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About Programs and Admissions
DVM Program 
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About Programs and Admissions
DVM Program 
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PAVE Program 
Student Life Research Continuing Education Alumni International Outreach

 

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Careers in Veterinary Medicine

The field of veterinary medicine has a wide, diverse array of career opportunities available. Learn more about some of the potential career paths for DVMs.

  • Private practice - either general practice or (with advanced training and experience) a specialty field, such as ophthalmology, orthopedics, aquatic animal medicine, marine biology, wildlife animal medicine or emergency animal medicine
  • Teaching - either in academia or non-professionals schools. With 40 percent of aging faculty in academia eligible for retirement over the next 10 years, projections indicate an increasing need for qualified academics to teach in all disciplines of veterinary medicine
  • The Federal Government - employs veterinarians through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) working on biosecurity, environmental quality, public health, meat inspection, regulatory medicine, and agricultural animal health, or the investigation of disease outbreaks
  • Corporate veterinary medicine - for example, with corporations that provide veterinary care, test human drugs for safety, or produce animal-related products
  • The U.S. Army Corps and U.S. Air Force - offer career opportunities in areas such food safety and military working dog veterinary medicine. The military also provides advanced training in specialty areas for those who commit to service
  • Research - either in a university setting or with companies that produce animal-related products or pharmaceuticals. Learn more about research here at the CVM.
  • Public Health - particularly with governmental agencies such as the United States Public Health Service, which works to control the transmission of animal-to-human (zoonotic) diseases
  • Food supply medicine - with either the government or a food animal company
  • Global Veterinary Medicine - in private practice or with international agencies working in areas such as food production and safety or emerging diseases
  • Public Policy - working for governments on animal and zoonotic diseases, animal welfare, public health issues, or as consultants with non-governmental agencies
  • Shelter medicine - working with communities and private or public agencies to ensure the health and well being of animal populations housed in shelters
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