The Veterinary Profession
Members of the profession of Veterinary Medicine are primarily responsible for the health of farm livestock and poultry, and pet animals. These are the major concerns of most veterinarians in private practice and for a large number of those in governmental service. However, the opportunities available to the graduate veterinarian to utilize his or her training in a number of other related areas are increasing rapidly. These opportunities include participation in various phases of public health work, such as inspection of production, storage and distribution of animal food products. Many graduates specialize in the health care of zoo animals, of wild animals (including birds and other lower vertebrates) or of animals used for biological and medical research. In addition, veterinarians in increasing numbers are engaged in full time research related either to animal disease or to more general biological or medical problems.
It is the aim of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine to provide the student with a good knowledge of the basic pre-clinical sciences and with practical training in clinical Veterinary Medicine. Graduates should be capable of successfully entering practice or training for a specialty in other fields of Veterinary Medicine.