diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/VetMapper.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/VetMapper.java
index 98d089457..3c25e5142 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/VetMapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/mapper/VetMapper.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import org.mapstruct.Mapper;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.rest.dto.VetDto;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.model.Vet;
+import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.rest.dto.VetFieldsDto;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@
 public interface VetMapper {
     Vet toVet(VetDto vetDto);
 
+    Vet toVet(VetFieldsDto vetFieldsDto);
+
     VetDto toVetDto(Vet vet);
 
     Collection<VetDto> toVetDtos(Collection<Vet> vets);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/rest/controller/VetRestController.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/rest/controller/VetRestController.java
index 7c6144320..1e3f0f81d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/rest/controller/VetRestController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/rest/controller/VetRestController.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.mapper.VetMapper;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.model.Specialty;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.model.Vet;
+import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.rest.dto.VetFieldsDto;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.service.ClinicService;
 import org.springframework.security.access.prepost.PreAuthorize;
 import org.springframework.validation.BindingResult;
@@ -77,18 +78,18 @@ public ResponseEntity<VetDto> getVet(@PathVariable("vetId") int vetId) {
 
     @PreAuthorize("hasRole(@roles.VET_ADMIN)")
     @RequestMapping(value = "/vets", method = RequestMethod.POST, produces = "application/json")
-    public ResponseEntity<VetDto> addVet(@RequestBody @Valid VetDto vetDto, BindingResult bindingResult, UriComponentsBuilder ucBuilder) {
+    public ResponseEntity<VetDto> addVet(@RequestBody @Valid VetFieldsDto vetFieldsDto, BindingResult bindingResult, UriComponentsBuilder ucBuilder) {
         BindingErrorsResponse errors = new BindingErrorsResponse();
         HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
-        if (bindingResult.hasErrors() || (vetDto == null)) {
+        if (bindingResult.hasErrors() || (vetFieldsDto == null)) {
             errors.addAllErrors(bindingResult);
             headers.add("errors", errors.toJSON());
-            return new ResponseEntity<VetDto>(headers, HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
+            return new ResponseEntity<>(headers, HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
         }
-        Vet vet = vetMapper.toVet(vetDto);
+        Vet vet = vetMapper.toVet(vetFieldsDto);
         this.clinicService.saveVet(vet);
         headers.setLocation(ucBuilder.path("/api/vets/{id}").buildAndExpand(vet.getId()).toUri());
-        return new ResponseEntity<VetDto>(vetMapper.toVetDto(vet), headers, HttpStatus.CREATED);
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(vetMapper.toVetDto(vet), headers, HttpStatus.CREATED);
     }
 
     @PreAuthorize("hasRole(@roles.VET_ADMIN)")
diff --git a/src/main/resources/openapi.yml b/src/main/resources/openapi.yml
index b03cc296b..7289509d5 100755
--- a/src/main/resources/openapi.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/openapi.yml
@@ -733,19 +733,11 @@ components:
             - id
             - type
             - visits
-    Vet:
-      title: Vet
-      description: A veterinarian.
+    VetFields:
+      title: VetFields
+      description: Editable fields of a veterinarian.
       type: object
       properties:
-        id:
-          title: ID
-          description: The ID of the vet.
-          type: integer
-          format: int32
-          minimum: 0
-          example: 1
-          readOnly: true
         firstName:
           title: First name
           description: The first name of the vet.
@@ -768,6 +760,25 @@ components:
           type: array
           items:
             $ref: '#/components/schemas/Specialty'
+      required:
+        - firstName
+        - lastName
+        - specialties
+    Vet:
+      title: Vet
+      description: A veterinarian.
+      allOf:
+        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/VetFields'
+        - type: object
+          properties:
+            id:
+              title: ID
+              description: The ID of the vet.
+              type: integer
+              format: int32
+              minimum: 0
+              example: 1
+              readOnly: true
       required:
         - id
         - firstName