European College of Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine

Guidelines for Review of Application for Credentialing ______(year 2017 and beyond)

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

General requirements

  • Residency programmes should run for a minimum of 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

  • Programmes should be supervised and overseen by an existing Diplomate of the European College.

Clinical skills

The resident should spend at least 60% of their time engaged in clinical activities.
These duties include:
  • Conducting behaviour consultations, involving taking a history, explaining the animal’s behaviour to the client, devising a suitable treatment programme and imparting this to the client. The majority of these consultations should be ‘face-to-face’ with the client: phone, e-mail and fax consultations should not make up more than 5% of first consultations.

  • Conducting follow up sessions with clients to monitor progress, and / or demonstrate practical aspects of the treatment programme. Telephone, e-mail and fax correspondence may play a part in follow-up support.

Centre requirements

A centre should have sufficient cases for each resident to see a minimum of 100 face-to-face consultations during each year of their residency programme.

Research project

The resident must conduct at least one research project during the duration of the programme. The resident should take a primary role in the experimental design, data collection, analysis and interpretation of data.
Publications and conference presentations
The resident should:
  • Have at least one case report or review paper accepted for publication in a peer reviewed journal during the second year of their programme and at least one experimental paper accepted for publication in a peer reviewed journal during their third year of study. The resident should appear as first author on at least one paper overall. These papers should be accepted for publication prior to the scholar sitting their final examination.

  • Present at least one oral or poster presentation in each of their second and third years, in a national or international veterinary or animal behaviour congress (not including local continuing education presentations). At least one of these presentations should be at the ECAWBM annual meeting. In addition, at least one of these presentations should be based on research / data from the scholar’s own research.

Conference attendance

In order to ensure a broad and up to date knowledge, residency programmes should provide scholars with sufficient time to attend the ECAWBM during each year of a residency, plus at least one other relevant major international conference (e.g. IVBM, ISAE, ACVB and ABS) during the period of the residency.

Teaching

The residency should enable the resident to develop some experience of teaching. This may be formal teaching classes, or informal clinical tutorials, for example with undergraduate veterinary students. The residency programme should also include seminar sessions where the resident prepares and presents topics to colleagues.
APPLICATION FORM
Name and Surname:
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Please attach a copy of veterinary license and diploma from veterinary school
Qualifications
Accredited residency Alternative programme
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Please submit a certificate or letter of successful completion of the residency signed by the supervising diplomate.
Start date: ______Finishing date: ______
Peer reviewed scientific publications. Note that if you have not completed these publications you can submit the remainder of the credentialing application. If your application is approved, you must submit proof of accepted publication to the college secretary no later than July 1st of the year you intend to sit the examination. Please attach copies of these publications.
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Letters of recommendation
One (1) electronic copy of the letter of recommendation from each of three (3) different evaluators.
a. Completed letter of recommendation must arrive from at least three (but not more than five) veterinarians who can assess the candidate's performance in the area of animal behavior. At least one of these veterinarians MUST be an ECAWBM diplomate.
b. It is the Candidate’s responsibility to ensure these have been sent no later than April 1 of the year the candidate intends to sit the examination. ECAWBM will NOT confirm arrival of the forms to the Candidate.
c. ECAWBM must receive letter of recommendation from at least three (3) individuals or the Application for Credentialling will NOT be accepted.
d. The letter of recommendation should include specific statements regarding the applicant’s qualifications in, but not limited to, the following areas.
•Professional ability and technical skills: Theoretical knowledge, practical application, diagnostic skills, awareness of literature, attendance at educational meetings, thoroughness and academic excellence.
•Organizational skills: Record keeping, chart management and intercommunication skills with primary care veterinarians and other specialists.
•Individual character: honesty, reliability, competence, initiative, motivation and reliability
•Professionalism, ethics and integrity
•Communications skills: ability to interact with owners, public, veterinary professionals and the animals presented as patients.
•Negative evaluations may result in rejection of the application.
f. ECAWBM reserves the right to solicit information from individuals other than those supplied by the Applicant, but the Applicant will be notified.
Conference presentations
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Conference attendance
Name, date and place of the congress:
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Teaching activities
Research activities
Clinical skills
Please provide details of clinical cases (minimum of 300) on a separate sheet under the following headings:
  • Case number

  • Date of visit

  • Species

  • Behaviour(s) problem

  • Diagnosis

  • Treatment

  • Follow-up

  • Mentor

It is the responsibility of the Applicant to be sure all materials are received and complete. The credentialling committee will not accept late or partial submissions of materials past the April 1 deadline.
APPLICATION FEE:
This payment is a necessary condition to apply for the exam. You must pay the associated fees and submit a receipt to the credentialing committee.
Please note: there is a 25% discount for candidates who have to apply only partially for the exam
The appropriate fees may be paid by accessing the website Fees are subject to change.
Application fee re-sitting the examination or parts thereof (BM)
300 EUR + 10.40 EUR (PayPal fee)
Total amount payable 310.40 EURO
Application fee for sitting the examination (BM)
400 EUR + 13.80 EUR (PayPal fee)
Total amount payable 413.80 EURO
Contact ECAWBM Treasurer if you have any questions.
As soon as the money has been received, a receipt will be posted.
Once the application is filled out, it has to be sent by e-mail to:
Then please e-mail the signature pages to
As soon as the money has been received, a receipt will be posted. You must send a copy of paid receipt to the credential committee.