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Practice and beyond: different career paths as a farm vet
Abstract
In this article we invite farm veterinary surgeons to think beyond the traditional career path and evaluate how their skillset can contribute to animal health outside perceived boundaries.
In this article we invite veterinary surgeons to think beyond the traditional boundaries and consider how the skillset they have obtained through their degree course and work experiences can contribute to animal health outside perceived boundaries. We do this by sharing our personal experiences having worked in various environments (practice, academia, industry). We hope this may inspire some of the 23% of veterinary surgeons who would currently state ‘they would not do the degree again’ and the 39% who were ‘undecided’ (RCVS, 2019). This survey had a response rate of 10 279 (32%), counting only the fully completed questionnaires, with which we acknowledge a potential bias that may be present in the results (Table 1).
The most frequently cited reasons for planning to leave the profession (for reasons other than retirement) are poor work–life balance, not feeling rewarded/valued (non-financial), long/unsocial hours and chronic stress (RCVS, 2019).
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