Opportunities in Veterinary Medicine Careers

Opportunities in Veterinary Medicine Careers offers job seekers essential information about a variety of careers in the field of veterinary medicine. The book includes training and education requirements, salary statistics, and professional and Internet resources.

About the Author

vi

Foreword

vii

The World of Veterinary Medicine

1

(9)

Veterinary college enrollment

Working with veterinarians

Expanding opportunities

A broader picture

Contributions to human health

History of Veterinary Medicine

10

(19)

Ancient civilizations

Premodern history

The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries

The Twentieth Century

Preparing for Your Future As a Veterinarian

29

(22)

Observing veterinarians at work

Personal assessment

High school preparation

College

Designing a preveterinary curriculum

Veterinary medical education

Professional standards

Gaining admission to a veterinary college

Criteria used for the selection of applications

Veterinary Medical College Application Service

Financing a Veterinary education

Scholarships and loans

Continuing education and graduate studies

The Veterinarian in the Twenty-First Century

51

(19)

General practitioners

Contract practice

Partnership practice

Group practice

Specialty practices

The veterinary hospital

Small-animal practice

Zoo veterinarians

Expected income

A License to practice

Foreign veterinary graduates

Veterinarians in Public Service

70

(20)

United States Department of Agriculture

U.S. Public Health Service

Affiliated federal agencies

Communicable disease research

Educational requirements

United States Food and Drug Administration

Public service at the state and local levels

Veterinarians as specialists

Veterinarians in world service

Providing assistance abroad

Agency for International Development

Role of the USDA

International cooperation

Involvement in the Americas

The Peace Corps

Veterinarians in Industry

90

(4)

Veterinarians in the drug industry

Veterinarians in the food industry

Other industry opportunities

Institutional Teaching and Research

94

(12)

Rewards of academic work

Research agencies and categories

Link between human and animal health

The extension veterinarian

Laboratory animal medicine

Scientific organizations

AVMA positions on animals used in research and teaching

Veterinarians in the Military

106

(5)

History of the Veterinary Corps

VETCOM

Disease prevention

Dogs and horses

91T training

Related Careers: Veterinary Technicians and Other Paramedical Personnel

111

(4)

Education and employment

Curriculum and licensing requirements

Salaries and career tracks

Veterinary Organizations

115

(5)

The American Veterinary Medical Association

U.S. Animal Health Association. Other organizations

Future Trends in Veterinary Medicine

120

(2)

Appendix A: Colleges of Veterinary Medicine

122

(5)

U.S. Schools. Canadian schools

Appendix B: Programs in Veterinary Technology

127

(13)

Appendix C: Veterinary Specialty Organizations

140

(3)

Appendix D: Veterinary Publications

143

(2)

Glossary

145

(5)

Selected Bibliography

150

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