Learn About Careers in Veterinary Medicine

The AVMA has a variety of online resources to help you learn more about the people who work in veterinary medicine and what they do to keep people and pets healthy.

Veterinarians
If you and your pets are healthy, then thank your veterinarian! Today's veterinarians are hard at work protecting the health of animals, people, and the environment. They provide valuable skills in the areas of food safety, research, bioterrorism, regulatory medicine and more! Learn more about the many different ways veterinarians use their training and what it takes to become a veterinarian.

Veterinary Technicians
If you care about animals, enjoy working with your hands, are good at basic math and decision-making, like working with people and handling a variety of responsibilities, then the challenging career of veterinary technology may be just right for you.

The Veterinary Health Care Team
Every veterinary hospital staff consists of a team of caring individuals. Each staff member contributes his or her unique abilities to ensure high quality veterinary care for animals and concern for their owners. A veterinary practice may employ just a few people or more than 30; but regardless of size, dedication to service remains a top priority. Learn about some of the key positions in many veterinary clinics today.

For More Information

Aardvarks to Zebras
Read more about what veterinarians do and how you can become a veterinarian.

AVMA TV
Watch veterinarians explain what they do for the benefit of both human and animal health. AVMA TV offers videos describing a wide range of veterinary specialties, what it takes to become a veterinarian, and what day-to-day life can mean for a veterinarian.

Veterinary Colleges Accredited by the AVMA
Locate a college of veterinary medicine in the U.S.

AVMA Animal Tracks
Animal Tracks is a weekly podcast for pet owners featuring pet health and safety tips from some of the leading veterinary experts in the United States. Subscribe via RSS.

AVMA Media Library
Access podcasts, videos, and audio news releases relating to animal and human health in the AVMA Media Library.