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Veterinarian License

License to engage in the practice of veterinary medicine, with accredited education, foreign equivalence, or qualifying practice experience.

Licensing authority: Hawaii Board of Veterinary Medicine · Application information

Licensure by examination — AVMA accredited graduate
Application
Submit VET-01, answer all questions, sign and date it, provide required documents and Social Security Number, and pay the $100 application fee and remaining licensure fees.
Application Abandonment
The licensing instructions state that an application is abandoned if the licensing process is not completed within one year or the eligible examination is not taken and passed.
Education
Graduate of an AVMA Council on Education accredited veterinary college. Graduation must occur before the state examination; the Board permits NAVLE eligibility within six months of expected graduation with written college verification.
Filing Deadline
File at least sixty days before the requested examination date.
Historic Scores
Board instructions accept transferred historic NBE plus CCT scores as prior evidence instead of NAVLE; NBE and CCT are predecessor examinations, not current leaves.
Laws Acknowledgment
Certify that the applicant has read, understood, and agrees to comply with the laws and rules the Board requires for licensure.
License Verification
List all licenses held now or previously and arrange verification directly from every licensing jurisdiction; explain discipline, pending investigations, and unexpunged convictions with the required supporting records.
Minimum Age
At least eighteen years old.
National Rule Terminology
HAR §16-101-16 still calls the national parts NBE and CCT; the implementing instructions identify the currently offered NBE as NAVLE and describe the earlier score pathways.
Work Authorization
U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or alien authorized to work in the United States.
Licensure through qualifying licensed practice experience
Application
Submit VET-01, answer all questions, sign and date it, provide required documents and Social Security Number, and pay the $100 application fee and remaining licensure fees.
Application Abandonment
The licensing instructions state that an application is abandoned if the licensing process is not completed within one year or the eligible examination is not taken and passed.
Experience
Actively practiced for ten of the twelve years immediately preceding application in a jurisdiction with licensing standards comparable to Hawaii.
Experience Verification
Submit a statement signed by the licensing official confirming ten of twelve years of active practice and a currently valid license, a certified license copy, and the jurisdiction’s current law and rules; this substitutes for education validation.
Filing Deadline
File at least sixty days before the requested examination date.
Historic Scores
Board instructions accept transferred historic NBE plus CCT scores as prior evidence instead of NAVLE; NBE and CCT are predecessor examinations, not current leaves.
Laws Acknowledgment
Certify that the applicant has read, understood, and agrees to comply with the laws and rules the Board requires for licensure.
License Verification
List all licenses held now or previously and arrange verification directly from every licensing jurisdiction; explain discipline, pending investigations, and unexpunged convictions with the required supporting records.
Minimum Age
At least eighteen years old.
National Rule Terminology
HAR §16-101-16 still calls the national parts NBE and CCT; the implementing instructions identify the currently offered NBE as NAVLE and describe the earlier score pathways.
Work Authorization
U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or alien authorized to work in the United States.
Licensure by examination — foreign education equivalence
Application
Submit VET-01, answer all questions, sign and date it, provide required documents and Social Security Number, and pay the $100 application fee and remaining licensure fees.
Application Abandonment
The licensing instructions state that an application is abandoned if the licensing process is not completed within one year or the eligible examination is not taken and passed.
Education Equivalence
A foreign veterinary graduate must successfully complete AVMA ECFVG or AAVSB PAVE requirements and have foreign education evaluated by the corresponding organization. These state sources identify equivalence programs, but do not individually name BCSE, CPE, or QSE; program completion is retained as an applicant condition.
Filing Deadline
File at least sixty days before the requested examination date.
Historic Scores
Board instructions accept transferred historic NBE plus CCT scores as prior evidence instead of NAVLE; NBE and CCT are predecessor examinations, not current leaves.
Laws Acknowledgment
Certify that the applicant has read, understood, and agrees to comply with the laws and rules the Board requires for licensure.
License Verification
List all licenses held now or previously and arrange verification directly from every licensing jurisdiction; explain discipline, pending investigations, and unexpunged convictions with the required supporting records.
Minimum Age
At least eighteen years old.
National Rule Terminology
HAR §16-101-16 still calls the national parts NBE and CCT; the implementing instructions identify the currently offered NBE as NAVLE and describe the earlier score pathways.
Older Rule
HAR §16-101-6 identifies ECFVG alone; HRS §471-8(a)(2)(B) also authorizes PAVE and controls the accepted alternatives.
Work Authorization
U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or alien authorized to work in the United States.
Reissuance of a license issued before May 13, 1949
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board Application
Apply for reissuance and satisfy applicable administrative and fee requirements.
Original License
License originally issued before May 13, 1949. HRS §471-8 examination and education requirements are not a bar to renewal, reissuance, or restoration of such a license.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Licensure with historic NBE score and no CCT requirement
Hawaii Veterinary State Examination
Application
Submit VET-01, answer all questions, sign and date it, provide required documents and Social Security Number, and pay the $100 application fee and remaining licensure fees.
Application Abandonment
The licensing instructions state that an application is abandoned if the licensing process is not completed within one year or the eligible examination is not taken and passed.
Current Exams
The currently offered examination identified for this historic-score pathway is the Hawaii state examination; the historic NBE score is an applicant condition.
Filing Deadline
File at least sixty days before the requested examination date.
Historic NBE
