Purdue Addressing Vet Shortage

Another vet school—Purdue University—is addressing the large animal vet shortage. According to a Chicago Tribune article published yesterday, the school is looking into "educating students about public health and governmental jobs and offering a Veterinary Homeland Security Certificate Program."

Purdue's response comes in the wake of a GAO report which raised alarm over s shortage of public health veterinarians in terms of putting the nation at risk. We've bookmarked this, and other articles, on our large animal vet shortage delicious page.