The first group is a very small one, but most vets don't even know this is being offered let alone being aware how to work toward it. Each of the ones who got it this time is a previous diplomate in another category. <http://www.abvp.com/lib_general/newdiplomates/2009-ClassofDiplomates.pdf> Sukie (not a vet) Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html http://www.miamiferret.org/ http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html all ferret topics: http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html [Posted in FML 6565]