N.M. Admin. Code § 16.25.2.10 - BASIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS
Except as noted, an applicant for a regular license to practice veterinary medicine in New Mexico must:
A. Submit a completed, signed, and notarized
application for licensure-DVM. The
application must:
(1) be submitted 30 days
before the applicant's selected date to take the state examination;
(2) include the application/examination fee;
and
(3) have attached a color
passport-type head and shoulders photograph of the applicant.
B. Take and pass with a minimum
score of seventy-five percent, the New Mexico veterinary licensing examination.
Exceptions for endorsement applicants are set out in
16.25.2.10 NMAC.
C. Submit all of the following documents
within 12 months after passing the state examination. An applicant who fails to
provide required documents within 12 months must reapply for licensure.
(1) notarized copy of the applicant's diploma
from a veterinary school accredited by the American veterinary medical
association (AVMA). Exception for new graduates is set out in
16.25.2.12 NMAC;
(2) official veterinary school transcript
bearing the seal of the institution;
(3) verifications of licensure from any and
all state(s) in which the applicant is or has been licensed to practice
veterinary medicine;
(4) one
personal and one professional recommendation; and
(5) the applicant's scores on the national
licensing examination for veterinarians.
(a)
New Mexico's national examination score requirements are set out in 16.25. 2.16
NMAC.
(b) Exceptions for
endorsement applicants are set out in Subsection B of
16.25.2.11 NMAC
(c) Applicants for a temporary permit shall
comply with requirements of Subsection A of
16.25.2.10 NMAC only.
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