Board Certified vs. Not Board Certified

[safthegiraffe]

Hi everyone! I occasionally peruse the AVMA site for veterinary jobs and have most definitely noticed something familiar. I have found that many emergency veterinary jobs do not require a board certification in Emergency and Critical Care, but still have high salary notifications. With this, what would be the benefit of receiving a board certification in E&CC, and how may it alter your job placement?

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[CalliopeDVM]

From what I've seen, most E&CC specialists act as criticalists -- doing more critical care work rather than emergency work.

 

[Ashgirl]

Hi everyone! I occasionally peruse the AVMA site for veterinary jobs and have most definitely noticed something familiar. I have found that many emergency veterinary jobs do not require a board certification in Emergency and Critical Care, but still have high salary notifications. With this, what would be the benefit of receiving a board certification in E&CC, and how may it alter your job placement?

ER docs without specialization do mostly outpatient work and emergency surgeries (if that hospital has ER docs doing surgery).
ECC specialists do mostly (give or take) inpatient work. So managing critical cases in the ICU.

 

[safthegiraffe]

ER docs without specialization do mostly outpatient work and emergency surgeries (if that hospital has ER docs doing surgery).
ECC specialists do mostly (give or take) inpatient work. So managing critical cases in the ICU.

Got it thank you!

 

[VetMedSurvivalGuide]

As mentioned above, most board certified criticalists prefer to do critical care medicine. Some end up doing both, depending on personal preference and the practice they're at. Overall, you are more likely to have a better schedule (typically no overnights) and are paid more (depending on the compensation structure at the practice).

 

[Mattcj]

I' ve met several boarded criticalists and they mainly became boarded so they could teach the next generation of criticalists (through vet schools or residency programs). The practice I am at now is the only 24/7 ER clinic in the region (other than the vet school) and none of the ER docs are boarded...so far