The Path to Fellow of the ACVBM (FACVBM)

The mission of the College of Veterinary Botanical Medicine is to increase the proficiency and competence of veterinarians in the use of medicinal plants, ultimately leading to diplomate status in the specialty of veterinary botanical medicine. There will be four classes of FACVBM and shall consist of the following: Charter FACVBM, FACVBM, Honorary FACVBM, and Emeritus FACVBM. The benefits and procedures for acquiring each classification are governed by the policies and procedures of the Board of the ACVBM. Those who do not fit all the criterion of a Fellow of The ACVBM but possess unique skills valued by the ACVBM may apply to become a Special Mentor. CLICK HERE to complete the Special Mentor application form.

Please download the document below to review a detailed breakdown of all FACVBM classes and related requirements.
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COMING SOON:
Application for Fellow of the ACVBM

FACVBM CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

1.  Complete a graduate level herbal training program (for example, CIVT’s graduate program, Chi’s herbal program, David Winston’s professional program) and 5 years of active veterinary clinical practice. This would be a minimum of 600 hours formal training.
2.  Meet the education, training and experience requirements established by the ACVBM such as a case log of 100 individual patients to demonstrate case management and proper herbal diagnosis.
 3.  Submit three publishable case reports.
 4.  Achieve a passing score of 75% on the ACVBM exam (yet to be written).
 5.  Upon completion of passing ACVBM’s certification exam, provide the ACVBM with 5 referenced exam questions.
 6.  Be willing to help mentor new herbal candidates.

Curriculum and Study Guides

The Curriculum and Study Guides below have been developed to provide veterinarians with a clear path to becoming a Fellow of the ACVBM.

Introduction to Herbal Medicine and Glossary
  • common terms for western and eastern
  • plant parts used in medicine
  • preparation terms
  • history of US herbalists, Eastern, Unani-Tib, Greek, European, allopathic medicine development

Botany
  • plant parts
  • big families: medicinal and toxic
  • ecological influence on plant constituents, timing of the harvest
  • endangered species and conservation

Phytochemistry
  • phytochemicals
  • which major families contain them
  • actions of the phytochemicals

Nutrition, The Foundation of Health
  • foods considered medicine
  • herbs enhancing the effect of a healthy diet
  • good food is medicine

Nutritional Supplements
  • those derived from plants
  • phytoceuticals sold as supplements


Chinese Medicine (5 Elements, Yin-Yang Theory, 5 Vital Substances, 12 Organs, etc.)
  • 6 phases
  • major schools
  • Review of Systems
  • 8 Principles
  • Tongue Diagnosis etc.


Diagnostics (how do you know what is wrong is wrong, physical features to support the patterns)
  • holistic physical diagnosis-incl pulses, tongue, coat, ears, breath, foot pads, behavior, interactions, temp preferences.
  • interpretation of labs and rads/imaging


Alchemy of Herbs
  • synergy
  • blending

CTM Materia Medica

Ayurveda/Middle Eastern Materia Medica:
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Herbal Pharmacy
Ethnobotany
Native American Materia Medica
American Botanical Medicine, the history of the Thomsonians, Physio-medicalists and Eclectics
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Additional Materia Medica (European, African, South America etc.)
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Triune formulation/Therapeutics classes (i.e., herbal gastroenterology, sleep disorders, etc.)

Over the course of many years, these are the topics many of us have determined provided a solid foundation for mastery of herbal medicine. If you decide any topics are missing, we would love to hear from you! To reach out to us and suggest topic addtions, please complete the form located HERE.