| A veterinarian (from Latin veterinae,
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| | acceptance into either a medical school
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| "draught animals") is an animal doctor, a
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| | or a top Law School than to meet the GPA
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| practitioner of veterinary medicine.
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| | requirements for most veterinary schools.
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| Although veterinarians hold doctoral
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| | This situation occurs mostly because
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| degrees in veterinary medicine, not all
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| | there are far fewer schools, allowing the
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| veterinarians enter clinical practice.
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| | schools to be much more selective.
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| Those that work in clinical settings
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| | According to the US Department of Labor,
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| practice medicine in specific fields,
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| | only 1 in 3 applicants were accepted into
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| such as companion animal or "pet"
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| | a veterinary program in 2002.
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| medicine, reptile medicine, ratite
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| | Prerequisites for admission include the
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| medicine, livestock medicine, equine
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| | undergraduate studies listed under
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| medicine (e.g. sports, race track, show,
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| | veterinary medicine and extensive
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| rodeo), or laboratory animal medicine.
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| | veterinary experience (typically about
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| Other veterinarians research areas of
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| | 500 or more hours) in private practice or
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| human medicine, veterinary medicine, and
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| | other veterinary environment. The average
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| pharmacology. Research veterinarians were
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| | veterinary medical student has an
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| the first to isolate oncoviruses,
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| | undergraduate GPA of 3.5 and a GRE score
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| Salmonella species, Brucella species, and
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| | of approximately 1800. US graduates are
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| various other pathogenic agents. They
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| | awarded either a Doctor of Veterinary
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| also helped conquer malaria and yellow
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| | Medicine (DVM) or the less common
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| fever; solved the mystery of botulism;
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| | Veterinary Medical Doctor (VMD) degree,
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| produced an anticoagulant used to treat
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| | depending upon the traditions of the
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| human heart disease; and developed
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| | veterinary school.
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| surgical techniques for humans, such as
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| | Public health medicine is another option
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| hip-joint replacement, and limb and organ
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| | for veterinarians. Veterinarians in
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| transplants.
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| | government and private laboratories
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| Like all physicians, veterinarians must
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| | provide diagnostic and testing services.
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| make serious ethical decisions about
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| | Some veterinarians serve as state
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| their patients' care. There is ongoing
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| | epidemiologists, directors of
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| debate over the ethics of performing
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| | environmental health, and directors of
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| certain controversial procedures, like
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| | state or city public health departments.
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| declawing cats and docking tails,
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| | Veterinarians are also employed by the US
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| cropping ears, and debarking dogs. In
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| | Agriculture Research Service, Fish and
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| some countries, these procedures are
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| | Wildlife Service, Environmental
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| illegal, and therefore their practice is
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| | Protection Agency, National Library of
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| contentious. The Veterinarian's Oath was
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| | Medicine, and National Institutes of
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| adopted by the American Veterinary
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| | Health. The military also employs
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| Medical Association's House of Delegates
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| | veterinarians in a number of capacities -
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| July 1969, and amended by the AVMA
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| | caring for pets on military bases, caring
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| Executive Board, November 1999. It goes
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| | for military working animals, and
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| as follows:
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| | controlling various arthropod-borne
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| "Being admitted to the profession of
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| | diseases or other such things.
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| veterinary medicine, I solemnly swear to
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| | Veterinary medicine is the application of
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| use my scientific knowledge and skills
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| | medical, diagnostic, and therapeutic
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| for the benefit of society through the
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| | principles to companion, domestic,
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| protection of animal health, the relief
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| | exotic, wildlife, and production animals.
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| of animal suffering, the conservation of
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| | Veterinary Science is concerned with the
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| animal resources, the promotion of public
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| | scientific basis of animal production,
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| health, and the advancement of medical
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| | health and disease. It requires the
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| knowledge.
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| | acquisition and application of scientific
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| I will practice my profession
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| | knowledge in several disciplines and uses
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| conscientiously, with dignity, and in
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| | technical skills towards the solution of
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| keeping with the principles of veterinary
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| | animal production, health, management and
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| medical ethics."
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| | welfare problems.
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| Some veterinarians work in a field called
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| | Veterinary medicine is informally as old
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| regulatory medicine - ensuring the
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| | as the human/animal bond but in recent
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| nation's food safety by working with the
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| | years has expanded exponentially because
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| USDA FSIS, or work by protecting us from
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| | of the availability of advanced
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| imported exotic animal diseases by
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| | diagnostic and therapeutic techniques for
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| working for the USDA APHIS. The emerging
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| | most species. Animals nowadays often
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| field of conservation medicine involves
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| | receive advanced medical, dental, and
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| veterinarians even more directly with
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| | surgical care including insulin
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| human health care, providing a
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| | injections, root canals, hip
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| multidisciplinary approach to medical
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| | replacements, cataract extractions, and
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| research that also involves environmental
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| | pacemakers.
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| scientists.
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| | Veterinarians assist in ensuring the
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| More than 3,800 veterinarians in the USA
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| | quality, quantity, and security of food
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| currently work at veterinary schools
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| | supplies by working to maintain the
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| where they teach student vets what they
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| | health of livestock and inspecting the
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| need to know to graduate - teaching is
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| | meat itself. Veterinary scientists are
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| another career path for a veterinarian.
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| | very important in chemical, biological,
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| Veterinary school is a tertiary
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| | and pharmacological research.
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| educational institution, or part of such
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| | In many countries, equine veterinary
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| an institution, which is involved in the
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| | medicine is also a specialized field.
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| education of future veterinary
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| | Clinical work with horses involves mainly
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| practitioners (veterinarians). The entry
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| | locomotor and orthopaedic problems,
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| criteria, structure, teaching methodology
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| | digestive tract conditions (including
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| and nature of veterinary programs offered
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| | equine colic, which is a major cause of
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| at veterinary schools vary considerably
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| | death among domesticated horses), and
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| around the world. In the U.S., a
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| | respiratory tract infections and
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| doctorate of veterinary medicine degree
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| | disorders.
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| (D.V.M.) (Or in the Veterinary Medical
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| | As in the human medical field, veterinary
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| School at the University of Pennsylvania,
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| | medicine (in practice) requires a diverse
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| a degree of veterinary medical doctor
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| | group of individuals to meet the need of
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| (V.M.D.) is awarded) is a four-year
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| | patients. In addition to veterinarians,
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| program. The program generally consists
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| | many veterinary hospitals utilize a team
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| of 21/2 to 3 years of mostly traditional
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| | of veterinary nurses and veterinary
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| classroom coursework followed by the
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| | assistants to completely care for
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| clinical rotations. Currently, unlike
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| | healing, critical and well animals.
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| human medical school, a subsequent
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| | Veterinary nurses are generally
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| internship and/or residency are not
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| | registered as "veterinary technicians" in
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| required, but are optional to those who
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| | most states and are legally qualified to
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| choose to seek further education and
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| | assist veterinarians in many medical
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| possible accreditation. Unsurprisingly,
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| | procedures. Veterinary assistants, who
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| the number of veterinarians pursuing
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| | are not licensed by most states, but can
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| internships and/or residencies will
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| | be well-trained at facilities such as The
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| continue to increase as the understanding
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| | School for Veterinary Assistants, are
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| of veterinary medicine continues to grow
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| | also becoming increasingly in-demand in
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| greater. A good veterinarian enjoys
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| | the veterinary industry due to a wide
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| working with animals and their owners.
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| | range of treatments and services being
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| Admission into veterinary medical school
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| | offered to meet the higher expectations
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| is so competitive that in the United
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| | of pet owners in the United States.
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| States it is far easier to gain
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