The European Board of Veterinary Specialisation (EBVS) requires each European College to evaluate Diplomates for re-certification every 5 years.
The European College of Veterinary Pathologists (ECVP) developed a re-registration process to assess whether Diplomates fulfil criteria for re-certification. These criteria consist in:
- collection of continuous professional development (CPD) points over the past 5 years (a minimum of 100 points obtained in different professional areas are required to be re-certified),
- self-declaration of professional good standing,
- attendance to a minimum of 2 Annual or Spring General Meetings (AGM/SGM), either in person or online, with collection of a minimum of 10 points for attendance over the past 5 years.
For complete details, please refer to the 003-ECVP-SOP-CPD and its appendices.
At the end of each fifth year, respective Certified Diplomates are contacted by the ECVP Administrative Office to submit their re-registration form. The form is available to download from the ECVP website (member’s profile).
The form must be returned to the ECVP Office no later than the given deadline. Any personal circumstances impacting re-registration (parental leave, serious health issue or exceptional circumstances) shall be immediately escalated to the ECVP Administrative Office.
Failure to meet the requirements for re-certification
Failure to complete or pass the re-registration process will result in suspension of the title of Certified Diplomate. Please refer to the ECVP Articles of Association (Art. 4) and ECVP By-laws (Art. 1) for more details.
Re-instatement of a Non-Certified ECVP Diplomate
Non-Certified Diplomates may be re-instated into Certified Diplomates. Please refer to the 003-ECVP-SOP-CPD, appendix APP-03 (Reinstatement of Non-Certified Diplomate) , available here.