THE Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, RCVS, has decided that vets in the UK can use the title of Doctor.
The decision was made following a consultation where, out of 11,202 responses, 81 per cent were in favour of the change.
“I am very pleased that the response from the consultation gave the council such clear direction and has allowed us to bring UK vets in line with the majority of veterinarians worldwide,” says RCVS president, Prof Stuart Reid.
If used, it will be in conjunction with their name with the description ‘veterinary surgeon’ or with the post-nominal letters ‘MRCVS’.
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