division 61G18 and the 2006 DEA manual to demonstrate state-law knowledge during an emergency. The current Board examination booklet’s 2023 manual change concerns the examination, not the wording of this acknowledgment.
Other license
Hold an active veterinary license in another U.S. state. No license ever held may have been revoked, suspended or otherwise acted against.
Prior scores
NAVLE or historical NBE/CCT score evidence is used under Rule 61G18-14.002(3)(a); other examination evidence requires a psychometric evaluation.
Treatment scope
An emergency within the statutory definition permits treatment of multiple owners’ animals.
Temporary license — one owner’s animals
North American Veterinary Licensing Examination
Application
Submit the temporary-license application, fee and requested documentation. The currently published VM 14 application is labeled for emergency use.
Criminal status
No pending prosecution or conviction for an offense related to veterinary medicine.
Duration
No more than 30 days; a new license is required after expiration.
Endorsement qualification
Meet endorsement qualifications, subject to Rule 61G18-25.001(1)(e), which expressly removes the state laws-and-rules knowledge requirement.
Other license
Hold an active veterinary license in another U.S. state. No license ever held may have been revoked, suspended or otherwise acted against.
Prior scores
NAVLE or historical NBE/CCT score evidence is used under Rule 61G18-14.002(3)(a); other examination evidence requires a psychometric evaluation.
Treatment scope
Identify the owner, animals, injury or disease, treatment location and all accompanying personnel; treatment is limited to the named owner’s animals.

Florida Veterinary Medicine Laws and Rules Examination

Provider
Pearson VUE
Format
Computer-based multiple-choice examination
Exam questions
50 multiple-choice questions; experimental pilot questions, if included, are not scored
Passing score
70% correct, with the published rounding rule
Examination outline
  • Chapter 455, Florida Statutes (5%)
  • Chapter 465, Florida Statutes (5%)
  • Chapter 474, Florida Statutes (15%)
  • Chapter 499, Florida Statutes (5%)
  • Chapter 585, Florida Statutes (10%)
  • Chapter 828, Florida Statutes (5%)
  • Chapter 893, Florida Statutes (10%)
  • Chapter 61G18, Florida Administrative Code (25%)
  • Practitioner’s Manual, 2023 Edition (20%)
Examination sources

North American Veterinary Licensing Examination

Provider
International Council for Veterinary Assessment (ICVA); delivered at Prometric testing centers
Format
Computer-based multiple-choice examination; each question presents a clinical scenario or vignette followed by a question requiring one answer from a list of response options; about 15-20% include graphics such as photos or radiographs. Beginning with the October-November 2026 NAVLE the test is divided into twelve blocks of 30 questions each.
Exam questions
360 multiple-choice questions
Time limit
Around seven and a half (7.5) hours
Passing score
Score report gives a pass or fail designation and a three-digit scaled score
Exam fee
$825 (USD) standard NAVLE fee; $1,220 (USD) international NAVLE fee (standard fee + international fee of $395)
Examination outline
  • Clinical Practice (competency domain; target blueprint 70%) (70%)
    • Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Create or update medical records
    • Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Develop a differential diagnosis
    • Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Formulate a diagnostic plan
    • Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Formulate possible differential diagnoses
    • Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Interpret cytologic specimens
    • Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Interpret diagnostic images (e.g., ECG, endoscopy, ultrasound, x-ray)
    • Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Interpret findings from laboratory tests (e.g., urine, blood, tissue)
    • Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Interpret findings from physical examination
    • Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Interpret findings from postmortem specimen
    • Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Interpret principles of pathophysiology and mechanism of action
    • Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Interpret results of system-specific examination (e.g., ophthalmic, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, dental)
    • Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Investigate possible exposure of companion animal to toxin
    • Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Investigate possible exposure of food or game animal to toxin
    • Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Observe or interpret an animal’s mental status and other aspects of behavior
    • Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Obtain animal health history from client
    • Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Obtain diagnostic images (e.g., ultrasound, x-ray)
    • Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Obtain specimens or samples for laboratory studies (e.g., urine, blood, tissue)
    • Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Perform general physical examination
    • Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Perform postmortem examination to determine cause of death
    • Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Perform standard diagnostic tests on samples (e.g., urine, blood, tissue)
    • Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Perform system-specific examination (e.g., ophthalmic, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, dental)
    • Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Prioritize need for diagnostic procedures considering available resources
    • Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Read and interpret production records or farm-based computer reports to understand herd-level health parameters
    • Data Gathering and Interpretation (target blueprint 35%) — Review animal medical records to determine health status
    • Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Administer a biological or pharmacological agent other than anesthesia, including blood, vaccinations, drugs, and medications
    • Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Administer general anesthesia
    • Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Administer local anesthesia
    • Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Apply a splint, cast or other stabilization device
    • Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Care for wounds or surgical incisions (e.g., suture, dress)
    • Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Determine prognosis
    • Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Establish a rehabilitation plan
    • Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Establish a treatment plan
    • Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Evaluate a treatment outcome
    • Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Formulate or evaluate a behavior modification plan
    • Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Formulate patient/herd/population management and treatment plans (e.g., stall rest, medication, raising curtains in a pig barn, testing feed)
    • Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Perform common therapeutic/surgical procedures (e.g., tissue biopsy, wound drainage)
    • Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Perform major surgical procedures (e.g., abdominal, orthopedic)
    • Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Prescribe a biological or pharmacological agent
    • Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Refer clients to veterinary specialists for further diagnostic studies or treatment
    • Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Synthesize multiple sources of diagnostic information, including local disease prevalence, to determine diagnosis
    • Health Maintenance and Problem Management (listed in the target blueprint as 'Health Maintenance and Prevention', 35%) — Treat minor injuries or trauma (e.g., abrasions, lacerations, eye wounds)
  • Preventive Medicine and Animal Welfare (competency domain; target blueprint 15%) (15%)
    • Animal Welfare Issues and Concerns (target blueprint 6%) — Certify that animals or animal products meet certain standards (e.g., living conditions, sanitation, health or disease status)
    • Animal Welfare Issues and Concerns (target blueprint 6%) — Conduct or oversee an animal welfare audit
    • Animal Welfare Issues and Concerns (target blueprint 6%) — Conduct periodic/annual examinations on client animals and discuss vaccination, deworming, diet, exercise, and other wellness considerations
    • Animal Welfare Issues and Concerns (target blueprint 6%) — Explain to client the components of an animal welfare audit
    • Animal Welfare Issues and Concerns (target blueprint 6%) — Identify and take action on animal welfare problems
    • Animal Welfare Issues and Concerns (target blueprint 6%) — Verify that diseased or infected animals have been managed according to professional or governmental guidelines
    • Animal Welfare Issues and Concerns (target blueprint 6%) — Work with community groups or regulatory bodies to address the ethical treatment, health, and welfare of animals
    • Environmental Health and Safety (target blueprint 5%) — Apply isolation or quarantine and/or disinfection measures to own work environment as a means of disease prevention/control
    • Environmental Health and Safety (target blueprint 5%) — Ensure proper disposal of biomedical waste
    • Environmental Health and Safety (target blueprint 5%) — Evaluate animal environments to identify possible epidemiological problems and public health concerns
    • Environmental Health and Safety (target blueprint 5%) — Inform client or community about effective methods for managing animal or human waste
    • Environmental Health and Safety (target blueprint 5%) — Inspect practice environment (e.g., clinic, vehicle) to ensure that it is safe and accessible
    • Environmental Health and Safety (target blueprint 5%) — Instruct client about methods to humanely terminate diseased animals and dispose of infected carcasses
    • Environmental Health and Safety (target blueprint 5%) — Instruct staff, colleagues, or others about proper technique for disposal of biomedical waste
    • Environmental Health and Safety (target blueprint 5%) — Monitor workplace to verify that it complies with hazardous materials requirements
    • Veterinary Public Health (target blueprint 4%) — Apply isolation or quarantine procedures as a means of disease prevention and control
    • Veterinary Public Health (target blueprint 4%) — Collaborate or consult with clients, health professionals, government agencies, or community groups on public health issues such as food safety and zoonotic disease
    • Veterinary Public Health (target blueprint 4%) — Conduct a community education workshop on some topic related to animal or human health
    • Veterinary Public Health (target blueprint 4%) — Consult with community stakeholders about animal population control
    • Veterinary Public Health (target blueprint 4%) — Discuss animal care options with an immunocompromised owner
