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Our Petition

The petition of the American College of Veterinary Botanical Medicine (ACVBM) was submitted to the American Board of Veterinary Specialties (AVBS) and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) in November 2017 for provisional recognition of the American College of Veterinary Botanical Medicine as a Recognized Veterinary Specialty Organization (RVSO).

In March 2018, the ABVS met with Signe Beebe and Nancy Scanlan, representatives of the ACVBM. The ACVBM received positive feedback from the AVBS with recommendations to consider becoming a recognized veterinary specialty (RVS) under the American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology (ACVCP). The ACVCP has recently formed an ad hoc committee, and we have initiated communications and liaison. The ACVCP will consider the possibility of the ACVBM as an RVS. If the ACVCP accepts the ACVBM then the petition will be directed at the ACVBM becoming an RVS rather than an recognized veterinary specialty organization (RVSO), that is, an independent stand alone college. At this stage we have identified advantages and synergies with being part of the ACVCP and we look forward to the opportunity to discover more mutual benefits by combining the expertise of the ACVCP with that of the ACVBM. However, if the ACVCP decides against this merger, we will continue to develop the ACVBM and resubmit our petition to the ABVS for recognition as an RVSO.

 Below you'll find links to PDF files of our original petition, our response letter, our final petition, and related appendices. 

ACVBM Petition Documents

Original Petition, 10/2016

Response Letter

Final Petition, 11/2017

Appendixes Index

Appendixes

Reply to AVBS 2/2018


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  • Home
  • About ACVBM
    • About Us
    • Petition to AVMA
    • Contact Us
    • How You Can Help
  • Evidence & Expertise
  • ACVBM FAQ
    • General Petition Q & A
    • Science and Evidence Based Veterinary Botanical Medicine Journal Abstracts by Species >
      • Bovine
      • Canine and Feline
      • Equine
      • Galline
      • Ovine and Caprine
      • Piscine
      • Porcine
  • ACVBM FELLOWSHIP
    • Path to Fellow of the ACVBM
    • Fellows of the ACVBM
    • Special Mentors
  • MEMBERSHIP
    • Organizing Committee
    • ACVBM Member Community
    • Pay Your 2025 Membership Dues
  • ACVBM SUPPORTERS
  • CONFERENCES
    • 2025 Annual Conference
    • 2024 Annual Conference
    • 2023 Annual Conference
    • 2022 Annual Conference
    • 2021 Annual Conference
    • 2020 Annual Conference
    • 2019 Annual Conference
    • 2018 Annual Conference
    • 2017 Annual Conference
    • 2016 Annual Conference
    • 2015 Annual Conference
  • ANNUAL HERBWALKS
  • BOOKSTORE
  • NEW & NOTEWORTHY in the World of Veterinary Botanical Medicine
  • Consulting Member Veterinarians
  • Other Herbal Resources
  • Speaker Availability