What are some other veterinary specialties doing?
This was one of the first questions from our BOD to our initial consultant. The following information is quoted from the 2005 CASTLE Report, commissioned by ACLAM: “The first objective specified by ACLAM relates to benchmarking its examination program to the test development practices of other ABVS-approved entities….to determine the degree to which other approved veterinary specialty examinations adhere to generally accepted psychometric standards….Generally speaking, veterinary specialty boards are not well aligned to NCCA standards for certification examinations. Only the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists meets the majority of standards, while others have significant shortcomings.” ( NCCA is the National Commission for Certifying Agencies, which is the accrediting arm of the national Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA), established in the 1970s under direction and financing from the Bureau of Health Professions of the (then) United States Department of Health.
