General Practitioner Certificates
The ISVPS GPCert is a postgraduate qualification
Who is the GPCert for?
Relevant to vets in small animal practice, the ISVPS GPCert qualifications are validated by Harper Adams University (HAU).
How will you benefit?
Gaining a deeper understanding and knowledge in your area of interest:
Increasing the ability to:
- critically evaluate evidence and make clinical decisions on the strength of the best evidence available
- utilise more advanced techniques and recognise which cases would benefit from referral
- use self-reflection to inform and improve clinical practice
Building your confidence and knowledge to share with others in practice.
Plus….
- Increasing peer and employer recognition of skills and expertise
- Achieving continuing professional development (CPD) requirements
How will your practice benefit?
- Potential increase in practice earnings, for example through more comprehensive investigation and treatment
- Individuals will be more confident in clinical decisions and sharing knowledge
- Retaining talent and expertise through supporting career development
- Increased customer satisfaction and retention through skilled, confident vets
- Ability to illustrate high standards of patient care by having staff with ISVPS globally recognised qualifications
How will your patients and their owners’ benefit?
The ISVPS purpose is focused on delivering compassionate animal care. The GPCert is a globally recognised qualification that supports:
- Improved patient care from committed veterinary professionals
- Increased satisfaction as a result of best practice approaches, informed by the highest ethical standards
Pre-requisites for taking the GPCert assessments
In order to take the assessments for the GPCert, you must:
- Hold a veterinary qualification
- If you are UK-based, applicants must be on the RCVS Home Practising Register, whilst applicants based outside the UK must hold a qualification that would entitle you to register as a member of the RCVS
- To move on to the PgC after the GPCert, you must have spent one year in practice prior to beginning the training programme
- Attend all the relevant modules with our accredited training provider Improve International. UK-based veterinary surgeons who qualified from 2007 onwards must have completed the RCVS Professional Development Phase (PDP) before they can enrol on the training course
What learning options are available?
Vets can choose their preferred way of studying to achieve the qualification, either face-to-face, online or blended – all providing world-class learning with support from expert programme tutors and speakers. Visit the Improve International website for more information.
Get started now
To get started on your GPCert, simply enrol on the relevant course with our accredited training provider, Improve Veterinary Education. Once you are enrolled on a course, you will be able to register with us for your assessments.
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General Practitioner Certificates
How to achieve an ISVPS GPCert- Complete the relevant modular training programme for your chosen qualification with our accredited training provider, Improve Veterinary Education. While completion of the pre and post module questions is not compulsory, we do recommend them as an important part of your exam preparation.
- Undertake further reading on the taught subjects and additional study of non-taught areas of the course syllabus.
- Complete the ISVPS assessments, which could include a case report of 2,250-2,500 words, a multiple choice question examination (MCQ) and an online applied knowledge examination (OAKE) and a case-based scenario examination (CBS). Full details of the assessment requirements and deadlines for each qualification are available for registered candidates in the Candidates Area. On successful completion of your assessments, you will be awarded the GPCert with a personalised certificate and your name will be included in the ISVPS register of General Practitioner Certificate holders.
General Practitioner Certificates
- Dermatology
GPCert(Derm) - Small Animal Medicine
GPCert(SAM) - Small Animal Surgery
GPCert(SAS)
Online Learning
The Online Learning Programme has been developed by Improve Veterinary Education to enable all veterinary surgeons access to world-class teaching materials. By studying part-time, at your own pace, the programme allows you to effectively manage your work-life balance while taking essential knowledge back to practice immediately. You’ll have support and guidance from a Module Tutor who is an RCVS or ECVIM/ACVIM Small Animal Medicine Diploma Holder across 20 varied modules covering key canine and feline medicine topics delivered online over 26 months.Online Learning
- Cardiology
GPCert(Cardio) - Dermatology
GPCert(Derm) - Exotic Animal Practice
GPCert(ExAP) - Feline Practice
GPCert(FelP) - Ophthalmology
GPCert(Ophthal) - Small Animal Surgery
GPCert(SAS)
Get started on your ISVPS General Practitioner qualification now
To get started your ISVPS GPCert qualification, simply enrol on the relevant postgraduate certificate course with our accredited training provider, Improve Veterinary Education.
