Veterinarians Behind the Scenes: Specialists
University Veterinary Specialists
Veterinary Specialists working in the university environment typically teach, run research laboratories, and sometimes consult with the public. Of course, Diplomates of boards such as surgery and internal medicine do work with the public in the universities, as well as teach and perform research. These careers are influential to the development of medicine for humans and animals and to the planning and strategic development of planetary resources.
Consider a Career as a Veterinary Specialist working in a University Environment
A career spent in the university environment can be exhilarating! If you are a student, consider university work. It is competitive, influential, collegial, and civilized. Any of the Specialty Boards are represented in university life, after all, they are needed to teach future generations! Your choices are wide open.
Summary list of AVMA-recognized specialties:
- Anesthesia
- Animal Welfare
- Behavior
- Dentistry
- Dermatology
- Emergency and Critical Care
- Internal Medicine: Cardiology, Neurology, Oncology:
- Laboratory Animal Medicine
- Microbiology
- Nutrition
- Ophthalmology
- Pathology
- Pharmacology
- Poultry Veterinarians
- Preventive Medicine
- Radiology
- Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Surgery: e.g., Orthopedics, Soft Tissue surgery
- Theriogenology
- Toxicology
- Veterinary Practitioners: Avian Practice, Equine Practice, Beef Cattle Practice, Feline Practice, Canine/Feline Practice, Exotic Companion Mammal Practice, Food Animal Practice, Dairy Practice, Reptile and Amphibian Practice, Swine Health Management
- Zoological Medicine: veterinarians who work with zoo collection animals, free-living wildlife, aquatic species and companion zoological animals
Veterinary Specialists as Researchers and Clinicians Caring for the Animals Used in Research
Laboratory animals need specialized care. Their emotional and physical needs are unique to their environments and the demands of the actual research. Veterinarians trained to care for and advise committees about these animals have a singularly rigorous career field.
American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
BTW Did you know that rats and mice are not animals according to the U.S. government? The laws have a definition of animal which precludes rats, mice, fish, reptiles, and all invertebrates. Therefore, animal cruelty laws do not apply to rats and mice. (Only a veterinarian and a few select other professions {like cosmetics lobbyists}would know that…)
Many veterinary specialists help shape the future behind the scenes in government, industry and even zoological medicine.
Dr. Sandra Truli Springer, VMD, CVA, CVFT, CVTP, CVCH, CTCVMP
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