USDA will hold two sessions next week to hear from stakeholders on the shortage of rural veterinarians. The events are from 3-4 p.m. on Sept. 29 and Sept. 30. To register, go here. USDA recently released a strategy to address the lack of rural vets, a longstanding problem caused in part by the high cost of veterinary school.
“A low percentage of veterinary school students come from rural areas or express interest in rural practice, and an even lower percentage of recent veterinary school graduates enter into production animal medicine,” the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said in announcing the listening sessions. “These are concerning trends and exacerbate the rural veterinary shortage.”
