Melbourne or Caribbean?

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Hi,

I am looking into applying to Vet school in Caribbean or Australia. Besides going to Massey (NZ) and Murdoch (AU) which are AVMA accredited, I will need to take the ECFMG Exams if I wish to practice in North America. Therefore, what is the difference between going to Melbourne in AU and Ross, St. George in Caribbean? Is there any kind of advantage to choose one over the other?

Also, if I wish to apply to Melbourne, which entry point is better? Pre-vet or direct Vet? I recall reading some info saying if you get into pre-vet then you are almost guaranteed to enter their Vet school, is that true?

Thank you,
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[dr_amer98]

[Hi man

Well it seems veterinarians here do not usually like to help each others which is sad but any way, I will give you advice about the choosing between Australia/NZ or Caribbean, well if you do your vet schooling in Australia or NZ you are AVMA accredited and that means that you still have to do NAVLE exam which is the MCQ (written part), this thing is done even by veterinarians who graduate from Canada or USA, that’s not a big deal and you can pass it.

now if you go to the Caribbean you are not AVMA accredited which means that you have to do NAVLE and also pass the CPE, which is the clinical part of the exam or, you have another option in USA only (not Canada) you can do a year in veterinary college (practical or clinical) supervised, now this year cost average of 20,000 US$ and very competitive, so the best thing to do is to go to NZ or Aus and then you will be accredited in USA , Canada and you have to do the NAVLE only. Also you will be accredited in UK, Australia and NZ with no exams ..

Hope that helps . , about the second question I am sorry I don't have much informations about that

Regards and best luck

 

[birdvet2006]

[Hi man

well if you do your vet schooling in Australia or NZ you are AVMA accredited and that means that you still have to do NAVLE exam which is the MCQ (written part), this thing is done even by veterinarians who graduate from Canada or USA, that’s not a big deal and you can pass it.

Also you will be accredited in UK, Australia and NZ with no exams ..

Actually, there is only one vet school in Australia which is currently AVMA accredited, and this is Murdoch University (Western Australia). The others may be working on accreditation, but at this point they are not accredited. This means you'd have to do the ECFVG certification process to practice in the USA.

Also, not all schools in the UK are accredited. Only RVC (London), Glasgow, and Edinburgh (there are 6 vet schools in the UK - Cambridge, Bristol and Liverpool as well).

Also, ECFVG certification affords a couple options. You take the NAVLE exam (like everyone else), but then you have the option of: 1. a one-year ECFVG internship at an approved location, OR 2. Taking the clinical exam (something like $6000 for a 3 day exam) at an approved location. Option 1. or 2. take quite some time to complete, as there are waiting lists and application processes. Now there is an alternative to the ECFVG: it's called the PAVE exam. There are many states which accept the NAVLE along with the PAVE exam now. PAVE tests your pre-clinical knowledge, and from what I've heard, it's not as difficult to sign up for as the ECFVG clinical competency exam. You would take the PAVE after you complete your pre-clinical classes.