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Academy of Internal Medicine for Veterinary Technicians
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The petition has been submitted! We have submitted 7 very qualified technicians who have at least 7 years experience in the field of neurology. CVTS will review the petition in July, and we should hear back from them shortly after. We will keep all the prospective neurology candidates posted. If you haven't already done so, please complete the prospective member link to place your information in the database.
Procedure for submiting a petition: A minimum number of 6 neurology veterinary technicians must be identified in order to proceed. Members of the Organizing Committee must meet or exceed the NAVTA standards of
At least 7 years of experience as a veterinary technician in the field of Neurology
At least 75% of your 7 years must be in the field of Neurology
Be the leaders in the field of Neurology Veterinary Technicians
Commit to creating a Veterinary Technician Examination in Neurology, Advanced Skills List and Advanced Knowledge List
The standards for Organizing Committee members are above and beyond the standards for candidates. The members of the Organizing Committee will become the Charter Members at the time of the first examination in Neurology. It is our intention to add neurology as a subspecialty of AIMVT as soon as the number of qualified individuals is sufficient.
If you are a neurology technician that meet the qualifications of Organizing Committee, please contact the Executive Director-Linda Merrill at linda-lvt@earthlink.net
For further information on the neurology specialty please contacdt Lisa Korth - Neurology Liaison to AIMVT at korthl@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu
If you are a neurology technician that would like to be kept updated on our activities, please complete the Prospective Member Form in the Quick Links section of the website. The standards for candidates in the current subspecialties of AIMVT can be found under the Exam Information section and follow the links to Prerequisites. The standards will be the same for neurology candidates when that subspecialty is added to the Academy.
Neurology Suggested Reading
Large Animal Neurology; I. G. Mayhew. 1st Ed. Lipincott Williams & Wilkins, 1989. ISBN: 0812111834 Neurology for the Small Animal Practitioner (made easy series), Cheryl L. Chrisman, et. al. Teton New Media, 2002. ISBN: 1893441822 Veterinary Neuroanatomy and Clinical Neurology, Alexander De Lahunta, 3rd Ed. Elsevier Science Health Science, 2004. ISBN: 0721667066
Handbook of Veterinary Neurology, Michael D. Lorenz and Joe N. Kornegay, 4th Ed. W. B. Saunders, 2004. ISBN: 0721689868