Why I Want To Be A Veterinarian Essay

After I graduate high school I plan to attend the University of Georgia and later to become a Veterinarian. The University of Georgia offers an excellent Veterinarian program and I hope to be a part of it one day. Today to become a Veterinarian you must have a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from an accredited veterinary college in addition to undergraduate school and some jobs may even require a bachelor’s degree. You must also have a state license to practice in this profession. A Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree can usually take about four years to complete and are generally separated into two segments.

After undergraduate school you must get your D.V.M. You can get this degree from any accredited college. The best veterinary school in Georgia is at the University of Georgia in Athens. At UGA there are certain requirements you must meet to be able to be a part of this program. These include completing your application, you must meet the course and test requirements, transcript, letters of recommendation, and 250 hours of veterinary experience. The 250 hours of veterinary experience must be under the supervision of a veterinarian for it to count.

The salary of a Veterinarian can be determined by which city you live in, how many years of experience

you have, and your employer. The average yearly salary of a Veterinarian in 2015 can range anywhere from 50K to 108K. This is also including bonuses, profit sharing proceeds, and commissions. The median average for a veterinarian is roughly $72,229. Your salary can also be depending on what job title you choose.

Tybee Animal care and Savannah animal care are looking for experienced and hardworking Veterinarians.

They’re small businesses that take care of small animals, small exotics and mammals as patients. They are looking for someone that is very passionate about their job and Veterinary medicine, someone that has a very strong work ethic and good communication skills. Some other requirements include having an interest in surgery and you must have been licensed in Georgia. Also you need to be someone that is very committed and is willing to be on- call during some nights and weekends. They conclude that you must have at least one year of experience to be a possible applicant for this

job.

Employment for Veterinarians is expected to grow at an estimated 12 percent from 2012 to 2022. In the future the demand for Veterinarians is expected to increase as more people will need care for their pets. Throughout the years there have been a number of advances in medicine and it is only expected to grow as new technology takes place. The Veterinary field is very competitive one and job seekers should get as much as experience and skills as they can to make finding their dream job a little bit easier. Although these services are growing the amount of graduates is steady growing. The least competitive service in the Veterinary field is taking care of farm animals, this is because most people go into the service to work with small animals.
I believe that the life of a Veterinarian can be very challenging due to the lack of sleep and work overload, but in the end it is all rewarding. In order to be a Vet you must have a passion for animals and have lots of motivation. In the end this job can be very rewarding due to successfully saving and animals life by correctly diagnosing them or completing a very risky surgery. There can also be some disadvantages to this job even though there is very few. Since you are dealing with animals they may refuse to be taken into your office, this can result in you being scratched, bitten, or kicked. Also the animal’s care takers may be very neglectful to their animal and you will have to approach this issue. You may also have to work very long hours in your office and may be a little burnt out from this job. Since I am so passionate about becoming a successful Vet I plan to push through all of these negatives by only thinking about the many positives of this job.