Many people have lost their pets and close family members because there is no way to get the help or medical attention that the animal so desperately needed. Every day in the United States, veterinarians are working hard to save animal’s lives. People will always continue to want and to breed pets. Therefore, to help and cure all these pets, a steady stream of veterinarians will be needed for many years to come. Over the years, the requirements and processes to becoming a veterinarian have changed. To become a successful veterinarian one must complete all necessary education and on the job training, be friendly and love animals, and have a burning passion to help both the pet and the pet owner.
For anyone to become a veterinarian, one must have all the necessary requirements for both education and on the job training. During high school, science courses are highly recommended. After high school, one must obtain their doctor of veterinary medicine degree. To achieve this goal, Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center says one must “attend 4 years at college of veterinary medicine, complete 45-90 hours of undergraduate study, and must pass at least one examination in the state at in which they intend to practice” (3-4 2014). During a person’s schooling, Veterinarians are expected to make decent grades and to show an interest for learning the sciences as well as technology. Besides having the education, a person must also indulge in some training both on the job and in shadowing experiences. Most if not all training will be completed in veterinarian school and will allow the veterinarian to start working right away. “According to the 2006-07 edition of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Outlook Handbook, in 2004 annual sala...
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The amount of education that is required to become a veterinarian is a lot, but it will be worth it. To be a veterinarian you should take as much math and science as you can. Taking math and science classes is very important because those are the two classes that are going to be used a lot in the career. Before you can go to the last part of school must complete 2 to 4 years of pre-veterinary or science studies. Going through 2 or 4 years more of school will help when going to veterinary school. The next step to complete is veterinary school, when completing veterinary school it’s a good idea to have a ful...
Four years ago I asked myself where I wanted to be in my future. I realized I wanted to pursue a career in the veterinary medicine field, but believed that the schooling was too long and did not know where the money would come from. That did not stop me on giving up on my dream of becoming a veterinarian, but instead I saw all my possibilities. In the summer, when I was younger my grandma
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