Veterinarian

Duties and responsibilities: Veterinarians typically do the following: Examine animals to diagnose their health problems, Diagnose and treat animals for medical conditions, Treat and dress wounds, Perform surgery on animals, Test for and vaccinate against diseases, Operate medical equipment, such as x-ray machines, Advise animal owners about general care, medical conditions, and treatments, Prescribe, medication, and Euthanize animals. Veterinarians in private clinical practices treat the injuries and illnesses of pets and other animals with a variety of medical equipment, including surgical tools and x-ray and ultrasound machines. They provide treatment for animals that is similar to the services a physician provides to treat humans.

Salary: $34,750-$84,460

Education: Veterinarians must complete a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M. or V.M.D.) degree at an accredited college of veterinary medicine. There are currently 29 colleges with accredited programs in the United States. A veterinary medicine program generally takes 4 years to complete and includes classroom, laboratory, and clinical components. Although not required, most applicants to veterinary school have a bachelor’s degree. Veterinary medical colleges typically require applicants to have taken many science classes, including biology, chemistry, anatomy, physiology, zoology, microbiology, and animal science. Most programs also require math and humanities and social science courses. Admission to veterinary programs is very competitive, and fewer than half of all applicants were accepted in 2012. In veterinary medicine programs, students take courses on normal animal anatomy and physiology, as well as disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Most programs include 3 years of classroom, laboratory, and clinical work. Students typically spend the final year of the 4-year program doing clinical rotations in a veterinary medical center or hospital. In veterinary schools today, increasingly, courses include general business management and career development classes, to help new veterinarians learn how to effectively run a practice.

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Reflection: I would like to be a veterinarian because I love animals. I would love to help them with whatever they need and give them what they want. I also would like to save a animals life and make the owner happy and pride of me.