Title 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

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2013] ©2013

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Description 1 online resource (xxiv, 310 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps Contents 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 Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-247) Notes English Subject Veterinary medicine -- United States. Veterinarians -- United States. Veterinarians -- Supply and demand -- United States Veterinary medicine. Veterinary medicine -- Study and teaching. Veterinary Medicine Education, Veterinary Veterinary Medicine -- economics veterinary medicine. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Animal Husbandry. Veterinary medicine -- Study and teaching Veterinarians Veterinarians -- Supply and demand Veterinary medicine SUBJECT United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 Subject United States Form Electronic book Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Assess the Current and Future Workforce Needs in Veterinary Medicine. National Research Council (U.S.) LC no. 2013949213 ISBN 9780309257459 030925745X 9780309257411 0309257417

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