tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post668872408020646187..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: STEM Glut Watch: VeterinariansChemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-55020880742423718962013-12-06T06:35:05.966-05:002013-12-06T06:35:05.966-05:00This blog is so interesting and informative, thank...This blog is so interesting and informative, thanks for sharing with us.Veterinarians in Alabamahttp://www.wellness.com/find/veterinarians/alnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-22354454750544234752013-08-29T18:31:29.457-04:002013-08-29T18:31:29.457-04:00The Auburn interim dean's lame justification i...The Auburn interim dean's lame justification is complete BS. The excess of veterinarians is essentially in the small animal field. If there was a "new foreign animal disease", this would be most likely in production animals (swine, cattle, chicken). Small animal vets would have no utility whatsoever in helping with the situation, as their training in public health, epidemiology, or production animal care goes back to vet school and is therefore forgotten, obsolete or purely theoretical; they probably wouldn't even be called upon, as the current structures for dealing with exotic diseases are probably sufficient - and if they weren't, the need wouldn't be for more vets.<br />Case in point: there has actually been an outbreak of a 'new foreign disease' that started this summer, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus introduced from Asia and which has spread quickly to many US states. I haven't seen armies of small animal vets being called up to fight the outbreak...johnnyboynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-8754576009617515872013-08-29T10:32:29.687-04:002013-08-29T10:32:29.687-04:00Two more things: vet students are majority women a...Two more things: vet students are majority women and veterinary school is very, very expensive. At least with chemistry, you're getting paid.<br /><br />I hope there's a follow-up article explaining underemployment for vets. What do they do? Are there contract/part-time vets? I could see this with big practices.Unstable Isotopenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-87651365979402415152013-08-29T09:28:25.117-04:002013-08-29T09:28:25.117-04:00Interesting note on the meds. The vet office that...Interesting note on the meds. The vet office that we used in the past, while offering excellent care, became very focused on 'pain management' medications the last few years we were with them, regularly prescribing a variety of pain meds for older dogs. When I heard several people tell me that a very similar regimen of meds was being prescribed for their dogs, it made me take notice a bit. It was a fairly sudden, but noticeable shift in their focus of care, and our doc told me that he decided to shift some focus on easing the discomfort of companion animals as they age. Not sure if it was a new source of income, but it certainly seemed like it...The Aqueous Layernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-8403260220231532592013-08-29T00:15:00.193-04:002013-08-29T00:15:00.193-04:00Tangential and anecdotal, from neighbor on recent ...Tangential and anecdotal, from neighbor on recent plane ride, but vets are getting squeezed by lower margins on the drugs they sell. Used to be a source of relatively easy money for them. Jameshttp://masterorganicchemistry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-25494089658095644142013-08-28T22:17:37.687-04:002013-08-28T22:17:37.687-04:00remember though, it is only slightly oversupplied....remember though, it is only slightly oversupplied. You don't have the outsourcing and insourcing problems that chemistry has, which is way oversupplied.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-79649418618284025492013-08-28T17:33:09.372-04:002013-08-28T17:33:09.372-04:00It seems as though many fields that require a prof...It seems as though many fields that require a professional degree are experiencing oversupply issues. It's probably a side effect of institutions' need to squeeze every dollar out of their revenue streams… I mean students.<br /><br /><br />STEM™noreply@blogger.com