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Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Membership Exam (RCVS) Syllabus
Registration route/exam for veterinary surgeons to join the RCVS register and practise in the UK. The full Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Membership Exam (RCVS) syllabus: 5 subjects, 20 chapters, 87 topics and 164 sub-topics, with 283 flashcards written against it.
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Membership Exam (RCVS) subjects
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Membership Exam (RCVS) has 5 subjects. Each one is listed below with its chapters in syllabus order; open a subject for every topic and sub-topic inside them.
Veterinary Professional Conduct, Law and Welfare
- RCVS Regulation and Professional Conduct · 5 topics
- Veterinary Legislation and Statutory Duties · 5 topics
- Animal Welfare, Ethics and the Human-Animal Relationship · 4 topics
- Communication, Practice and Client Relations · 5 topics
Companion Animal Medicine and Surgery
- Small Animal Internal Medicine · 6 topics
- Small Animal Soft Tissue and Orthopaedic Surgery · 5 topics
- Anaesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care · 5 topics
- Companion Animal Dermatology, Ophthalmology and Dentistry · 4 topics
- Preventive Healthcare and Zoonoses · 4 topics
Farm Animal and Production Medicine
- Cattle Health and Production · 5 topics
- Sheep and Goat Medicine · 4 topics
- Pig and Poultry Production · 4 topics
- Herd Health, Epidemiology and Food Safety · 4 topics
Equine Medicine and Surgery
- Equine Internal Medicine · 4 topics
- Equine Lameness and Orthopaedics · 4 topics
- Equine Surgery, Anaesthesia and Reproduction · 4 topics
Diagnostic and Foundational Veterinary Sciences
- Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Diagnostics · 4 topics
- Diagnostic Imaging · 3 topics
- Pharmacology and Therapeutics · 4 topics
- Applied Anatomy, Physiology and Nutrition · 4 topics
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Membership Exam (RCVS) flashcards
283 question-and-answer cards across 5 subject decks, each shown in full on its subject page.
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Membership Exam (RCVS) syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Membership Exam (RCVS) syllabus?
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Membership Exam (RCVS) covers 5 subjects: Veterinary Professional Conduct, Law and Welfare, Companion Animal Medicine and Surgery, Farm Animal and Production Medicine, Equine Medicine and Surgery and Diagnostic and Foundational Veterinary Sciences.
How many chapters and topics are in the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Membership Exam (RCVS) syllabus?
20 chapters and 87 topics, broken down further into 164 sub-topics, across 5 subjects. Companion Animal Medicine and Surgery is the largest subject, with 24 topics in 5 chapters.
Are there Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Membership Exam (RCVS) flashcards?
Yes — 283 question-and-answer flashcards in 5 subject decks. Each deck is printed in full on its subject page here, and the same cards are in the Examius app with spaced repetition. The free plan covers one exam of your choice, including its flashcards; Examius Pro, a one-time purchase, unlocks every other exam and deck.