NBVME Discussion Forums
Welcome to the NBVME discussion forums! This is a place created to help test candidates and others ask questions, get information and give feedback regarding the various NBVME examinations. We've set up five specific forums: NAVLE discussion, NAVLE application process, QE discussion, foreign trained veterinarians, and miscellaneous NBVME matters. The NBVME staff will be moderating the discussions during regular business hours, and will try to respond to queries in a timely manner.
Please take a moment to read the message board guidelines below before posting. If you have any suggestions regarding the message board or need to report violations of the message board guidelines, please contact our office at mail@nbvme.org.
If you have a question that requires an immediate response, call our office at 701-224-0332.
NAVLE® Discussion
This forum is designed to allow NAVLE candidates and potential candidates to share questions with NBVME staff and view answers given to questions from other candidates. Click here to discuss anything about the NAVLE.
NAVLE® Application Process
NAVLE application requirements and deadlines vary from one licensing board to another. Click here to discuss the application process.
Qualifying Examination (QE) Discussion
This forum is designed to allow QE candidates and potential candidates to share questions with NBVME staff and view answers given to questions from other candidates. Click here to discuss anything about the QE.
Foreign-trained Veterinarians
Often there are questions specific to NAVLE candidates who went to non-accredited veterinary schools. Click here to share questions regarding the NAVLE with the NBVME staff and view answers given to questions from other candidates. This is not the venue for information about educational equivalency programs (such as ECFVG or PAVE). Information about those programs may be found here.
Miscellaneous NBVME Matters
This forum is for any subject areas not covered in the other forums. Click here if you would like to discuss one of our other examinations, such as the VCSA or the Species Specific Examinations, or anything else related to the NBVME.
NBVME Message Board Guidelines
All comments posted on this board are moderated, and, although postings are not prescreened, they will be deleted if the site staff feels they do not meet the message board guidelines.
The following examples are types of comments that may be deleted:
1. Anything that denigrates the NBVME organization or staff, NAVLE or QE test candidates, school personnel, licensing board organizations or staff, or other related organizations, such as the AVMA or the AAVSB. Personal attacks will not be tolerated.
2. Any discussion of specific NAVLE or QE test content.
3. Any type of discrimination in the discussions, including but not limited to racism, sexism, national origin, religious bigotry, or discrimination toward the disabled.
4. Inflammatory or inappropriate remarks (intentional or otherwise). This includes material that is knowingly false or fraudulent, mean-spirited, abusive, obscene, hateful, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person’s privacy, vulgar, profane, harassing, defamatory, or otherwise violates applicable law, including copyright law.
5. Advertising and spam.
6. Off-topic and completely unrelated to the post.
7. Any message containing a link to a website which violates any of the above guidelines.
Feel free to agree or disagree with each other as long as you do it respectfully. We all have our own experiences and perspectives. Please be respectful and adhere to the same standard of basic courtesy you would use in a face-to-face conversation with a colleague or a family member. Any user who feels that a posted message violates the above guidelines is encouraged to contact us immediately by e-mail.
The NBVME maintains the right, but not the responsibility, to edit or remove any postings that violate these guidelines or that it finds objectionable. Messages posted on this board are not prescreened, and the board cannot be moderated in real time (24/7). The messages express the views of the author of the message, not necessarily the views of NBVME and NBVME is not responsible for the content, accuracy, or appropriateness of information or views expressed in these postings; such responsibility is solely that of the author of the message. The NBVME does not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness, timeliness or usefulness of any message and is not responsible for the contents of any message. Under no circumstances shall the NBVME be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages that result from use of, or the inability to use the NBVME message boards. You specifically acknowledge and agree that the NBVME shall not be liable to you for any defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of any other user. You agree, through your use of this service, that you will not use this message boards to post any material which violates the above guidelines.
You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless NBVME and their agents with respect to any claim based upon transmission of your message(s). The NBVME reserves the right to reveal any user’s identity (or whatever information we know about you) in the event of a complaint or legal action arising from any message posted by such user. With respect to copyright law, be advised that posting any third party's copyrighted work on NBVME boards may violate the owner's copyright. The NBVME's message boards may be used by participants solely for non-commercial purposes. Advertisements, including without limitation chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations, are inappropriate in the message boards and posting of messages of this character may constitute a violation of the NBVME’s rights for which it may take legal action.
