Vets can be specialists in general practice

‘If we want the RCVS Fellowship to evolve into a truly veterinary learned society, that reflects the breadth of what we can offer, it seems obvious to me that we must attract and embrace all vets – and that includes the majority of vets who are primary care vets.’ That was the opinion of Bradley Viner (pictured), a former RCVS President, during a ‘Fellows in Focus’ session, held as part of the Fellowship Day last week. He said: ‘I believe that that would be good for the fellowship. I believe that that would be good for GP vets. Ultimately it’s going to be good for the profession and therefore good for animal welfare.’ Viner described how he had first become involved in trying to achieve formal recognition of the competences needed in general practice in 2000. At that time, he had come across two main barriers – first,...
Source: Veterinary Record - Category: Veterinary Research Tags: News section Source Type: research