American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM): Large Animal Internal Medicine
Residency programs at NC State's CVM:
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The entire examination will emphasize information taken from the current veterinary literature. Selected information will also be taken from the current human literature. With respect to the veterinary literature, current veterinary textbooks and papers published in refereed journals should be the primary study area. Candidates are advised to prepare for the examination by a systematic review of recent textbooks and periodicals. Your mentors can help you select appropriate study material. WE CANNOT DEFINE CONCLUSIVELY THE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY TO PASS THIS EXAMINATION -- the following list is ONLY A GUIDELINE.
Textbooks (most recent editions)
Title | Author(s)/Editor(s) | Edition | Copyright Year |
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A current textbook in Physiology (Guyton or Ganong) Guyton And Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology [The NC State Libraries does not currently have either of these new editions. We will be ordering them, so please check back] |
Guyton and Hall Barrett et al. |
14th ed. 26th ed. |
2020 2019 |
Current Therapy in Food Animal Practice [Print Book] | Anderson and Rings | 5th ed. | 2009 |
Diseases of Dairy Cattle [Print Book] | Rebhun | 3rd ed. | 2018 |
Equine Geriatric Medicine and Surgery [Print Book] | Bertone | 1st ed. | 2006 |
Equine Infectious Diseases [Print Book] | Sellon and Long | 2nd ed. | 2013 |
Equine Internal Medicine [Print Book] | Reed, Bayly, & Sellon | 4th ed. | 2018 |
Large Animal Internal Medicine [Print Book] | Smith | 6th ed. | 2020 |
Llama and Alpaca Care [Print Book] | Cebra | 1st ed. | 2014 |
Sheep and Goat Medicine [3rd edition title is Sheep, Goat, and Cervid Medicine] | Pugh | 3rd ed. | 2021 |
Veterinary Clinical Epidemiology | Smith | 4th ed. | 2020 |
Veterinary Immunology | Tizard | 10th ed. | 2018 |
Veterinary Medicine [subtitle: a textbook of the diseases of cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, and goats] | Radostits, Gay, Hinchcliff & Constable | 11th ed. | 2017 |
Journals (last 5 years up to August 2020 Publication Date)
ACVIM Consensus statements (Most updated versions and from the last 5 years).
ACVIM Forum Proceedings 2015-2020 [Currently not available at the NC State Libraries. Request via Tripsaver]
"NOTE: The large animal medicine certifying examination is written in concordance with USA (USDA/APHIS) regulations regarding the extra label use of drugs and legal use of antimicrobials. Candidates need to know drugs illegal for use and legal regulations surrounding common antimicrobials used in food producing animals in the US. The following websites may prove useful in reviewing pertinent US regulations regarding drug use in food animals.
https://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/get-cfr.cgi?TITLE=21&PART=530&SECTION=41&TYPE=TEXT [Link provided on reading list has changed. This link goes to the correct information]
Library Tips
Search the catalog for additional large animal internal medicine resources available at NCSU Libraries.
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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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Web page updated 01/15/2021