"This guide will help you prepare for your ABVP Recognized Veterinary Specialty (RVS) examination this November. The 350 item Combined RVS Exam is given in two parts (each split into two sections) on the same day. The exams are mostly to exclusively multiple-choice type items. There is the possibility of fill in the blank, short answer, essay, or matching for some exam items."
"The AVMA best practice is that the examination items align with a Job Task Analysis (JTA) of this RVS Organizing committee and other recognized experts in the field."
"Additionally, it has been decided that some exam items can come from current journals and a small percentage can be at your Exam Committee’s discretion. Please note that items drawn from current journals (with a 5 year look back period) are 1) from a journal on the RVS Reading List, 2) the question is drawn from the abstract only, and 3) the journal abstract must be freely available. The exception to this is Veterinary Clinics of North America (if applicable), where the exam taker is responsible for the whole article."
Source: ABVP Study Guide - Fish
This resource updated: 6/12/2023
Source reading list reviewed: Spring 2023
Source reading list updated by specialty board: 5/11/2023
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