Career Development Veterinary Medicine

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Career Development Veterinary Medicine
Biomedical Sciences Texas AM University

• Floron C. Faries, Jr., DVM, MS
• Professor and Extension Program Leader
• College of Veterinary Medicine Biomedical
  Sciences
• Texas AgriLife Extension Service
• Texas AM System

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Profession of Veterinary Medicine

• To learn and accomplish
• To understand advanced sciences
• To improve the quality of life of people and
  animals

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Careers in Veterinary Medicine

• Positions of employment
• Veterinary Assistant
• study courses, work experience
• Veterinary Technician
• 2 yrs college
• Veterinarian
• 8 years college
• 4 yrs pre-vet college
• 4 yrs vet college

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• Fields of employment
• Companion animal health
• Exotic animal health
• Food animal health
• Laboratory animal health
• Human health

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• Kinds of employment (types)
• Private veterinary practice
• Public veterinary practice
• Industry veterinary practice

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Professional Career DevelopmentDoctor of
Veterinary Medicine

• Evaluate interests and abilities
• Make commitment (focus, blinders)
• Highly motivated and dedicated
• Work with veterinarians
• Develop veterinary experience
• Work with animals
• Develop animal experience

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• Plan HS curriculum with advanced sciences
• Calculus
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Zoology (genetics, nutrition, biology)
• Microbiology
• Animal science (Ag Sc)
• Participate in extra-curricular leadership and
  citizenship activities

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Pre-professional College Academic Programs

• Alternate career program - B.S. Degrees
• Prerequisites completed 2 - 4 yrs (61 hrs)
• Biology
• Microbiology
• Genetics
• Nutrition
• Animal Science
• Inorganic chemistry
• Organic chemistry
• Biochemistry
• Calculus
• Physics
• English

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LIFE SCIENCES CATEGORY

• 17 Credit Hours
• General Biology with lab 4
• General Microbiology with lab 4
• Genetics 3
• Animal Nutrition or Feeds Feeding 3
• General Animal Science 3

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PHYSICAL SCIENCES CATEGORY

• 32 Credit Hours
• Inorganic Chemistry with lab 8
• Organic Chemistry with lab 8
• Biochemistry 5
• Calculus or Statistics 3
• Physics 8

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NON-SCIENCES CATEGORY

• 12 Credit Hours
• Composition and Rhetoric 3
• Literature 3
• Speech Communication 3
• Technical Writing 3

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Alternate Career Program B.S. Degrees

• Biomedical Science (TAMU)
• Animal Science
• TAMUS CS, Commerce, Kingsville, Stephenville,
  Canyon
• SFA
• SHSU
• Sul Ross
• Texas Tech
• TSU
• Zoology (many)

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B.S. Degrees Texas AM University College
Station

• College of Veterinary Medicine Biomedical
  Sciences
• Biomedical Science
• College of Agriculture Life Sciences
• Animal Science
• Biological Agricultural Engineering
• Biochemistry
• Genetics
• College of Science
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Microbiology
• Molecular Cell Biology
• Zoology

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Professional Program Application Process CVM-TAMU

• Submit application by October 1
• (400 applicants)
• Application score 300 pts

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• Academic Performance Score 180 pts
• OA GPA 40 pts
• Sci GPA 40 pts
• L45 hrs GPA 40 pts
• GRE 60 pts
• Analytical 25
• Quantitative 25
• Verbal 10

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• Professional Preparation Score 120 pts
• Veterinary experience 16 pts
• Animal experience 12 pts
• Course load 12 pts
• Academic rigor 12 pts
• Background 28 pts
• Interview score 40 pts

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Professional College Academic Program

• D.V.M. Degree (4 yrs college)
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (TAMU)
• 167 credit hrs
• State/National Board Exam
• Licensed Veterinarian
• Boards of Veterinary Medical Examiners
• http//www.cvm.tamu.edu
• http//extensionvetmed.tamu.edu

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Veterinary Technician Program

• Associate Degree (2 yrs college)
• Veterinary Technology (Lone Star College, Cedar
  Valley College, Palo Alto College, Sul Ross
  University, Midland College, McLennan Community
  College)
• B. S. Degree (4 yrs college)
• Biomedical Science (TAMU)
• State/National Board Exam
• Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT)
• American Veterinary Medical Association
• http//www.avma.org