Before NAVLE, passed NBE and was licensed when CCT was not required. Submit the NBE score directly, a statement or resume of veterinary experience, and notarized statements from at least two veterinary colleagues attesting to practice during ten of twelve immediately preceding years.
Historic Scores
Board instructions accept transferred historic NBE plus CCT scores as prior evidence instead of NAVLE; NBE and CCT are predecessor examinations, not current leaves.
Laws Acknowledgment
Certify that the applicant has read, understood, and agrees to comply with the laws and rules the Board requires for licensure.
License Verification
List all licenses held now or previously and arrange verification directly from every licensing jurisdiction; explain discipline, pending investigations, and unexpunged convictions with the required supporting records.
Minimum Age
At least eighteen years old.
National Rule Terminology
HAR §16-101-16 still calls the national parts NBE and CCT; the implementing instructions identify the currently offered NBE as NAVLE and describe the earlier score pathways.
Work Authorization
U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or alien authorized to work in the United States.
Placement on inactive status and inactive renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Practice Prohibited
Inactive licensees are considered unlicensed and cannot practice. Maintain knowledge of licensing and renewal requirements.
Written Request
Request inactive status in writing during the licensure period or at renewal and pay the inactive fee.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Restoration after qualifying active duty deployment
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Deadline And Proof
Request restoration within 120 days after discharge or release, provide deployment and release orders, and pay the current renewal fee; satisfy required financial-integrity or federal documentation.
Deployment
License expired, forfeited, or became delinquent during active-duty deployment in a state or national crisis.
Exclusions
Does not apply to scheduled annual or specialized training, suspended or revoked licenses, or disciplinary adjudications.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Reactivation of an inactive veterinarian license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit a complete signed reactivation application, select Veterinarian, answer questions, and submit the applicable fees.
Board Review
The licensing authority may request information regarding fitness, sanctions, pending discipline, and nonexpunged convictions.
Veterinary Other Requirements
The veterinary row in the official reactivation form lists “None” under Other Requirement for both renewal-fee statuses.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Reapplication for the licensing examination after failure
Application
Submit VET-01, answer all questions, sign and date it, provide required documents and Social Security Number, and pay the $100 application fee and remaining licensure fees.
Application Abandonment
The licensing instructions state that an application is abandoned if the licensing process is not completed within one year or the eligible examination is not taken and passed.
Filing Deadline
File at least sixty days before the requested examination date.
Historic Scores
Board instructions accept transferred historic NBE plus CCT scores as prior evidence instead of NAVLE; NBE and CCT are predecessor examinations, not current leaves.
Laws Acknowledgment
Certify that the applicant has read, understood, and agrees to comply with the laws and rules the Board requires for licensure.
License Verification
List all licenses held now or previously and arrange verification directly from every licensing jurisdiction; explain discipline, pending investigations, and unexpunged convictions with the required supporting records.
Minimum Age
At least eighteen years old.
National Rule Terminology
HAR §16-101-16 still calls the national parts NBE and CCT; the implementing instructions identify the currently offered NBE as NAVLE and describe the earlier score pathways.
Reexamination
Submit a reexamination application with fees at least sixty days before the examination. State retesting must wait sixty days after failure; any already satisfied national score requirement remains prior passing evidence for the currently offered NAVLE.
Work Authorization
U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or alien authorized to work in the United States.
Biennial renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
Twenty credit hours during the two years preceding renewal, with sworn certification and retained records; provide documents if audited. Graduates within one year of their first renewal are exempt from CE for that first renewal.
Fees
Pay required renewal fees.
Military Extension
HRS §471-9(g) prevents expiry during qualifying active-duty service in a declared emergency and six months afterward.
Renewal Date
June 30 of every even-numbered year.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Restoration after three years of forfeiture
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application And Fees
Submit a restoration application, required renewal and penalty fees, and proof of applicable continuing education credits.
Board Website Conflict
The Board website reviewed October 6, 2026 at https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/veterinary/ states: “Failure to restore a forfeited license within 2 years after the license expiration date will result in the termination of the license and the person must apply as a new applicant and meet current licensing requirements.” The pinned rules and July 2024 licensing packet retain the three-year distinction; that rule governs this surveyed route, and applicants should note the website’s different instruction.
Elapsed Time
More than three years since license expiration.
Fitness
Establish to the Board’s satisfaction that the former licensee is qualified to practice; the sources do not identify an examination for this qualification showing.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Restoration within three years of forfeiture
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application And Fees
Submit a restoration application, required renewal and penalty fees, and proof of applicable continuing education credits.
Board Website Conflict
The Board website reviewed October 6, 2026 at https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/veterinary/ states: “Failure to restore a forfeited license within 2 years after the license expiration date will result in the termination of the license and the person must apply as a new applicant and meet current licensing requirements.” The pinned rules and July 2024 licensing packet retain the three-year distinction; that rule governs this surveyed route, and applicants should note the website’s different instruction.
Elapsed Time
Within three years of license expiration.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

