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FSIS Public Health Veterinarian: Information for Foreign Educated Veterinarians
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This position has a specialized education requirement. You
must meet either option 1, or all of the requirements listed
in option 2.
- 1. You must have a Doctor of
Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or Veterinary Medical
Doctor (VMD), obtained at a school or college of
veterinary medicine accredited by the American
Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Council on
Education. The AVMA web site,
AVMA.org, has a
listing of all AVMA accredited veterinary medical
schools.
Or:
- Graduates having a foreign degree from a school that is not accredited by
AVMA.org must have one of the following DVM equivalency requirements:
- Proof verifying completion of the AVMA,
Educational Commission for Foreign
Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG) certification
program; or
- Possession of a permanent, full and
unrestricted license to practice veterinary
medicine in a State, District of Columbia,
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a
territory of the United States; or
- Proof verifying acceptance and placement
into a veterinary medicine advanced degree,
postgraduate educational program (Masters
degree), or veterinary medicine training
program (residency or graduate program) at a
school or college of veterinary medicine
accredited by the American Veterinary
Medical Association Council on Education.
And, graduates having a foreign degree from
a school that is not accredited by the AVMA,
must also provide proof of
English proficiency in reading, writing,
listening, and speaking by meeting the score
requirements for one of the following
proficiency exams:
- Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL). Minimum overall
scores for the TOEFL are 560 for the
paper-based version; 220 for the
computer-based version; or 83 for
the internet-based version
(including 26 or higher in speaking,
26 or higher in listening, and 17 or
higher in writing). For the
computer-based and paper-based test
versions, applicants must also
complete the Test of Spoken English
(TSE) and the Test of Written
English (TWE). Minimum required
scores are 55 for the TSE and 5.5
for the TWE. You may have your Score
Report sent directly to our office
by using our institution code: 0055;
or
- International English Language
Testing System (IELTS). Applicants
must achieve a minimum overall band
score of 7.0, with at least 7.0 in
speaking, 6.5 in listening, and 6.0
in writing; or
- Canadian Academic English Assessment
(CAEL). Applicants must achieve a
minimum overall band score of 70,
with at least 60 in speaking, 60 in
listening, and 50 in writing.
You may fax your exam
Score Report to (612) 370-2060. The
DVM qualification requirements
listed above are completely detailed
in the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) qualifications
standard. Refer to www.opm.gov/qualifications
under series GS-0701, Veterinary
Medical Officer.
The English language proficiency
requirements do not apply under
in-service placement provisions
(i.e. merit promotions,
reassignments, changes to lower
grade, reinstatements, and
transfers) for current Federal
employees. The English language
proficiency requirements still apply
to graduates of foreign educated
veterinary schools who are
considered for positions under
delegated examining and direct-hire
authority. English language
proficiency assessments may also be
waived for qualified job applicants
whose native language is English
(i.e. the official or common
language of an individual's country
of birth is English) AND they submit
a diploma or other official
documentation from the school as
proof of graduation from a high
(secondary) school where the entire
curriculum and educational programs
of the school is taught in the
English language for the entire
three or four years of full-time
attendance.
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