The National Examining Board (NEB) is a duly constituted board of the CVMA. The NEB operates in all matters pertaining to the administration of the National Examining Board Examination. The NEB makes recommendations to CVMA Council on all other matters involving the assessment and enhancement of veterinarians in Canada and undertakes any other duties assigned by Council from time to time.
A Registrar of the NEB is appointed by the Council and serves as the CVMA staff officer charged with the responsibility of co-ordinating and facilitating the duties and functions of the NEB.
Please refer to the document entitled Veterinary Licensing Examinations for a summary of the NEB exam process and an order form for the NEB application package. The document is an Adobe Reader .pdf file that will open in a separate window.
Attention: Candidates Registered for the NAVLE® Toward the end of September 2011 candidates registered to appear for the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE®) during the November-December 2011 testing window will receive an e-mail from the NBVME with instructions to download and print their electronic Scheduling and Admission Permit (SP) from a web site. The SP will allow you to contact Prometric Inc. to book an appointment to take the NAVLE®. Please click on the following link to view a sample of the electronic SP: NAVLE Scheduling and Admission E-Permit Sample.
Visit the Web site of the AVMA's Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG), where you will find a link to a tutorial and sample questions for the Basic and Clinical Sciences Examination.
The above link opens an Adobe Acrobat Reader (.pdf) file comprising common diagnoses for several species, which may be encountered during the administration of the Clinical Proficiency Examination (CPE), owned by the NEB/CVMA and the ECFVG/AVMA.
The above link leads to the site of the NBVME, which owns the NAVLE®, and to web-based NAVLE® practice exams. Two versions (200 items each) are available in English and French. Free sample assessments are also available.
