NBVME Strategic Plan: 2007-2009

Adopted July 12, 2007

Vision

The NBVME will remain the recognized leader providing valid and reliable examinations for veterinary medicine.

Mission

The NBVME is a nonprofit, professional veterinary examination service that provides psychometrically sound, defensible examinations for use by governmental licensing agencies and other entities so that they can assure the protection of public and animal health and welfare by assessing professional competency.

Values

The NBVME values:

Transparency - in testing procedures, materials, and content
Confidentiality - when collecting and reporting personal information, credit data, and test scores
Reliability - in relevant test design, implementation, and scoring
Service - to candidates, licensing boards, and society at large
Collegiality - towards stakeholders, board members, and the veterinary profession
Integrity - in all actions and business relationships
Fiscal Responsibility - to ensure continuing improvements in our testing products and a viable future for our organization

Goals

1. Continuous Improvement: Assure continued improvement of assessment instruments.

2. Organization Effectiveness: Build and maintain an efficient, effective, and contemporary organization that will ensure and sustain the NBVME mission.

3. Financial Stability: Maintain a financially stable organization that will ensure and sustain the NBVME mission.

4. Outreach: Explore opportunities with other organizations to develop products that will enable NBVME to increase its impact on public and animal health and welfare.