New licensure after revocation
Application
Submit VET-01, answer all questions, sign and date it, provide required documents and Social Security Number, and pay the $100 application fee and remaining licensure fees.
Application Abandonment
The licensing instructions state that an application is abandoned if the licensing process is not completed within one year or the eligible examination is not taken and passed.
Filing Deadline
File at least sixty days before the requested examination date.
Historic Scores
Board instructions accept transferred historic NBE plus CCT scores as prior evidence instead of NAVLE; NBE and CCT are predecessor examinations, not current leaves.
Laws Acknowledgment
Certify that the applicant has read, understood, and agrees to comply with the laws and rules the Board requires for licensure.
License Verification
List all licenses held now or previously and arrange verification directly from every licensing jurisdiction; explain discipline, pending investigations, and unexpunged convictions with the required supporting records.
Minimum Age
At least eighteen years old.
National Rule Terminology
HAR §16-101-16 still calls the national parts NBE and CCT; the implementing instructions identify the currently offered NBE as NAVLE and describe the earlier score pathways.
Waiting Period
Apply after five years from the effective date of revocation and comply with current new-applicant requirements.
Waiver
HRS §436B-21 permits the authority to waive applicable education or examination requirements upon documentation of equivalent knowledge, competence, and qualifications maintained through experience, training, or education.
Work Authorization
U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or alien authorized to work in the United States.
Reinstatement following suspension
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Order Conditions
Individual order conditions remain applicant conditions; the general provision names no examination.
Suspension Limit
No suspension may exceed five years.
Suspension Order
Apply to the extent authorized by law, comply completely with the suspension order’s terms and conditions, and pay all applicable fees.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-29.

Veterinarian Temporary Permit

Nonrenewable supervised permit pending the first eligible Hawaii state examination.

