What is a veterinary specialist recognised by the European College?
The European Diploma in Surgery and Anaesthesia is internationally recognised as the highest level of surgical and anaesthesia qualification available within the veterinary profession. It indicates that several years of training have been received under the direct supervision of other recognised specialists in the relevant field. To ensure the highest standards and to be eligible to sit the European Diploma examination, candidates must meet strict criteria in terms of case numbers and types of surgery and anaesthesia cases during their specialist training period. There are also additional requirements, including the publication of surgical research papers and attendance at specialist congresses. The examination is extremely demanding and takes place over 3 days. Recognised specialists must keep up to date with scientific advances by attending conferences, publications and a high level of surgeries, otherwise the surgeon will lose their specialist status.
www.ebvs.org This website links to all the European specialist colleges and also lists all specialists in all disciplines across Europe. You can click on the links to the specialist universities and obtain more information about the training that European specialists must complete to obtain their diploma.
www.ecvs.org/home/ This link takes you to the European College of Veterinary Surgeons. This provides information on how to determine whether the vet you are seeing is a specialist or is trained as a resident (i.e. eligible to become a specialist).
www.ecvaa.orgThis link takes you to the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. This provides information on how to determine whether the vet you are seeing is a Specialist or is trained as a resident (i.e. eligible to become a Specialist).
