Related residency and internship programs at NCSU CVM:
- Equine Medicine Surgery Internship
- Equine Internal Medicine Residency Program
- Anne Forsyth Equine Surgery Residency
- Large Animal Surgery
| Refereed Journals | Texts | Miscellaneous |
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Refereed Journals: (The last 5 years ending January 1 of the year the exam is taken)
- American Journal of Veterinary Research
- Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian (sign up for free access from the publisher)
- Equine Veterinary Education
- Equine Veterinary Journal
- Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Texts: (The most current edition of the text should be used)
"Pick one medicine, one lameness, one reproduction, and one surgery book since you will not have time to cover all."
- Adams and Stashak's Lameness in Horses, Baxter
- Current Practice of Equine Surgery, 1st edition, White & Moore
- Current Therapy in Equine Medicine, Robinson [also available as an online book]
- Diagnosis and Management of Lameness in the Horse, Ross and Dyson [also available as an online book]
- Diagnostic Techniques in Equine Medicine, Taylor et al. [also available as an online book]
- Equine Dermatology, Scott et al. [also available as an online book]
- Equine Emergencies, Orsini [also available as an online book]
- Equine Internal Medicine, Reed
- Equine Medicine and Surgery, 5th edition, Colahan, Mayhew, Merritt and Moore
- Equine Medicine Secrets, Savage
- Equine Ophthalmology, Gilger [also available as an online book]
- Equine Reproduction, McKinnon et al.
- Equine Surgery, Auer & Stick [also available as an online book]
- Large Animal Internal Medicine, 2nd edition, Smith
- Manual of Equine Reproduction, Brinsko et al.
- Veterinary Laboratory Medicine: Clinical Pathology, Duncan and Prasse
Other references that were found useful to support these primary references or to cover specific disciplines in which the candidate may feel deficient included:
- A clinical pharmacology text (Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics earlier edition was Booth and McDonald, Iowa State Univ. Press)
- A physiology text (Guyton or Ganong)
- An immunology text (Tizard: Veterinary Immunology, Saunders)
- Clinical pathology (Coffman or Meyer & Coles)
- Pocket Companion to Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology [not owned, have complete Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology]
- Proceedings of the American Association of Equine Practitioners
- Veterinary Clinics of North America Equine Practice
Questions on the examination may be taken from sources other than this list.
Miscellaneous:
Successful candidates felt that the most detrimental factors or pitfalls along the way were inconsistent or erratic study habits and a failure to keep up-to-date on current literature.
Library Tips
Search the catalog for additional equine health resources available at NCSU Libraries.
More Info
Contact the ABVP for the current Practice Study & Reading Guide.
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Updated 2/15/13.
