JordanAng420
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I just got the December issue of Reptiles and I turned to page 16 for some wonderful news for the veterinary world. For those of you that don't have the magazine, it's short, so I figured i'd post the article.
Herp Veterinary Specialty Approved
Herp Veterinarians are one step closer to formal recognition for specialization in reptiles and amphibians. Treating herps has become the 10th specialty under the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners. The executive board of the American Veterinary Medical Association offically granted provisional recognition to the new specialty, Reptile and Amphibian Practice, this past summer. The new specialty is now fully authorized to hold examinations and certify candidates. After at least four years, the AVMA will allow the ABVP to request full recognition of the specialty. Veterinarians can now begin to undergo a board-certification process associated with the new specialty. The first examinations will take place in November 2010. Once certified, these vets will formally call themselves board-certified specialists in reptile and amphibian practice. (ABVP press release; REPTILES June 2008)
I plan on talking to a few of my veterinarian friends about this. Hopefully sooner rather than later, we will have REAL herp vets to be able to go see! I'm super psyched they're doing this. Very little time is actually spent on reptiles and amphibians in veterinary school. I think maybe about a semester. This would require YEARS of training with reptiles and amphibians. Yay for the AVMA!
Herp Veterinary Specialty Approved
Herp Veterinarians are one step closer to formal recognition for specialization in reptiles and amphibians. Treating herps has become the 10th specialty under the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners. The executive board of the American Veterinary Medical Association offically granted provisional recognition to the new specialty, Reptile and Amphibian Practice, this past summer. The new specialty is now fully authorized to hold examinations and certify candidates. After at least four years, the AVMA will allow the ABVP to request full recognition of the specialty. Veterinarians can now begin to undergo a board-certification process associated with the new specialty. The first examinations will take place in November 2010. Once certified, these vets will formally call themselves board-certified specialists in reptile and amphibian practice. (ABVP press release; REPTILES June 2008)
I plan on talking to a few of my veterinarian friends about this. Hopefully sooner rather than later, we will have REAL herp vets to be able to go see! I'm super psyched they're doing this. Very little time is actually spent on reptiles and amphibians in veterinary school. I think maybe about a semester. This would require YEARS of training with reptiles and amphibians. Yay for the AVMA!
