American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM)
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Suggested Reference List for the 2021 ACVIM General Examination
Sources for All | Sources for S.A. Candidates | Sources for L.A. Candidates | Library Info | More Info |
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The examination is based upon information taken from medical/veterinary physiology texts and current veterinary literature. Candidates are advised to prepare by a systematic review of recent textbooks, consensus statements, and reviews (please note the reference list below). We cannot define conclusively the body of knowledge necessary to pass this examination. The following list is only a guideline of sources we believe will be most beneficial. Examination questions are referenced from this list. Please also note that the information in these sources may overlap.
*This list is complete and updated. There have been changes made from previous years so please read this list in its entirety
Sources for all candidates:
Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Copyright Year |
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Textbook of Medical Physiology [Print Book] | Guyton and Hall | 13th ed | 2016 |
Textbook of Veterinary Immunology [actual title does not include "Textbook of"] | Tizard | 10th ed | 2018 |
Veterinary Drug Handbook (access to up-to-date database) | Plumb | 9th ed | 2018 |
Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials | West | 10th ed | 2015 |
Veterinary Clinical Epidemiology | Smith | 3rd ed | 2005 |
Duncan and Prasse's Veterinary Laboratory Medicine: Clinical Pathology [Print Book] | Latimer | 5th ed | 2011 |
Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Chapter One ONLY: Principles of Drug Therapy (although this is a small animal text, chapter one covers basic pharmacological principals with which all candidates should be familiar)) | Boothe | 2nd ed | 2012 |
ACVIM Consensus statements ONLY | 2014-2019 |
Sources for Small Animal Candidates:
Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Copyright Year |
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Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine | Ettinger and Feldman | 8th ed | 2017 |
Canine and Feline Infectious Diseases [Print Book] | Sykes | 1st ed | 2014 |
Small Animal Clinical Oncology (Chapters eleven and eighteen through thirty-three ONLY) [Print Book] | Vail and Withrow | 5th ed | 2013 |
Practical Guide to Canine and Feline Neurology (Chapters 2 and 3 only) [Print Book] | Dewey and DaCosta | 3rd ed | 2015 |
Sources for Large Animal Internal Medicine Candidates:
Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Copyright Year |
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Veterinary Medicine: A textbook of the diseases of cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, and goats [Print Book] | Constable, Hinchcliff, Done, and Gruenberg | 11th ed | 2017 |
Large Animal Internal Medicine [Print Book] | Smith | 6th ed | 2020 |
Equine Internal Medicine [Print Book] | Reed, Bayly and Sellon | 4th ed | 2018 |
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“This is only a convenience copy of the reading list to help find copies of reading materials in the NCSU Libraries. It does not replace the official reading list. Candidates are responsible for ensuring they use the latest reading list.”
For more information, please visit the ACVIM website. For information about the exam, visit the Certification Manual and General Information Guide website. The official reading lists will require you to log-in to the ACVIM's website.
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