Veterinary medicine

Veterinarians also require much more education to be what they are. There are 27 colleges in 26 states that meet veterinary medicine accreditation standards. The required G.P.A. to get into a veterinary college is from a 2.5-3.2. Veterinarian students usually complete about a 4-5 year program in college. But some colleges require that students complete at least 2 years of general college. While in veterinary college students do laboratory work in anatomy, biochemistry, and other scientific and…

such as, the Veterinary, Marine Science, Animal Biology and Science Departments, but no-one from these departments seemed to be interested in becoming my interviewees. Although my faculty research was quite extensive, I knew that I wanted to meet up with someone that deals with Animals. Just before I started to lose the ambition to sit down and interview a faculty member, I got contacted back from Dr. Esteban Soto. Dr. Soto is an Associate Professor of Aquatic Animal Health in the Medicine &…

must earn a PhD which could be of biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, physics, microbiology, anatomy, physiology, math, animal science and more. Some vets have a Master’s degree or PhD before vet school. “In order to practice veterinary medicine on animal patients, they must be licensed in each state in which they practice” (https://www.avma.org/public/YourVet/Pages/training.aspx). Veterinarians who are not licensed do not get to perform on the field. The vet companies make sure…

Veterinarian, and hopefully to open my own practice. In order to be a Veterinarian, I need to obtain a DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine). The first step to obtaining a DVM is to complete undergraduate school. Several schools only require 45-90 undergraduate hours, but the school I am interested in, requires a bachelors degree. Finding a position in the field of veterinarian medicine has a high chance, due to the current rate of attrition, many Veterinarians are starting to retire and those…

My first childhood thought of a veterinarian was of a doctor for animals. I loved the thought of spending the day with animals and telling people I saved their pet. However, as I matured and learned more about what it takes to be a veterinarian, my mindset of it changed. It’s not just putting a Band-Aid on a kitten or delivering puppies. It’s one of the grittiest and challenging jobs that take a toll on the person performing it and even their family. A veterinarian has to perform many gory…

Dentistry is in many ways just like veterinary medicine; both medical fields exist to help others. A veterinarian’s role does not stop at keeping his or her patients alive, but continuing to maintain their overall health so that they too can have the greatest quality of life. There is no veterinarian…

Diagnostic laboratories are either associated with veterinary or medical teaching hospitals or are privately owned and operated. Veterinary specialists working in diagnostic labs associated with teaching hospitals are often involved with the teaching and research process (Lisa Dorward, work.chron.com). The opportunity to work in pharmaceutical and private research laboratories, various government agencies, and universities is available to proficient veterinarians interested in research. In…

Growing up I was never exposed to veterinary medicine, so I can’t say that this is what I’ve wanted to do with my life ever since I can remember. Law enforcement was where my interest lay during my developing years and was what prompted me to enlist in the United States Marine Corps. It wasn’t until I was 19 years old that I got my first taste of the field, and it was over before I ever had a chance to realize what was happening. I was just beginning training as a Military Working Dog (MWD)…

I am here at Purdue University to pursue my dream of becoming a large animal veterinarian. Ever since I can remember I have wanted to do something agricultural related whether that meant running the family farm or working for a local agricultural business. As the years of working on the family farm went on I became more and more attracted to the idea of working with large animals. As working with large animals sparked interest I decided that I needed to consider future careers and a…

for the living conditions an animal is in is definitely a form of animal welfare. A good state of animal welfare is if an animal is well taken care of, healthy and not in distress from anything causing it pain (Veterinary Specialist). The state of animal welfare is evaluated by veterinary care and determined by the treatment and home life of an animal. One could relate animal welfare to the systems that governments use to determine if a child is in a stable home with stable parents. Animal…