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Steps to Recertification

Continuing professional development activities

These are essential to enable veterinary practitioners to cope with a rapidly changing profession. Therefore, to maintain ABVP certification, a Diplomate must accumulate five hundred (500) recertification credits and submit an application with documentation.

ABVP recertification submission format

Important - Your application package for recertification must follow our format. Incomplete packages will be returned. (No exceptions!) View submission format

Most recertification credits must be earned within the last five years prior to submission of a recertification application. Read and follow procedures carefully.

I.Scoring

You may use the Record of Recertification to document credits as you accumulate them. Do not submit your Record of Recertification. Keep it in your files.

Record of Recertification

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II. Examination 500 credits

Recertifying Diplomates receiving a passing grade on the examination are recertified.

III. Case Reports ABVP Format—Maximum of 400 credits

Recertifying Diplomates may submit up to two case reports in ABVP format. Recertifying Diplomates will receive 200 credits per accepted case report.

IV. Examination Items—Maximum of 500 Credits

Five credits will be awarded for each item written and accepted by the Examination Committee with a maximum of 500 credits.

V. Continuing Education Credits—Maximum of 250 Credits

Attendance must be from the last five years prior to submission.

A. ABVP Sponsored 3 credits per instructional hour attended

Attendance at meetings in the last five years prior to submission date such as the annual ABVP Practitioner's Symposium or at other meetings where the designation of ABVP appears in the title of the time allotment in the official program. Hours must be in area of specialization.

B. Other veterinary meetings 2 credits per instructional hours attended

Attendance at major meetings of veterinary organizations or Colleges of Veterinary Medicine in the last five years prior to submission date.

Examples include AABP, ACVIM, AAEP, AAHA, AASV, AVMA, NMC, AAFP, AAV, NAVC and WVC. Must be in area of specialization.

* Note: Beginning January 2008, a maximum of 200 credits is allowed.

VI. Lecturing—Maximum of 200 Credits

Lectures must be from the past 5 years.

A. Veterinary Meetings or Veterinary Curriculum 4 credits per hour in the area of specialty. This will include electronic presentations such as on-line courses, interactive remotes and video lectures. Multiple presentations of a lecture will be awarded credit only one time.

B. Undergraduate (college or university) Level 2 credits per hour with a maximum of 100 credits.

VII. Interpretive Summaries—Maximum of 200 Credits

Interpretive summaries will be brief descriptions [200-400 words] of exemplary cases seen in the last five years prior to submission and indicative of ABVP-level practice. Maximum of 10 cases for 20 credits each.

Each summary will be evaluated on its own merit as a pass/fail. Summaries may involve individual animal or population based cases and must satisfy guidelines. One reference citation required--two citations maximum.

VIII. Publications—Maximum of 200 Credits

Publication must be since the last certification date and will be verified.

IX. Submission Review Credentials & Examination Committee Members—Maximum of 300 credits

All reviews must have been in the last five years.

A. Diplomates reviewing interpretive summaries will receive 2 credits per summary reviewed.

B. Diplomates reviewing items submitted for consideration will receive 1 credit for each item reviewed.

C. Diplomates who review case reports will receive 10 credits per case report reviewed.

For successful completion of recertification, the Diplomate must agree to the Ethical Assurance Statement on the recertification application and submit this form accompanied by labeled cds to begin the grading process. Only recertification packets totaling at least 500 credits will be graded.

X. Submission Format

Once you have at least 500 credits to be scored, you will need to submit your Recertification Package. Please follow the Recertification Submission Format guidelines.