Collected Links

Jerene C. Morrison
Eng 101
Current Links
Darrow
31 Mar 2010
1. http://www.avma.org/
AVMA, or the American Veterinary Medical Association, has been around from 1863 to recently. It is a non-profit organization, included with an oath that more than 80,000 vets go by, which was created in July 1969. This site serves well as an information and research center for both veterinarians and pet owners, due to the articles that go onto there. Also, they provide knowledge about animals which are used for food, along with scientific breakthroughs, like finding cures for diseases. The last time this site was update was this year, in 2010, which makes it a reliable source. Another thing that is reliable about it is that it has research statistics, job listings, and many other useful categories, which will be taken into deep consideration, later on.
2. http://blogs.dogster.com/vet_blog_information_advice/how-can-i-become-a-veterinarian/
On this site there is a vet named Dr.Eric Barchas, DVM who gave advice to a 14-year-old girl, who wants to become a vet or a vet tech someday, through their blog. In the blog, the vet states that it is important to keep grades up and that veterinarian schools prefer applicants who have worked with vets, before. He also states that he had started off at a zoo and an aquarium, despite the school’s popular choice. Also, it is stated that working with a vet will help a person decide as to whether or not they actually want to become a vet, due to the fact that becoming a vet takes a lot of hard work and dedication. Finally, the vet warns the person to not allow work at places with animals to interfere with obtaining great grades, which is reasonable. What makes this reasonable, is that the person giving advice is an actual certified veterinarian. The only thing that may interfere, is that the blog was posted in August of 2008, which makes me a little hesitant as to whether or not to use some of the information on there.
3. http://www.thermalvet.com/veterinarian-information/6-how-to-start-a-career-in-
veterinarian-medicine.html
A veterinarian has to do more detective work, such as x-rays, to find out what is wrong with an animal, instead of asking them like a medical doctor would a person. Veterinarians usually have to work in different types of weather, depending on their job, such as in rain. Also, veterinarians work longer hours, due to animal emergencies. The requirements of a vet include a two year internship at an animal clinic. They also must take English and communications classes so they can explain things to pet owners, such as problems and animal care advice. A vet’s salary can range any where from 43,530 dollars to somewhere in the $100,000s, according to statistics. This site is a credible source, because it has a link to BLS, it is up to date, and I can actually contact somebody about it through an email. The problem is that I have no idea who wrote that article, since there is no name displayed, which I will have to research for, later.
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterinarian
According to the wikipedia website, there are quite a few things that vets must do, along with the types of vets there are as well as admissions. When applying to veterinarian school, it is important to have a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Also a person applying to vet school must take one of three selected admissions exams, which includes the GRE, depending upon the school and its requirements. According to research, applicants take at least one to three tries, before getting accepted into vet school, along with being able to deal with fifteen to eighteen hours of a science curriculum. To make it less time to reach, a person aiming to become a vet does not have to have a full bachelors degree. This information is relevant to my research because this page was updated on March 31, 2010 and has several links to veterinarian websites, including the AVMA, along with a college website for those who want to be vets. However, the vet school that is on there is not the one that I am aiming to go to, which may make part of this source useless for my research. Other than that, it will work, for now.