From official veterinarian to specialised veterinarian
23 of the 44 essential skills of a specialised veterinarian are already essential for a official veterinarian — about 52% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 23
- skills carry over
- 21
- would be new
- 52%
- of the target job covered
- 44
- essential skills of a specialised veterinarian
What a specialised veterinarian does
Specialised veterinarians are professionals with a comprehensive scientific education. They have the authority to carry out, in an independent, ethical and personally responsible capacity, all aspects of veterinary medicine, in the interest of the health and welfare of animals and public health in accordance with national and international legislation. In addition they need a recognized qualification and/or experience in a specific species and/or veterinary procedure.
What carries over
23 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- anatomy of animals
- animal behaviour
- animal production science
- animal welfare
- animal welfare legislation
- apply animal hygiene practices
- apply veterinary epidemiology
- biosecurity related to animals
- certify the performance of veterinary procedures
- conduct ante-mortem veterinary health inspection
- evaluate information in the field of veterinary nursing
- fundamental veterinary sciences
- handle veterinary emergencies
- issue certificates for animal products
- maintain veterinary clinical records
- manage animal biosecurity
- monitor the welfare of animals
- perform laboratory testing on samples of animals
- perform veterinary diagnosis
- physiology of animals
- safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- signs of animal illness
- veterinary clinical sciences
What would be new
21 skillsEssential for a specialised veterinarian and not for a official veterinarian. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- apply specialised veterinary knowledge
- assess animal behaviour
- collect samples from animals
- communicate specialised veterinary information
- conduct cancer screening tests
- conduct veterinary consultation
- environmental enrichment for animals
- implant microchips in animals
- manage animal welfare
- manage the use of vaccines
- perform esophagoscopy
- perform euthanasia on animals
- perform gross post mortem examination on animals
- perform intra-operative neuromonitoring
- perform surgical procedures on animals
- practise veterinary professional codes of conduct
- prescribe animal medications
- prescribe physical therapy to animals
- provide anaesthetics to animals
- provide sedation to animals
Other moves from official veterinarian
2 roles- general veterinarian25 skills in common
- animal welfare inspector16 skills in common
← official veterinarianspecialised veterinarian →The other way round
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How far are you from being a specialised veterinarian?
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