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The shortage of veterinarians in emergency practice: A survey and analysis
Author(s) -
Booth Matthew,
Rishniw Mark,
Kogan Lori R.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of veterinary emergency and critical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.886
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1476-4431
pISSN - 1479-3261
DOI - 10.1111/vec.13039
Subject(s) - medicine , economic shortage , psychological intervention , flexibility (engineering) , work (physics) , job satisfaction , medical education , nursing , family medicine , management , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics) , engineering , economics
Objective To examine factors that impact veterinarians’ decisions to pursue a career in, or remain working in emergency medicine. Design Survey. Setting General practitioner and student members of Veterinary Information Network. Animals None. Interventions None. Measurement and main results Veterinarians working in (or having worked in), and students hoping to work in emergency medicine mostly enjoy this type of medicine but find the scheduling and stress of the job create impediments to remaining in the field. Fear of being left without support, especially early in their career, also hinder veterinarians from pursuing a career in or remaining in emergency medicine. Conclusions Programs that increase flexibility of work hours or schedules, and provide either a formal or informal mentoring environment, might help increase retention of veterinarians within the field and encourage students to consider a career in emergency medicine.