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Veterinary Medicine

  • Areas of Specialization
    • Small Animal Care
    • Large Animal Care
    • Food Safety
    • Preventative Medicine
    • Surgery
    • Laboratory Animal Medicine
    • Research

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    • Group or private practice
    • Federal government including:
      • Department of Agriculture
      • Department of Health and Human Services
    • State and local government
    • Colleges of veterinarian medicine
    • Medical schools
    • Research laboratories
    • Animal food companies
    • Pharmaceutical companies
    • Zoos

     

    • Test Required: GRE, VCAT, or MCAT
    • Schooling Required: After earning an undergraduate degree, the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M. or V.M.D.) requires 4 academic years at a college of veterinarian medicine. Veterinarians who plan to specialize will spend additional years in internships or residency programs.