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District of Columbia Veterinary Medicine CE category requirements

How the 36 CE hours every 2 years breaks down by category for veterinarians in District of Columbia, sourced from the official board.

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Required categories

LGBTQ cultural competency (2 hours)
2h
Public health priority CE (3.6 hours -- 10% of the 36; official Board policy per the DC Board of Veterinary Medicine Winter-Spring 2026 newsletter and the Board's 2025 Public Notice Identifying Public Health Issues for Continuing Education, effective 10/1/2025; not yet codified in DCMR Sec. 2808 -- provisional)
3.6h

36 hours per two-year period: 30.4 veterinary medicine credits plus 3.6 public health credits (10%), plus 2 hours LGBTQ cultural competency, per the DC Board of Veterinary Medicine Winter-Spring 2026 newsletter. The 10% public-health requirement is official Board policy announced in the Board's 2025 Public Notice Identifying Public Health Issues for Continuing Education (effective 10/1/2025); it is not yet codified in DCMR Sec. 2808 -- provisional. Not applicable to the first renewal after licensure by examination.

Official source: District of Columbia Board of Veterinary Medicine, 17 DCMR Ch. 28 (2807.1, 2808.4); Board Winter-Spring 2026 newsletter; 2025 Public Notice Identifying Public Health Issues for Continuing Education (eff. 10/1/2025)

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