Careers in Veterinary Medicine |
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Veterinary Medicine, like so many other employment sectors, is thriving in Alberta’s dynamic economy. Recent years have seen a significant growth in Alberta’s human and animal population. While this has resulted in the expected growth in the demand for veterinary services, employment opportunities for veterinarians and animal health technologists have grown at an even faster rate. On the companion animal side, animal owners are demanding an ever increasing range of sophisticated health care services for their pets. Farm production systems are growing in size and find a need for more veterinary services. In order to maintain our place in the world market for animals and products of animal origin, the need for a credible, regulated veterinary infrastructure is essential and the international demand for standards is accelerating. This is particularly evident following the crisis in agriculture caused by the discovery of BSE in Canada. The constant threat to human health from diseases that occur in animals, such as “Bird Flu” has further expanded career opportunities for veterinarians and technologists at an unprecedented rate. These global factors are added to by regional opportunities in animal health care education and research, fueled by the development of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Calgary, the Alberta Veterinary Research Institute at the University of Alberta, as well as other research and development initiatives in our province. These events have resulted in a severe human resource shortage in the animal health field, prompting the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association and the Alberta Association of Animal Health Technologists to join forces on a recruitment drive. There are several focuses of the campaign. The long term drive will target young Albertans, to inform them of the benefits of a career in veterinary medicine. Not only are there expanding job opportunities in conventional and unique areas, there are expanded educational opportunities as well. Alberta students will soon have access to thirty placements per year in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Calgary in addition to the long established twenty annual positions for Albertans at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This fact, coupled with expanded enrolments in Alberta’s four Animal Health Technology programs, distance learning opportunities and other creative educational options make this an excellent time for young Albertans to pursue their dreams of a career in veterinary medicine. The short term objective is to encourage Veterinarians or Animal Health Technologists who have left the profession for a variety of reasons to consider reestablishment of their credentials and re-entry into the veterinary health employment field. Additionally, steps are being taken to assist Internationally Educated Veterinarians to complete their qualifying requirements and find suitable employment in the profession. Give Veterinary Medicine a Second Look, it may the opportunity you are looking for. |
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