    • Veterinary Public Health (target blueprint 4%) — Formulate a patient/herd management and/or treatment plan for public health and/or zoonotic disease cases or concerns
    • Veterinary Public Health (target blueprint 4%) — Inform clients or community about prevention and treatment of zoonotic organism exposure
    • Veterinary Public Health (target blueprint 4%) — Inspect food to ensure consumer safety
    • Veterinary Public Health (target blueprint 4%) — Investigate a disease outbreak
    • Veterinary Public Health (target blueprint 4%) — Participate in disease control or eradication program
    • Veterinary Public Health (target blueprint 4%) — Participate in epidemiologic inquiry of a reportable disease by collecting, handling, or transporting specimens/samples
    • Veterinary Public Health (target blueprint 4%) — Report a transboundary or zoonotic disease to state, regional, or national agency
    • Veterinary Epidemiology and Biostatistics (no separate subdomain percentage is published in the target blueprint) — Apply the fundamentals of epidemiology and/or biostatistics
    • Veterinary Epidemiology and Biostatistics (no separate subdomain percentage is published in the target blueprint) — Interpret biostatistical or epidemiologic principles or problems
    • Veterinary Epidemiology and Biostatistics (no separate subdomain percentage is published in the target blueprint) — Investigate epidemiologic problems
  • Communications (competency domain; the target blueprint lists 'Communication' at 8%) (8%)
    • Communications with Veterinary and Other Professionals (target blueprint 'Communication with Veterinary and other Professionals' 3%) — Build relationships with junior colleagues or new graduates
    • Communications with Veterinary and Other Professionals (target blueprint 'Communication with Veterinary and other Professionals' 3%) — Consult with other veterinarians or veterinary specialists regarding animal care
    • Communications with Veterinary and Other Professionals (target blueprint 'Communication with Veterinary and other Professionals' 3%) — Delegate delivery of veterinary care and services to associates or staff
    • Communications with Veterinary and Other Professionals (target blueprint 'Communication with Veterinary and other Professionals' 3%) — Deliver verbal case summaries to other veterinarians or members of the health care team
    • Communications with Veterinary and Other Professionals (target blueprint 'Communication with Veterinary and other Professionals' 3%) — Describe disaster preparedness plan to coworkers
    • Communications with Veterinary and Other Professionals (target blueprint 'Communication with Veterinary and other Professionals' 3%) — Engage regulatory bodies to improve standards of practice or to address other professional issues
    • Communications with Veterinary and Other Professionals (target blueprint 'Communication with Veterinary and other Professionals' 3%) — Explain results of research to non-veterinary health workers (e.g., staff, other agencies)
    • Communications with Veterinary and Other Professionals (target blueprint 'Communication with Veterinary and other Professionals' 3%) — Guide the work of associates or other staff in the delivery of veterinary services
    • Communications with Veterinary and Other Professionals (target blueprint 'Communication with Veterinary and other Professionals' 3%) — Mentor and supervise veterinary and veterinary technician students
    • Communications with Veterinary and Other Professionals (target blueprint 'Communication with Veterinary and other Professionals' 3%) — Respond to unprofessional or unethical behavior in others
    • Communications with Veterinary and Other Professionals (target blueprint 'Communication with Veterinary and other Professionals' 3%) — Train staff in animal health and care
    • Communications with Veterinary and Other Professionals (target blueprint 'Communication with Veterinary and other Professionals' 3%) — Write a case summary for use by other veterinarians or members of the health care team
    • Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Advise client on health maintenance for herd, flock or individual pet (e.g., husbandry, production management, public health, wellness exams)
    • Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Advise client regarding appropriate and inappropriate pharmacy compounding
    • Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Discuss euthanasia with client
    • Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Discuss strategies with producer or client to reduce antibiotic resistance and/or antibiotic residues
    • Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Discuss the limits of legal extra-label drug use with client
    • Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Ensure that client understands the effects of prescribed pharmaceuticals, including chemotherapeutics (e.g., withdrawal time, side effects)
    • Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Explain diagnosis and prognosis to clients using lay terminology
    • Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Explain research results to client, describing its implications for animal care
    • Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Help clients differentiate trustworthy from unreliable information (e.g., from Internet or advertisements) to support the care of their animals
    • Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Inform client of bad news (e.g., animal terminal illness, show animal that can’t be bred)
    • Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Instruct clients on how to obtain diagnostic information from an animal’s home environment (e.g., sleeping respiratory rate, stool or urine samples)
    • Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Instruct clients on methods for isolating and quarantining diseased animals
    • Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Negotiate payment plan with a client
    • Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Obtain informed consent from client
    • Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Provide instruction regarding food safety practices
    • Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Provide verbal instructions to client regarding follow-up care (e.g., medications, wound care, environmental enrichment)
    • Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Recommend management options to clients that are consistent with their cultural norms and personal values
    • Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Refer client for grief counseling
    • Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Talk with client to clarify concerns and expectations regarding type and level of care
    • Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Teach client about preventive care (e.g., nutrition, behavior, dental, vaccines, parasites)
    • Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Use appropriate communication techniques (e.g., open-ended inquiry, empathy)
    • Communications with Clients (target blueprint 'Communication with Clients' 5%) — Write a summary of animal care instructions for a client
  • Professionalism, Practice Management, and Wellness (competency domain; target blueprint 'Professionalism, Practice Management and Wellness' 7%) (7%)
    • Veterinary Practice Management (target blueprint 4%) — Apply appropriate animal restraint
    • Veterinary Practice Management (target blueprint 4%) — Describe workings of benefit plan (e.g., retirement, health insurance) to staff
    • Veterinary Practice Management (target blueprint 4%) — Develop a budget for own practice or employer
    • Veterinary Practice Management (target blueprint 4%) — Develop standard operating procedures (e.g., procedures manual for practice or work environment)
    • Veterinary Practice Management (target blueprint 4%) — Evaluate and purchase major medical equipment
    • Veterinary Practice Management (target blueprint 4%) — Evaluate and purchase office/practice management software
    • Veterinary Practice Management (target blueprint 4%) — Evaluate new medications, products, or treatment procedures to determine suitability for own practice
    • Veterinary Practice Management (target blueprint 4%) — Negotiate work or practice arrangements (e.g., compensation, work schedule) with colleagues
    • Veterinary Practice Management (target blueprint 4%) — Prepare or update employee handbook
    • Veterinary Practice Management (target blueprint 4%) — Purchase expendable supplies (e.g., pharmaceuticals, dressing)
    • Veterinary Practice Management (target blueprint 4%) — Review practice management data, including business and financial records
    • Veterinary Practice Management (target blueprint 4%) — Supervise paraprofessional or technical support staff
    • Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (target blueprint 'Professional Development and Life-Long Learning' 3%) — Attend a professional development seminar or workshop
    • Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (target blueprint 'Professional Development and Life-Long Learning' 3%) — Attend training on emerging technologies in veterinary medicine
    • Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (target blueprint 'Professional Development and Life-Long Learning' 3%) — Conduct oneself in a professional, ethical, and legal manner
    • Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (target blueprint 'Professional Development and Life-Long Learning' 3%) — Consult reference materials (e.g., journals, online databases, other) to help formulate diagnosis or treatment options
    • Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (target blueprint 'Professional Development and Life-Long Learning' 3%) — Encourage veterinarian and support staff wellness
    • Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (target blueprint 'Professional Development and Life-Long Learning' 3%) — Exchange new scientific or technical information with other health professionals
    • Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (target blueprint 'Professional Development and Life-Long Learning' 3%) — Give a talk at a professional meeting
    • Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (target blueprint 'Professional Development and Life-Long Learning' 3%) — Participate in activities of local, national, or international professional association (e.g., state veterinarian association)
    • Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (target blueprint 'Professional Development and Life-Long Learning' 3%) — Participate in online professional development activity
    • Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (target blueprint 'Professional Development and Life-Long Learning' 3%) — Participate in or conduct an investigation to test a new procedure (e.g., diagnostic, nutritional, medication, surgical)
    • Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (target blueprint 'Professional Development and Life-Long Learning' 3%) — Participate in professional development activities (e.g., continuing education, board certification)
    • Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (target blueprint 'Professional Development and Life-Long Learning' 3%) — Read a journal article for professional development
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