Preparation of North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE)

An introduction of NAVLE for the veterinary graduates in India who aspire to earn DVM in United States.

1. ICAR Sponsored Tutorial for Preparation of International /
National Competition for SC students
Preparation for NAVLE (North American Veterinary
LicencingExamination)
Dr. Neeraj Shrivastava, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Veterinary Microbiology
College of Veterinary Science & AH, Rewa(MP)
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2. https://www.icva.net/navle/
NAVLE -ICVA
TheNorthAmericanVeterinaryLicensingExamination
(NAVLE)isarequirementforlicensuretopractice
veterinarymedicineinalllicensingjurisdictionsinthe
USandCanada.
BVSc& AH (Bachelor of
Veterinary Science & Animal
Husbandry) –5 ½ year degree
DVM (Doctor of
Veterinary Medicine) -
4 year degree.
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3. NAVLE -ICVA
BVSc&AH+SVCIRegistration=Veterinarian.
•DVM+NAVLE+StateRegistration=Veterinarian.
Veterinary
Council of India
(VCI) =
American Veterinary
Medical Association (AVMA)
Council on Education
AccreditionAgencyforVeterinaryCollege:
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4. TheNAVLEisofferedthroughoutNorthAmerica
andcertainoverseassitesatcomputertesting
centersoperatedbyPrometric
®
.
TheNAVLEisavailableduringafour-weektesting
windowinNovember–December,andatwo-week
windowinApril.
TheNAVLEconsistsof360clinicallyrelevant
multiple-choicequestions.
NAVLE -ICVA
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5. NAVLE -ICVA
AVMAaccreditedVeterinarySchool:
isaAVMArecognizedCollegeofVeterinaryMedicine.
TheyareinUSA,Canada,Australia,NewZealand,UK,
Ireland,France,Netherlands,Mexico,WestIndies,
SouthKorea.
Non-accreditedAVMAlistedVeterinarySchool:
VeterinaryCollegeslistedbyAVMAbutnot
recognisedbyAVMACouncilonEducation.
AllVCIrecognisedVeterinaryCollegesareAVMA
listedcollegesincludingCVSc&AH,Rewa.
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6. NAVLE -ICVA
TopracticeortogetemploymentinCentral(Federal)
orStategovt.inUSAasaVETERINARIANyouhaveto
passtwoexaminations:
1)ECFVG(EducationalCommissionforForeign
VeterinaryGraduate):aneducationalequivalency
certificateexamination.ECFVGcertificateisapre-
requisitetoappearfortheNAVLE.
2)NAVLE(TheNorthAmericanVeterinaryLicensing
Examination):Ithastobeclearedbythestudents
ofallthe32CollegeofVetyMedicineofUSA.
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7. NAVLE -ICVA
ECFVG(EducationalCommissionforForeign
VeterinaryGraduate)isFOURstepexaminationtobe
clearedinfollowingorder:
1)RegistrationandProofofGraduation.
2)EnglishLanguageAbility.
3)BasicandClinicalSciencesExam(BCSE)–toassess
theBasicandClinicalSciencesknowledge.
4)ClinicalProficiencyExam(CPE)–toassessthe
ClinicalSkillsAssessment.
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8. ECFVG –1
ECFVGSTEP1:Registration*andProofofGraduation.
1)Submittheonlineapplication.
2)Depositfeeonline=USD1400/-
ECFVGprogramapplicationfee=USD675/-
ECFVGQualityAssuranceProgram(QAP)fee=USD725/-
*ItisVALIDforTWOyears.
https://ecfvg.avma.org/ECFVG/AVMACertificationMain.aspx
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9. ECFVGSTEP2:EnglishLanguageAbility.
appearinTheTOEFL-iBT®Test(TestofEnglishasForeign
Language–internetBasedTest)conductedbyETS
(EducationalTestingService).
ECFVGrequiresoriginalscorereportsdirectlyfromETS.
InIndia,Prometric
®
TestingPvt.Ltd,Gurgaonconducts
TheTOEFL-iBT®Test.
Fee=USD180/-
ECFVG –2
https://www.ets.org/toefl
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10. ECFVG –2
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11. ECFVG –2
You will receive 4 scaled section scores and a total score.
Each section has a score range of 0–30.
These are added together for a total score of 0–120.
ECFVG requires following minimum scores:
1)Listening= 25
2)Writing = 22
3)Speaking = 22
4)Reading = 23
However, there is no minimum OVERALL score.
TOEFL score is valid for TWO years only.
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12. ECFVG –3
ECFVGSTEP3:BasicandClinicalSciencesExam(BCSE).
ItisacomputerbasedexamadministeredbyAVMAto
assessyourBasic&ClinicalVeterinarySciences
Knowledge.
InIndia,BCSEisconductedbyPrometric
®
,Gurgaon.
