What does a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Do?

Treat sick and injured animals

• Prevent the transmission of animal diseases to people
• Advise owners on proper care of pets and livestock
• Ensure a safe food supply by maintaining the health of food animals
• Are involved in wildlife preservation and conservation and public health of the human population

Personal Abilities of a Veterinarian

An inquiring mind and keen powers of observation

• Aptitude and interest in the biological sciences
• Lifelong interest in scientific learning as well as a like and understanding of animals
• Ability to meet, talk and work well with a variety of people
• Ability to deal with difficult situations such as an owners grief and loss when an animal passes away or must be put to sleep

Veterinary Career Options

Private Practice. Approximately 75% of all veterinarians are in private clinical practice. Of those, about 58% are engaged in exclusively small animal practice in which they treat only companion animals. About 18% limit their practice to the care of farm animals or horses. Another 19% are involved in what is known as mixed (or general) animal practice. Their patients include all types of pets, horses and livestock. Veterinarians in private clinical practice work to prevent disease and other health problems in their patients.

Teaching and Research.

More than 3800 veterinarians teach at colleges and universities. Also, many veterinary faculty members conduct basic and clinical research, provide various services to the public, contribute to scientific publications and develop continuing education programs to help graduate veterinarians acquire new knowledge and skills.

Regulatory Medicine.

The two main responsibilities of veterinarians in this area are the control or elimination of certain diseases, and protection of the public from animal diseases that can affect people.

Public Health.

Help to prevent and control animal and human diseases and to promote good health. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) employs veterinarians to determine the safety and the efficacy of medicines and food additives.

Uniformed Services.

In the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps, veterinarians are responsible for biomedical research and development. In the U.S. Air Force Biomedical Science Corps, veterinarians manage communicable disease control programs at U.S. Air Force bases around the world to halt the spread of HIV, encephalitis, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases.

• Private Industry. Veterinarians working in pharmaceutical and biomedical firms develop, test and supervise the production of drugs, chemicals and biological products, such as antibiotics and vaccines for human and animal use.
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