readiness for 2.3 million service members. He frequently speaks on protection against biological terrorism to audiences of veterinarians, students, businesspeople, and government and military officials, stressing the role that veterinarians play in protecting the food supply and public health.
Some military veterinary jobs do involve direct contact with dogs and other animals. The U.S. Army Veterinary Service (AVS) offers career opportunities in public health and food safety and clinical practice. Members of the AVS help care for military working dogs, working animals for various Department of Homeland Security organizations, ceremonial horses, and pets owned by service members.
U.S. Air Force veterinarians serve as public health officers in the Biomedical Science Corps. Their job involves surveillance of disease trends, food-safety practices, and facility sanitation. At air force bases around the world, they manage programs to control occupational illness, food-borne disease, and communicable disease.
Zoos and Beyond
For veterinarians with an interest in wildlife, there are many exciting opportunities. Those who choose to work with wildlife close to home may find careers in zoos, aquariums, and animal parks. Some wildlife veterinarians work at universities or government agencies or for nongovernmental organizations. Others are employed by corporations. A wildlife veterinarian may be employed by the Centers for Disease Control as an international epidemiologist or by a university to study the effects of climate and other environmental changes on wildlife health. Those seeking wider adventure may find themselves performing fieldwork around the world.
PRACTICE CHOICES RESOURCES
American Animal Hospital Association, www.healthypet.com
American Veterinary Medical Association, www.avma.org
Centers for Disease Control, www.cdc.gov/about/opportunities/careers/veterianarian.htm
U.S. Army Veterinary Service, www.veterinaryservice.army.mil
U.S. Department of Agriculture, www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health
U.S. Public Health Service Commission Corps, www.usphs.gov
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