Non small animal clinical jobs
Hi all, unfortunately another burned out veterinarian here looking for some career advice. I graduated in 2023 and went in to mixed animal practice. Loved the cases and the farmers, but got chewed up and spit out after a year. Transitioned to small animal and have just realized that I am having that crisis of putting this time, effort, and dedication into getting this degree and hating where I’m at and another 30 years of practicing sounds impossible. I love public health, epidemiology, and disease transmission stuff. Though am having trouble finding how to break into that part of the field. I’ve applied for FSIS and have a job alert for APHIS. I’ve also looked at the states local to me for state vet options but feel obviously under qualified for anything of that nature. I’d be open to teaching at a vet tech program or undergrad but being only 3 years out don’t make a good candidate for that either. Industry with the large travel component is not an option for personal life reasons (no kids but aging family) but could see a diagnostic services veterinarian at IDEXX being an option eventually. Does anyone have any advice on career directions I could look into? Open to getting an MPH if that would help with career options as it legitimately sounds interesting to me. Thanks for listening.
- A veterinarian who wants to enjoy and be passionate about their job again