Vet Specialties
This vet focuses on surgery involving bones, joints, and ligaments
What is an orthopedic veterinarian?
Most small animal vets primarily work with these two species
What are dogs and cats?
This tool is used to listen to the heart and lungs
What is a stethoscope?
This degree is required to become a licensed veterinarian
What is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)?
This famous TV vet is known for his show “The Incredible Dr. Pol.”
Who is Dr. Jan Pol?
A vet who studies diseases shared between animals and humans
What is a veterinary epidemiologist?
A mixed animal practice might see these two types of patients in the same day
What are farm animals and pets?
This tool is used to look into an animal’s ear canal
What is an otoscope?
After vet school, a new grad must pass this national exam to practice
What is the NAVLE?
The first U.S. veterinary school opened at this Ivy League university in 1868
What is Cornell University?
This type of vet handles the health of livestock animals like cattle and pigs
What is a food animal or large-animal veterinarian?
A zoo veterinarian often works under this broader career title
What is a wildlife veterinarian?
A vet might use this machine to take an image of bones
What is an X-ray (or radiograph) machine?
Many vets complete this type of training after graduation for extra experience
What is an internship or residency?
This pioneering woman became the first female DVM graduate in the U.S. in 1915
Who is Dr. Aleen Cust (UK) or Dr. Elinor McGrath (U.S.)?
These vets specialize in lab animals used in research
What is a laboratory animal veterinarian?
This type of veterinarian manages herd health and food safety
What is a production animal vet or public health vet?
This diagnostic tool uses sound waves to visualize internal organs
What is an ultrasound?
This organization accredits veterinary schools in the U.S
What is the AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association)?
This organization sets animal welfare standards in U.S. veterinary practice
What is the AVMA?
This specialty focuses on reproduction and obstetrics in animals
What is a theriogenologist?
Aquatic veterinarians might care for animals in this type of facility
What is an aquarium or marine park?
This tool helps measure pressure inside the eye
What is a tonometer?
A DVM might also earn this degree to focus on research
What is a PhD?
This field of vet medicine focuses on preventing disease spread between wildlife, humans, and domestic animals
What is One Health?