VETERINARY CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

• CORPORATE VETERINARY MEDICINE

  These are corporations that provide veterinary care, test human drugs for safety, or produce animal-related products.
• PRIVATE PRACTICE About 80% of veterinarians choose to work in private practice, providing health care for companion animals.
• FOOD SUPPLY MEDICINE Food safety and inspection veterinarians inspect and test livestock and animal products for major animal diseases.
• VETERINARY CONSULTANTS Veterinarians often turn to consulting roles after spending a substantial amount of time in practice, but this doesn’t have to be the case. Any vet with a specialized area of expertise can become a consultant. 
• VETERINARY RESEARCH - The field of veterinary research has three primary areas of focus: public health and food safety, animal health and welfare, and comparative medicine. Research opportunities can often be found in university settings, but there are numerous other options as well. There are many biomedical research positions available to veterinarians who obtain additional training in a specific field, such as virology or parasitology. Veterinary research may also include work with lab animals, ensuring their health and well-being.
• VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH - Public health veterinarians may monitor vaccine development or respond to various disease outbreaks, many of which are zoonotic. You can find public health veterinarian roles within the Public Health Service, governments, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• PUBLIC POLICY - Rather than pursuing clinical practice, some veterinarians opt to work with the Philippine Veterinary Medical Association (PVMA) or other organizations to advance advocacy efforts at the federal and local levels. Vets who focus on public policy may work to secure research and education funding, ensure animal welfare, and more.
• REGULATORY MEDICINE - Regulatory veterinary medicine involves protecting certain animals and the people who consume animal products by inspecting animals and facilities, engaging in disease surveillance, and enforcing humane treatment laws. Many veterinarians in these roles work for the Department of Agriculture (DA) Food and Safety Inspection Service and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
• The field of veterinary research has three primary areas of focus what are these?

  public health and food safety, animal health and welfare, and comparative medicine
• MILITARY SERVICE

  veterinarians may treat soldiers’ pets, go on missions to combat diseases, develop vaccines, or care for government-owned animals.
• ACADEME - Tomorrow’s veterinarians and vet technicians need quality instructors—and DVMs have the education and expertise those teaching roles require. For those who find they thrive in an academic setting, serving as a veterinary instructor could be a great fit. 
• ZOOKEEPER They prepare meals with the right nutrients for each species, feed the animals, provide stimulation and exercise, record observations about animal behavior and clean the habitats.
• WILDLIFE SPECIALIST - are experts in animal behavior who conduct research and consult on subjects related to wildlife.
• MARINE BIOLOGIST - are experts in sea creatures who research marine life, care for aquatic creatures and measure information about aquatic environments.
• VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGIST

  they study small microscopic organisms like bacteria and fungi.
• ECOLOGIST they study the environment, including how plants, animals and humans interact.