兽医

工作性质

Veterinarians help animals and people live longer, healthier lives and serve society by preventing and treating animal diseases, improving the quality of the environment, ensuring the safety of food, and controlling diseases transmitted from animals. 未来的 veterinarians must have good manual dexterity, an affinity for animals and the ability to get along with animal owners. Additionally, they should be able to quickly make 紧急情况下的决定. In 2022, there were approximately 124,069 veterinarians practicing in the United States. Typically, people envision veterinarians to work in private practices, but there are many other types of careers within the veterinary field, such as preventive medicine, regulatory veterinary medicine, military veterinary medicine, laboratory animal medicine, research and development in industry, public health, and teaching and research in a variety of basic science and clinical disciplines.

Occupational Outlook and Earnings

Employment of veterinarians is expected to increase much faster than average for all occupations through the year 2031, with a projected 19% growth in employment. 5月 2021, the median annual salary of veterinarians in practice was $100,370.

Pre-Veterinary准备

有33个U.S. and 5 Canadian veterinary medical colleges/学校. 未来的 veterinarians must graduate from a 4-year program at an accredited college of veterinary medicine, pass the national veterinary boards, and obtain a license to practice, which is controlled by each state and province.

主要

Most veterinary medical colleges will only consider applicants who have a minimum 平均绩点(GPA). The required GPA varies by school, from a low of 2.5 to 最高3.2. Those who receive offers of admission usually have a GPA of 3.5 or 更好的. Any major is appropriate as long as applicants take the required prerequisite 课程. The prerequisites for admission vary by veterinary medical college. 许多 of these colleges do not require a bachelor’s degree for admission. 然而,大多数 of the students admitted have completed an undergraduate program. 没有必要 that a student complete a program specifically labeled “pre-veterinary” or “pre-vet.” It is, however, necessary for applicants to complete all prerequisite requirements before enrolling in one of the 33 U.S. or 5 Canadian veterinary medical colleges/ 学校.

测试需求

Standardized test requirements also vary at each school. 申请人必须提交测试 scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE-general and/or subject tests) or the Medical College 招生 Test (MCAT), depending on the preference of each college.

临床经验

Veterinary medical colleges weigh heavily on a candidate’s veterinary and animal experience 在录取决定中. 为mal experience, such as work with veterinarians or scientists in clinics, agribusiness, research, or in some area of health science, is particularly 有利的. Less formal experience, such as working with animals on a farm or ranch or at a stable or animal shelter, is also helpful. Students must demonstrate ambition and an eagerness to work with animals. 许多 学校 require experience in more than 1种动物设置.

Two Educational Institutions in CA

The University of California, Davis
Western University of 健康科学

入学条件

Prerequisite requirements vary significantly from one institution to another. 为 a complete list of specific veterinary school/college prerequisites, please refer 到 Veterinary Medical School 招生 Requirements in the United States and Canada (VMSAR) or the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC)网站.


PCC兽医预科课程

主题 课程数量
生物学 010a, 010b, 010c
化学 001a, 001b, 008a, 008b
物理  031A, 031B or (008A, 008B, 008C) or (002A, 002B*)
统计数据 050

注:
* 031年物理 & 031B is preferred by most veterinary  学校. 选择 to have majors other than biological sciences or chemistry may take 物理 002A & 002B in preparation for Veterinary 学校. Students who major in engineering should complete 物理 008A, 008B, 008C.
The above lists of classes are requirements for most veterinary 学校. 更多的 specific requirements, students should check with individual veterinary 学校.


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