The Verifera™ Encyclopaedia — Careers edition
Statutory Membership Exam
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Pathway
Overseas veterinary surgeons → RCVS registration (inbound)
Two doors: a recognised degree (EAEVE-accredited European — only until January 2029; AVMA-CoE-accredited US with a board score ≥425; listed Australian degrees or the NVE/AVE) registers directly; everyone else sits the RCVS statutory membership exam.
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The route to RCVS registration for vets whose degree is not on a recognised list — a written stage (MCQ plus open-book Code paper across three clinical areas) followed by a multi-station OSCE, on a roughly 15-month end-to-end cycle.
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