BCSEfee=USD220/-
Prometric=USD45/-
Time=240min(4hours)
No.ofquestion=225
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13. ECFVG –3
ECFVGSTEP3:BasicandClinicalSciencesExam(BCSE).
Outofthe225questions,25questionswillbepre-test
andwillnotbescored.
Theseadditionalwillbeintermingledwithscored
questions.Soyouhavetoattemptall225questions.
Thereisnonegativemarking.
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14. ECFVGSTEP3:BasicandClinicalSciencesExam(BCSE).
ScoresontheECFVGexaminationaredeterminedby
convertingthenumberofquestionsansweredcorrectly
outofthenumberofquestionsadministeredtoascale
thatrangesfromapproximately300tobeyond900.
ThescalepassingscorehasbeensetbytheECFVGat
580,whichcorrespondstoalevelofachievement
judgedbyECFVGtorepresentminimumcompetency.
ECFVG –3
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15. ECFVG –3
S.NoDomains Sub-domains No. of
questions
1.Anatomy Anatomy 18 -20
2.Pharmacology,
Toxicology,
Physiology
Pharmacology, Toxicology,
Physiology
28 -32
3.Pathology Anatomic Pathology, Clinical
Pathology, Pathophysiology
20 -23
4.Medicine Etiology, pathophysiology,
diagnosis and treatment
50 -55
5.Anesthesia Anesthesia 20 -23
6.Surgery Surgery
7.Diagnostics Diagnostic technology & Imaging20 -25
Content Outline of BCSE:
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16. ECFVG –3
S.NoDomains Sub-domains No. of
questions
8.Animal WelfareEuthanasia, species appropriate
behavior,abnormal animal
behavior, pain assessment and
management, signs of abuse,
species specific husbandry and
restraint techniques.
6 -7
9.Preventive
medicine
Diseaseprevention, epidemiology,
nutrition, public health and
regulatory programs.
14 -15
225
Content Outline of BCSE:
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17. ECFVG –3
ECFVGSTEP3:SurgicalExperienceDocumentationform.
Proofofhavingperformedinthe5yearperiodPRIORto
candidate’sClinicalProficiencyExam(CPE)–NextStep.
1)Oneovario-hysterectomyasprimarysurgeon.
2)Fiveadditionalsurgicalproceduresaseitherprimary
orassistantsurgeon–couldbeOHoranysurgery.
YouwilltakecertificatefromyourSurgeryDepartmentin
theprescribedformat.
h t t p s : / / w w w. a v m a . o r g / s i t e s / d e f a u l t / f i l e s / r e s o u r c e s / S u r g i c a l _ E x p e r i e n c e _ D o c
u m e n t a t i o n . p d f
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18. ECFVG –4
ECFVGSTEP4:ClinicalProficiencyExam(CPE).
CPEisa3-day,7section,hands-on(practical)clinical
skillsexamination.
Center–VeterinarySchoolinUS(Mississippi,2019)
Fee=USD7,630/-(USD7,430/-CPEApplicationfee+
USD200/-Administrativefee)
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19. ECFVG –4
ECFVGSTEP4:ClinicalProficiencyExam(CPE).
Eligibility–CompletedECFVGSteps1,2and3.
YoumustachievePassGradeinEACHofthe7Sections.
1)Anesthesia(Canine)
2)Equinepractice
3)Foodanimalpractice
4)Necropsy
5)Radiographicpositioning(smallanimal)
6)Smallanimalmedicine
7)Surgery(Canineovario-hysterectomy)
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20. NAVLE -ICVA
Pre-requisite–ECFVGCertificate.
Fees–USD670/-+USD320/-(Overseastesting)
(+feeforRegistrationattheStateVeterinaryBoard).
Place-Prometric
®
,Gurgaon.
NAVLEExam:Maximumattempts–5
CBTClinicallyRelevantMCQonlyexam.
6Sections–60questionseach=360MCQs
LikeBCSE,60questionswillbeunscored.
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21. NAVLE -ICVA
NAVLE:65minforeachSectionwith45minbreak
timebetweensections,15minfortutorial.
Section1 Break=0min
Section2 Break=10min
Section3 Break=15min
Section4 Break=10min
Section5 Break=10min
Section6
6Sectionsx65min=390min
Breaktime =45min
Tutorial =15min
450 min or
7.5 hrs
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22. NAVLE -ICVA
Visit–https://www.icva.net/navle/
1)NAVLETutorial
2)Samplequestions
3)PracticeversionsofNAVLE
4)NAVLESelf–assessment@USD50/-
Othersubscriptionbasedcourses/services:
https://www.vetprep.com/
https://zukureview.com/
https://www.vin.com/vin/
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23. First ! Get your passport ready : -)
Best of Luck and Thanks a lot !!!
the starting annual package is USD 100,000/-
~ Rs72 Lakhs / year.
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