CVMA Task Force on "education, licensing, and the expanding scope of veterinary practice".

Abstract

The Task Force first reviewed some key articles relating to the issue (Appendix 1), including the recommendations of the 1989 Pew Report (Appendix 2), as well as the paper by N.O. Nielsen, which was the catalyst for striking the Task Force. It then proceeded by systematically discussing items through means of a list-server and conference calls. The Task Force agreed on a set of definitions (Appendix 3) to guide its thinking. The Task Force was impressed by the complexity and multi-factorial nature of the issue, as well as by the difficulty of educating and licensing veterinarians for an unpredictable future. The Task Force recognized that it is expanding on some of the ideas and recommendations produced in 1998 by the CVMA Task Force on the Future of the Veterinary Profession, “Veterinary Medicine in Canada: Opportunity for Renewal” (Appendix 4).