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dlk

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4. There are very few veterinary programs in the US

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Mar 31, 2021, 07:04 AM

Mar 2021

And due to to this limited number, it’s been said gaining admission to them can be more difficult than gaining admission to medical school. It’s also been said veterinary school, itself, can be more difficult than medical school because of the requirement to learn many different biological systems, as opposed to only one. It’s not surprising there’s a shortage.

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Pets are dying because Maine doesn't have enough veterinarians [View all] TexasTowelie Mar 2021 OP

Article gives some of the reasons Dr. Shepper Mar 2021 #1

Wow. Thanks for the reply, that's a really little known aspect of the profession. bucolic_frolic Mar 2021 #2

Few here taking new patients CountAllVotes Mar 2021 #3

Are you seriously saying vets Dr. Shepper Mar 2021 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author CountAllVotes Mar 2021 #11

There are very few veterinary programs in the US dlk Mar 2021 #4

The M.D. a friend was going to went to a college CountAllVotes Mar 2021 #5

You cannot become a vet overnight. Dr. Shepper Mar 2021 #7

The education requirements are not unlike those for a medical doctor dlk Mar 2021 #8

All the different biological systems AND your patients can never tell you what's wrong. intheflow Mar 2021 #9

Unsung heroes... dlk Mar 2021 #10