Posted on Sep 7, 2019
Veterinarians Are Killing Themselves. An Online Group Is There To Listen And Help
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There's a lot of stress in being a vet. First, there's the financial pressure to pay off a pricey medical school education — recent graduates are often more than $140,000 in debt. And the median pay for a veterinarian in the United States is about $94,000 a year, which is good, but less than half of that for physicians and surgeons.
Then there's the emotional strain. Any given day in a veterinary clinic can swing between scenes of elation and anxiety.
Then there's the emotional strain. Any given day in a veterinary clinic can swing between scenes of elation and anxiety.
Veterinarians Are Killing Themselves. An Online Group Is There To Listen And Help
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1SG Steven Imerman
I have a good high school friend who two years ago retired as the state veterinarian of Iowa, and one of my sisters-in-law is a professor at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine. I'm going to bounce this off of them.
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