AAVSB - PAVE

The Veterinary Clinical Skills Assessment (VCSA) examination was developed to evaluate entry level clinical skills for international veterinary graduates. It is one pathway by which international veterinary graduates may achieve PAVE certification. The VCSA is administered at Cedar Valley College in Dallas, TX.

Eligibility Requirements


1:	Verification of Credentials
2:	Demonstration of English proficiency
3:	Successful completion of the Qualifying Examination
4:	Graduation from a non-accredited veterinary college outside of the United States.

Format

Two day examination in 4 sections:
1:	Clinical Skills and Physical Examination
2:	Laboratory, Radiology, and Necropsy
3:	Anesthesia and Surgery
4:	Clinical Encounters (small and large animal cases)
	Application for VCSA

The Clinical Encounter		About the VCSA
The PAVE Program's VCSA examination is the first to include a component which evaluates a veterinarian's ability to communicate with their clients. Communication is recognized by licensing boards as extremely important, and for that reason, the VCSA has been structured to include several clinical encounters based on both small animal and large animal cases. In the encounters, candidates will interact with persons trained to portray clients, and their performance will be observed and evaluated by trained examiners. The clinical encounters are based on similar assessments of communications skills now being used to evaluate licensure candidates in human medicine and other professions.		Next administration will be January 2009. Application and fee will be due at the end of October. Administered in January each year. Developed and administered by the National Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners Candidates must pass the examination in its entirety; retakers must repeat the entire examination. Cost of the examination is $5000 Candidates who pass the VCSA will be eligible for PAVE Certification

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