Regulation
- Veterinary medicine is regulated by the Ministerio de Agricultura Alimentación y Medio Ambiente.
- The veterinary profession in Spain is governed by the Consejo Generalde Colegios de Veterinarios de España (CGCVE).
Veterinary Specialist Recognition
- There is not currently a register of veterinary specialists.
Advanced Veterinary Practitioners
- There is not currently Advanced Veterinary Practitioner training.
- A process of definition of a “Middle Tier” accreditation in Equine Practice and Small Animal General Practitioner is ongoing.
- European Veterinary Specialists® are involved in the subcommittees in designing accreditation programmes in Equine and Small Animal General Practice.
Veterinary education
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid - Universidad de Córdoba
- Universidad de León - Universidad de Zaragoza
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Universidad de Extremadura in Cáceres
- Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Universidade de Santiago de Compostela in Lugo
- Universidad de Murcia - Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio
- Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU - Universidad Católica de Valencia-San Vicente Mártir
- Veterinarians in Spain cannot use the title of Doctor.
Membership Organisations
- In 2014, the Asociación de Veterinarios Especialistas Diplomados de España (AVEDE; asocvetespes@gmail.com) was created to serve as a liaison between CGCVE, the profession and the EBVS.
