"This guide will help you prepare for your ABVP Recognized Veterinary Specialty (RVS) examination in November.
The 350-item Combined RVS Exam given in two parts on the same day. The exams are mostly to exclusively multiple-choice. 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 current RVS Diplomates. The 2018 JTA identified tasks, diseases, etc. that Diplomates either saw frequently or expected a Specialist to have immediate knowledge of the subject.
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 inexpensively obtained. The exception to this is Veterinary Clinics of North America (if applicable), where the exam taker is responsible for the whole article."
Source: Canine and Feline RVS Exam Study Guide -2024
Updated: 09/12/24
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