MVMA CE program
The MVMA expects its members to maintain and extend their knowledge and skills throughout their professional career. Accordingly, each licensed member must obtain 30 hours of continuing education (CE) credit hours each 24-month period.
Many different activities are eligible for CE credit. Each member must consider which CE activities are most appropriate for professional growth and competence. Below you will find types of CE that eligible for credit.
Eligible CE Activities Subject Matter Chart
Substantive Knowledge & Skills
• Practice Area Knowledge (diagnostics, surgery, anaesthesia, etc)
• Technical Skills (surgical skill, etc)
• Generic skills training (negotiation, mediation, plain language writing.)
Ethics & Professionalism
• Ethics (Code of Conduct, integrity, conflict of interest, confidentiality)
• Professionalism (civility, cultural competency, dealing with the media.)
• Professional Responsibility (The Veterinary Medical Act, The MVMA By-Law)
• The Veterinary Profession (history, current issues, future developments, equity & diversity within the profession.)
Practice & Risk Management
• Client management (, managing client expectations, dealing with difficult people.)
• Time management skills
• Communication skills
• Technology proficiency
• Office management skills (human resources, financial management.)
• Office systems infrastructure (technology, document & records management, research tools, disaster plans.)
• Office governance
• Office succession planning
• Well-being
• Professional liability (how to avoid professional insurance claims.)
Each member will determine if his/her CE courses meet the MVMA’s CE definition as well as the number of eligible CE hours. This is defined in the MVMA Continuing Education Policy.
Tracking your CE hours
The MVMA has created documents to help members keep track of their CE for each Reporting Period.
CE Credit Record Card
This form helps members keep track of the total number of CE hours complete over a reporting period.
CE Personal Credit Record Evidence Form
This form helps members keep the information required for audit when a CE activity does not provide a Certificate of Completion.