Licensing authority: Hawaii Board of Veterinary Medicine · Application information

Temporary permit — accredited veterinary graduate
Duration
One nonrenewable permit until state-exam results are known; failure of an applicable licensing exam terminates it. HRS §471-8(c)(6) permits at most twenty-four months.
Education
AVMA-accredited veterinary college graduate with verification of successful national examination completion.
First Eligible State Exam
Accepted for or filed for the first Hawaii state examination for which eligible; file required documentation and fees.
Historic National Parts
HAR temporary-permit requirements still name NBE and CCT. The Board’s licensing instructions identify NAVLE as the current NBE and accept predecessor scores as prior evidence.
Older Rule Duration
HAR §16-101-30(4) states eleven months unless an examination is cancelled or postponed; the later statute sets the controlling twenty-four-month maximum.
Supervision
Supervision by a current, unencumbered, active Hawaii veterinarian physically present on the same island and available daily for consultation; submit the original VET-03 signed by the supervisor.
Temporary permit — foreign education equivalence
Duration
One nonrenewable permit until state-exam results are known; failure of an applicable licensing exam terminates it. HRS §471-8(c)(6) permits at most twenty-four months.
Education Equivalence
Foreign veterinary graduate who successfully completed ECFVG or PAVE under HRS §471-8(c)(1)(B), and the applicable national licensing examination. The older rule names ECFVG only.
First Eligible State Exam
Accepted for or filed for the first Hawaii state examination for which eligible; file required documentation and fees.
Historic National Parts
HAR temporary-permit requirements still name NBE and CCT. The Board’s licensing instructions identify NAVLE as the current NBE and accept predecessor scores as prior evidence.
Older Rule Duration
HAR §16-101-30(4) states eleven months unless an examination is cancelled or postponed; the later statute sets the controlling twenty-four-month maximum.
Supervision
Supervision by a current, unencumbered, active Hawaii veterinarian physically present on the same island and available daily for consultation; submit the original VET-03 signed by the supervisor.
Temporary permit — currently licensed veterinarian
Duration
One nonrenewable permit until state-exam results are known; failure of an applicable licensing exam terminates it. HRS §471-8(c)(6) permits at most twenty-four months.
First Eligible State Exam
Accepted for or filed for the first Hawaii state examination for which eligible; file required documentation and fees.
Historic National Parts
HAR temporary-permit requirements still name NBE and CCT. The Board’s licensing instructions identify NAVLE as the current NBE and accept predecessor scores as prior evidence.
License
Submit satisfactory evidence of a current license issued by another veterinary board.
National Application
HAR §16-101-29.1(3)(C) requires evidence of applying for the next applicable national examination; existing acceptable national scores may satisfy the score requirement.
Older Rule Duration
HAR §16-101-30(4) states eleven months unless an examination is cancelled or postponed; the later statute sets the controlling twenty-four-month maximum.
Supervision
Supervision by a current, unencumbered, active Hawaii veterinarian physically present on the same island and available daily for consultation; submit the original VET-03 signed by the supervisor.

Hawaii Veterinary State Examination

Provider
PSI Services LLC
Format
Computer-administered, closed book
Exam questions
40
Time limit
60 minutes
Passing score
75%
Exam fee
$30
Examination outline
  • Quarantine Standards (10%)
  • Toxicology and Poisoning (60%)
    • Avian botulism
    • Big Head Disease (Nutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism)
    • Castor bean
    • Kiawe (Mesquite)
    • Lantana
    • Leucaena leucocephala
    • Macadamia nuts
    • Naalehu Disease (enzootic calcinosis)
    • Rhinella marina (Bufo marinus)
    • Sand Enterocolopathy
    • Slug and Snail Bait: Metaldehyde
    • Taro
  • Infectious Diseases (30%)
    • Bovine Tuberculosis
    • Brucella suis
    • Leptospirosis
    • Platynosomum concinnum (fastosum)
    • Pseudorabies
    • Rat Lungworm Disease (Angiostrongylus cantonensis)
    • Ticks of Hawaii
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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