Workforce needs in veterinary medicine / Committee to Assess the Current and Future Workforce Needs in Veterinary Medicine ; Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources ; Board on Higher Education and Workforce ; Division on Earth and Life Studies ; Policy and Global Affairs Division ; National Research Council of the National Academies.
Material type: TextPublisher: Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press, [2013]Copyright date: 2013Description: 1 online resource (334 pages) : illustrations (some color), color mapsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780309257459Subject(s): Veterinary medicine -- United States | Veterinarians -- United States | Veterinarians -- Supply and demand -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Workforce needs in veterinary medicine.LOC classification: SF623 | .W668 2013Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes bibliographical references (pages 232-247).
Introduction -- Companion-animal medicine -- Equine veterinary medicine -- Food-animal veterinary medicine -- Veterinarians in industry -- Veterinarians in public practice -- Veterinarians in wildlife and ecosystem health -- Global food security -- Academic veterinary medicine -- An economic perspective on the veterinary profession -- Conclusions and recommendations.
In a study of the issues related to the veterinary medical workforce, including demographics, workforce supply, trends affecting job availability, and capacity of the educational system to fill future demands, a National Research Council committee found that the profession faces important challenges in maintaining the economic sustainability of veterinary practice and education, building its scholarly foundations, and evolving veterinary service to meet changing societal needs. This report seeks to broaden the public's understanding and attempts to anticipate some of the needs and measures that are essential for the profession to fulfill given its changing roles in the 21st century.--Publisher's website.
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