01/02/2025
We are very proud to officially announce!!!
ABVP CERTIFIES VETERINARIAN IN CANINE AND FELINE PRACTICE — Laura Hellman, DVM, of Wichita has been certified as a Diplomate by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP) specializing in Canine and Feline Practice. Dr. Hellman mastered a rigorous and demanding application process and certification examination in order to obtain Diplomate status. To qualify to sit for the extensive examination, a veterinarian must complete either a residency program or six years of clinical veterinary practice. In addition, two case reports, references, descriptions of practice procedures, and professional education records must be submitted and pass review. This year's examination was given on November 2nd. Dr. Hellman is a graduate of the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. She has practiced at Urgent Pet Care located at 11110 E 26th Street North, Wichita, KS for 2 years. The American Board of Veterinary Practitioners was established in 1978. It is one of twenty-two veterinary specialty groups accredited by a special committee of the American Board of Veterinary Specialties, a division of the American Veterinary Medical Association, to recognize excellence in clinical practice through the certification of species-oriented specialists. Over 900 veterinarians worldwide are certified in one of ABVP’s eleven practice categories: Avian, Beef Cattle, Canine and Feline, Dairy, Equine, Exotic Companion Mammal, Feline, Food Animal, Reptile and Amphibian, Shelter Medicine and Swine Health Management. For more information about ABVP, please visit www.abvp.com.
