| Veterinarians wanting to advance their careers can | | | | animals, preventive medicine, veterinary clinical |
| do so by getting a PhD in Veterinary Medicine. The | | | | rotations, veterinary anatomy and physiology, and |
| program prepares the students for different career | | | | veterinary microbiology. |
| paths, such as biomedical research, public health, | | | | Once you've earned your PhD in Veterinary Medicine, |
| human and animal health, pharmaceutical research, | | | | you can either work as veterinarians or as veterinary |
| government service, contract research, military and | | | | scientists. There's big demand for veterinarians and |
| academic careers. | | | | researchers across the nation. |
| A PhD in Veterinary Medicine is research intensive and | | | | You could go into biomedical research and play a key |
| includes clinical and academic training in addition to a | | | | role in different scientific fields such as stem cell |
| science-based research specialty. The students must | | | | biology, transgenic animals, molecular immunology, and |
| make their own research. Then they should write. | | | | virology. Veterinary scientists can help make |
| Edit and defend their dissertation on the topic of | | | | biomedical advances that are applicable to human |
| their own choosing. This is the most important | | | | medicine. |
| requirement for a doctorate in veterinary medicine. | | | | Veterinary scientists play a key role in public health |
| Applicants for PhD program must have a bachelor's | | | | by diagnosing outbreaks, such as Ebola virus, SARS, |
| or master's degree in biology or any related subject. | | | | and West Nile Virus (among others). They can |
| Other requirements include GRE scores and research | | | | develop responses to contain the outbreak and help |
| experience. Applicants are also screened through an | | | | protect public health. |
| interview. | | | | These are just some reasons why a PhD in this field |
| Some course subjects in a PhD program in this field | | | | is important. It gives veterinarians more training in |
| include animal physical examinations, cell physiology | | | | their field while providing additional knowledge that |
| and biology, diagnosing animals, health and disease in | | | | can help them advance in their careers. |