Veterinary Specialty Boards Reading Lists

Please contact the Veterinary Library staff at vetlib@pobox.upenn.edu

See also: Veterinary Technician Reading List guide

These pages compile the recommended reading lists for the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Recognized Specialty Veterinary Organizations (RSVOs) examinations. We hope you will find this information useful as you prepare for boards!

Many thanks to the Veterinary Information Resource Committee of the Veterinary Medical Library Section (Medical Library Association) for compiling the reading lists and creating templates for veterinary libraries to use.

• American Board of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ABVO)
• American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP)
• American Board of Veterinary Toxicology (ABVT)
• American College of Animal Welfare (ACAW)
• American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM)
• American College of Poultry Veterinarians (ACPV)
• American College of Theriogenologists (ACT)
• American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia (ACVAA)
• American College of Veterinary Behaviorists (ACVB)
• American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology (ACVCP)
• American College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD)
• American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC)
• American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM)
• American College of Veterinary Microbiologists (ACVM)
• American College of Veterinary Nutrition (ACVN)
• American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP)
• American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine (ACVPM)
• American College of Veterinary Radiology and Radiation Oncology (ACVR)
• American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ACVSMR)
• American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS)
• American College of Zoological Medicine (ACZM)
• American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC)