Small animal surgical certs.

RE: Small animal surgical certs.

Paul Terzer — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 19:54:49 GMT

Thank you all for your thoughts :)

RE: Small animal surgical certs.

Judith Archbold — Sun, 07 Oct 2018 15:38:18 GMT

I did my certAVP in small animal surgery through Liverpool Vet School. Very good course :taught modules, well structured. Together with a B module in medicine it is a good refresher and shows you gaps in your knowledge. I think you get out of it what you put into it. I have always chosen to do practical surgery CPD courses in the past ( too busy and too poor to do them anymore) and the certificate consolidated that learning.

RE: Small animal surgical certs.

Niall Taylor — Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:03:52 GMT

I did the improve GPCert(SAM) many years ago (obviously before the 'Harper-Adams navel gazing' days ) and it was good - learned a lot, nicely structured etc. These days I'd probably have gone the BSAVA route (not least cos I detest what Improve have done with DEFRA/OV stuff ) as I feel it's more in-depth, but afaik it's quite a bit more pricey than the RCVS route.

Niall

RE: Small animal surgical certs.

grumpyoldman — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 23:00:10 GMT

BSAVA is definitely a step up from improve and avoids the Harper Adams navel gazing experience.

RE: Small animal surgical certs.

James Dunne — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 16:11:54 GMT

Hi Paul

I completed a 2-year Improve course many years ago and it was quite practical. I did the RCVS CertSAS as well and the depth of knowledge was a step up. I'd say the RCVS Cert was more rewarding overall; it also taught me how much I didn't know! I have heard good things about BSAVA certs but have no personal experience of them.