Veterinary specialty training requires extensive post-graduate education and experience. It begins with an undergraduate degree, four years of veterinary school, and passing national and state board examinations. For graduates of non-accredited schools, additional steps like the ECFVG program or PAVE are required. Becoming board-certified then typically involves a university-based residency program lasting at least two years, where responsibilities increase over time. The speaker's own journey exemplified the challenges of volunteering, the ECFVG program, a large animal internship, and two years of residency, before becoming a boarded large animal veterinarian.