Accreditation
(opens in a new window)AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association)
The UCD School of Veterinary Medicine is one of only seven veterinary schools currently accredited by the AVMA in Europe. As a result, graduates from the UCD programme can receive a license to practice veterinary medicine in the US or Canada without having to complete a special ‘foreign graduates’ exam.
The UCD School of Veterinary Medicine has full accreditation from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Council on Education. Full reaccreditation was awarded after a site visit in November 2020 and the next visitation will be in 2027.
(opens in a new window)AAVMC (American (opens in a new window)Association (opens in a new window)of Veterinary Medical Colleges)
The School is also a member of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges. Their e-bulletin, the Vet-Med Educator provides a summary of AAVMC news and events to keep you informed throughout the year - please see (opens in a new window)www.aavmc.org/news/newsletters/#vet-med-educator-newsletter
(opens in a new window)EAEVE (European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education)
The UCD School of Veterinary Medicine is also accredited by the European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE). The mission of the EAEVE is to evaluate, promote and further develop the quality and standard of veterinary medical establishments and their teaching within, but not limited to, the member states of the European Union (EU).
The EAEVE/FVE evaluation system gives assurance to:
- the public – to know they can trust the quality of graduating veterinary surgeons and the service they deliver
- veterinary students – to know their education reaches agreed and acceptable standards
- veterinary establishments – to know that their curricula and School reaches agreed benchmarked levels
The European System of Evaluation of Veterinary Training (ESEVT), which is managed by EAEVE, has as its main objective to check if the professional qualifications provided by the veterinary educational establishments are compliant with the relevant EU directives and the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG).
(opens in a new window)RCVS (Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons) 
Following a 2020 visitation to the UCD School of Veterinary Medicine, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) granted the status of Full Accreditation to the Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (MVB) from UCD.
UCD’s programme in Veterinary Medicine is now accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), the Australasian Veterinary Board Council (AVBC), the European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE), RCVS and the Veterinary Council of Ireland.