Keywords
Training, Veterinary Education, Rural Veterinary Practice, Veterinary Shortage
Abstract
Veterinarians are important members of rural communities and provide valuable services to both community members and the food production systems in these areas. The population of new veterinary graduates entering rural, mixed animal practice is decreasing and several studies have concluded that a shortage of veterinarians in this area is apparent. The Veterinary Training Program for Rural Kansas (VTPRK) was created to address the educational and financial needs of students entering practice in rural Kansas. The program provides a forgivable loan for a select group of students during veterinary school and specific courses to help prepare these students for success in rural practice.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Elmore, R.G. and White, Bradley J.
(2010)
"Recruitment of Veterinarians for Rural Communities through Education: The Veterinary Training Program for Rural Kansas,"
Online Journal of Rural Research & Policy:
Vol. 5:
Iss.
7.
https://doi.org/10.4148/ojrrp.v5i7.260
References
1. Gwinner KP, Prince JB, Andrus DM. Attracting students into careers in food supply veterinary medicine. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2006;228:1693-1704.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2460/javma.228.11.1693
PMid:16740070
2. Prince JB, Andrus DM, Gwinner KP. Future demand, probable shortages, and strategies for creating a better future in food supply veterinary medicine. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2006;229:57-69.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2460/javma.229.1.57
PMid:16817715
3. Hoblet KN, Maccabe AT, Heider LE. Veterinarians in population health and public practice: meeting critical national needs. J Vet Med Educ 2003;30:287-294.
4. Gwinner KP, Prince JB, Andrus DM. Attracting students into careers in food supply veterinary medicine. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2006;228:1693-1704.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2460/javma.228.11.1693
PMid:16740070
5. Prince JB, Andrus DM, Gwinner KP. Future demand, probable shortages, and strategies for creating a better future in food supply veterinary medicine. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2006;229:57-69.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2460/javma.229.1.57
PMid:16817715
6. Andrus DM, Prince JB, Gwinner K. Work Conditions, Job Preparation, and Placement Strategies for Food-Animal Veterinarians. J Vet Med Educ 2006;33:509-516.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/jvme.33.4.509
PMid:17220488
7. White BJ, Gwinner K, Andrus DM, et al. Unique educational methods to improve the veterinary employment selection process for rural mixed animal practices. J Vet Med Educ 2007;34:517-523.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/jvme.34.4.517
PMid:18287482
8. Shepherd AJ. Employment, starting salaries, and educational indebtedness of year-2004 graduates of US veterinary medical colleges. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2004;225:1677-1679.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2460/javma.2004.225.1677
PMid:15626216
9. Shepherd AJ. Employment, starting salaries, and educational indebtedness of year-2005 graduates of US veterinary medical colleges. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2005;227:1084-1086.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2460/javma.2005.227.1084
PMid:16220667
10. Shepherd AJ. Employment, starting salaries, and educational indebtedness of year-2008 graduates of US veterinary medical schools and colleges. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2008;233:1067-1070.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2460/javma.233.7.1067
PMid:18828714
11. Volk JO, Felsted KE, Cummings RF, et al. Executive summary of the AVMA-Pfizer business practices study. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2005;226:212-218.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2460/javma.2005.226.212
PMid:15706970
12. Cron WL, Slocum JV, Jr., Goodnight DB, et al. Executive summary of the Brakke management and behavior study. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2000;217:332-338
http://dx.doi.org/10.2460/javma.2000.217.332
PMid:10935035
