Public Notice for Direct Hire - Veterinary Medical Officer

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Qualifications

Education

A copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.

A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For more information, visit https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Veterinary Medical Officer Education/Degree Requirements:

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)/equivalent degree, i.e., Veterinary Medical Doctor (VMD), obtained at a school/college of veterinary medicine accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education (AVMA). The AVMA web site, http://www.avma.org, has a listing of all AVMA-accredited veterinary medical schools.
• Graduates of foreign veterinary medical schools that are not accredited by the AVMA Council on Education must meet 1 of the following requirements
  • Proof of certification of their final transcript by the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG)
  • Possession of a permanent, full & unrestricted license to practice veterinary medicine in a State, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a U.S. territory that includes successful completion of the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE) or its predecessors, the National Board Examination (NBE) & the Clinical Competency Test (CCT)
  • Proof that education obtained in a foreign veterinary medical program is equivalent to that gained in a veterinary medical program that is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education. Under this provision, equivalency is established only if an AVMA-accredited veterinary medical school or college accepts the graduate's final transcript from the foreign veterinary medical school at full value for placement into an advanced degree, postgraduate educational program, or training program (e.g. residency or graduate program)

• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): Minimum scores are 560 for paper-based version; 220 for computer-based version; or overall score of 83 for internet-based version (including 26 or higher in speaking, 26 or higher in listening, & 17 or higher in writing). For computer-based & paper-based test versions, applicants must also complete the Test of Spoken English (TSE) & the Test of Written English (TWE): Minimum required scores are 55 for TSE & 5.5 for TWE OR
• Academic tests (listening, writing, & speaking) offered by the International English Language Testing System (IELTS): must achieve a minimum overall band score of 7.0, with at least 7.0 in speaking, 6.5 in listening, & 6.0 in writing OR
• Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL): must achieve a minimum overall band score of 70, with at least 60 in speaking, 60 in listening, & 50 in writing

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