Help, I Want to Become a Veterinarian
Here are a few boxes to check before starting on your path to veterinary school and joining this profession.
It’s a phrase that many of us have uttered to our parents at some point during our childhood. It’s an all too common response to the age-old question that children get asked as they age — what do you want to be when you grow up?
I want to be a veterinarian. I want to work with animals and play with puppies all day long.
It’s a noble cause and, from an unbiased standpoint, I personally think it’s one of the best jobs in the world. I don’t believe there is any other option in medicine where you can go straight from extracting a tooth into a semi-complex abdominal surgery and then finish your day working up a complicated medicine case. The challenges of the veterinary world are exciting and novel — often changing on an hour to hour basis.
The path to veterinary school is different for everybody, and in my graduating class, there were people who used to be realtors, writers, veterinary technicians, and many other things. Some of us carried the dream of being a veterinarian throughout our childhood and into adulthood, but certainly not everybody.
