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Study Materials

Useful Tools

NAVLE® resources fall into two categories, Notes and Practice questions.

In general, you can find an ocean of information out there. The challenge is separating the pearls from the swine.

Three worth your time

  1. The NAVLE® site itself, maintained by the National Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (NBVME) : is THE place to start. 

    Check out the 60 practice NAVLE® questions provided- this is your BEST way to get a sense of the question format and depth.

    English computerized version  
    French computerized version

    Text version

    See the Thompson Prometric website, to help you locate a testing facility near you

  1. The SAVMA Education and Licensure committee
    NAVLE® survey is useful.

    This SAVMA committee gives results to the SAVMA Post NAVLE® survey from several years ago, summarizing input from over 500 recent graduates who had taken the NAVLE®.  

    Although these data are a few years old, they do contain useful feedback. Here is a summary:

    1. What to study:  “Merck manual was very useful” 
                                    Mosby books not as helpful

    2. Complaints about “too many” questions on Pigs, Poultry, Exotics

    3. Issues with images Most respondents rated NAVLE® images “Fair or Poor”

    To see the survey report, you need to log in using your JAVMA/AVMA password and id, which can be found on your JAVMA magazine address label. (Click here for details) 

    1. UC Davis A-Z Cram guide


    The Good: Highly condensed, Free
    Some anonymous saintly student made this available to everyone

    The Bad: Basically a laundry list.  (but a referenced one)

    The Ugly: 60+ pages of 6-font single space text = serious eyestrain

    This is cramming pure and simple. But some students have said it helps, so use it if it helps you.

    One way to use it might be to scan the A-Z cram guide a couple of days before you take the NAVLE®, looking for pearls.

    Other resources

    1. VIN: If you aren’t using VIN, you should .  Loaded with useful tools and FREE to students. Use it, people.

             Worth its weight in gold for access to Plumb’s pharmacology online and Associate (a DDX-making tool), not to mention the book reviews.

      VIN also maintains a NAVLE® resources page: 
    2. Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC) – Has a 100 questions on parasitolgy. Mostly “Name that bug” and drug-centric, but not bad.

      CAPC National Board review Study Guide

    3. Here is a link to a list of NAVLE® topics that the National Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (NBVME) uses to develop NAVLE® questions (valid through April 2011).

      Here is a link to a REVISED list of NAVLE® topics that the NBVME will use to develop NAVLE® questions for the Fall 2011 NAVLE® and beyond. (Note: includes Llamas)

      Basically a very, very long list of every thing under the sun.

    4. JAVMA Zoonotic updates 

      AVMA Public health page 

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