Explanation of Qualifications

 

BVMS  - Batchelor of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery awarded from Glasgow Univeristy

 

http://www.gla.ac.uk/faculties/vet/undergraduatestudy/prospectivestudents/

MRCVS

Graduates in Veterinary Medicine & Surgery register as a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (MRCVS), entitling you to practise in the United Kingdom and any other member state of the European Union.

PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)

A doctorate is usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation. It is the highest degree awarded graduate study in this case awarded from Utrecht University. 

 

http://www.uu.nl/en/informationfor/internationalstudents/programmes/phdprogrammes/Pages/default.aspx

 

Utrecht University was ranked the best university in the Netherlands and 7th best in Europe in the prestigious Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities 2007.

 

Clare Rusbridge’s doctoral thesis on Chiari-like malformation and Syringomyelia in the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel can be downloaded from:

 

http://igitur-archive.library.uu.nl/dissertations/2007-0320-201201/index.htm

 

DipECVN

A diplomate ECVN has successfully passed the examination of an European College of Veterinary Neurology. Diplomates have undergone extensive, well-defined training in small and large animal neurology and neurosurgery and passed an in-depth examination lasting several days. All diplomates are re-evaluated every five years.

 

http://www.khd.ugent.be/neurology/ecvn/ecvn.htm

 

European Specialist in Veterinary Neurology

European Specialist is someone who is either an active or founding diplomate of an EBVS-recognised college and who is practicing that speciality for more than 50% of their time.

 

http://www.ebvs.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18&Itemid=38#FAQ6A

 

RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Neurology

To be included on the List of Recognised Specialists, an individual must have achieved a postgraduate qualification at least at Diploma level, and must additionally satisfy the RCVS that they make an active contribution to their specialty, have national and international acclaim and publish widely in their field. A Recognised Specialist must also be available for referral by other veterinary colleagues. Recognised Specialist status is time-bound, and the individual must reapply for recognition every five years to maintain their name on the List. This is the highest tier of qualification in the UK.

 

http://www.rcvs.org.uk/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=90492&int1stParentNodeID=89641