Veterinary specialties 2099984 205183300 2008-04-12T19:57:55Z Gjs238 486612 move to subcat A '''veterinary specialist''' is a [[veterinarian]] who specializes in a clinical field of [[veterinary medicine]]. ''"A veterinary specialist, as recognized by the AVMA, is a graduate veterinarian who has successfully completed the process of board certification in an AVMA-recognized veterinary specialty organization (ie, board or college). To become board certified, a veterinarian must have extensive post-graduate training and experience and pass a credential review and examinations set by the given specialty organization."'' [http://www.avma.org/press/profession/specialties.asp] Most specialties require a 1-year internship or 2 years of clinical practice prior to beginning a [[residency (medicine)|residency]] of 2-3 years' duration. Most specialties require the resident to produce some academic contribution (often in the form of a scientific publication) in order to qualify to sit the certifying examination. ==Specialties== *[[Veterinary anesthesia|Anaesthesiology]] *[[Behavior]] *[[Avian veterinarian|Birds]] (pet and ornamental) *[[Bovine]] *[[Canidae|Canine]] *[[Cardiology]] *[[Clinical pathology]] *[[pharmacology|Clinical pharmacology]] *[[Veterinary dentistry|Dentistry]] *[[Dermatology]] *[[Diagnostic imaging]] *[[Equine veterinarian|Equine]] *[[intensive care medicine|Emergency and critical care]] *[[felidae|Feline]] *[[Internal medicine]] *[[animal testing|Laboratory animal medicine]] *[[Microbiology]] *[[Neurology]] *[[Nutrition]] *[[Oncology]] *[[Ophthalmology]] *[[Veterinary parasitology|Parasitology]] *[[Veterinary pathologist|Pathology]] *[[Poultry]] *[[Public health|Preventive medicine]] *[[Reproduction|Theriogenology]] *[[Veterinary surgery|Surgery]] *[[Toxicology]] *[[Zoo animal]]s and [[wildlife]][http://www.vetcontact.com/en/vet.php?k=91] ==American Veterinary Medical Association== The [[American Veterinary Medical Association]] recognizes the following 20 veterinary specialty organizations: *[http://www.abvp.com American Board of Veterinary Practitioners] *[http://www.abvt.org American Board of Veterinary Toxicology] *[http://www.aclam.org American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine ] *[http://www.acpv.info American College of Poultry Veterinarians] *[http://www.theriogenology.org/ American College of Theriogenologists ] *[http://www.acva.org/ American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists ] *[http://www.dacvb.org/ American College of Veterinary Behaviorists ] *[http://www.acvcp.org/ American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology] *[http://www.acvd.org American College of Veterinary Dermatology ] *[http://www.acvecc.org American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care] *[http://www.acvim.org American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine ] *[http://www.vetmed.iastate.edu/acvm American College of Veterinary Microbiologists ] *[http://www.acvn.org American College of Veterinary Nutrition ] *[http://www.acvo.org American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists] *[http://www.acvp.org/ American College of Veterinary Pathologists ] *[http://www.acvpm.org American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine ] *[http://www.acvr.org/ American College of Veterinary Radiology ] *[http://www.acvs.org American College of Veterinary Surgeons ] *[http://www.aczm.org American College of Zoological Medicine ] *[http://www.AVDC.org American Veterinary Dental College ] ==European Board of Veterinary Specialisation== The [[European Board of Veterinary Specialisation]] recognizes the following 21 veterinary specialty organizations: *[http://www.ecams-online.com/ European College of Avian Medicine and Surgery] *[http://www.ecar.or.at/ European College of Animal Reproduction] *[http://www.ecbhm.org/ European College of Bovine Health Management] *[http://www.eceim.info/ European College of Equine Internal Medicine] *[http://www.eclam.org/ European College of Laboratory Animal Medicine] *[http://www.ecphm.org/ European College of Porcine Health Management] *[http://www.ecva.eu.com/ European College of Veterinary Anaesthesiology] *[http://www.ecvbm.org/ European College of Veterinary Behavioural Medicine - Companion Animals] *European College of Veterinary Comparative Nutrition *[http://www.esvcp.com/ European College of Veterinary Clinical Pathology] *[http://www.ecvd.org/ European College of Veterinary Dermatology] *[http://www.vet.gla.ac.uk/EVDI/ecvdi.htm European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging] *[http://www.ecvim-ca.org/ European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - Companion Animals] *[http://www.khd.ugent.be/neurology/ecvn/index.html European College of Veterinary Neurology] *[http://www.ecvo.org/ European College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists] *[http://www.ecvpath.org/ European College of Veterinary Pathology] *[http://www.vu-wien.ac.at/ausland/ECVPH.htm European College of Veterinary Public Health] *[http://www.ecvpt.org/ European College of Veterinary Pharmacolgy and Toxicology] *[http://www.ecvs.org/ European College of Veterinary Surgeons] *[http://www.evdc.info/ European Veterinary Dentistry College] *European Veterinary Parasitology College ==See also== *[[Medical specialist]] {{Veterinary medicine}} {{Veterinary specialties}} ==External links== *[http://www.avma.org American Veterinary Medical Association] *[http://www.ebvs.be/ European Board of Veterinary Specialisation] *[http://netvet.wustl.edu/vspecial.htm NetVet] *[http://vetstudents.net Vet Students Abroad] [[Category:Veterinary professions]]