• There's Not Enough Work For Veterinarians
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[QUOTE=markfu;41991278]You know, there are schools outside North America that are cheap and you can get medical degrees. Of course then you have to take other tests to make sure you can cut it. Also state medical schools are pretty damn cheap as well, considering that you'll probably be paying back your debt in about 2 to 3 years once you're out of school and you play it smart. Its one of those jobs where you'll pretty much always find employment. Also, they try to make you go out and volunteer and socialize and stuff, at least in the states. As an example of the opposite, literally all my mom did during med school in the Philippines was go to class, study, eat, shower, sleep. In that order. But you should want to help people, not just be in it for cash (which seems to be how it is for a some native born doctors unfortunately). Otherwise you're a shit doctor. Also fun fact, had to go to an emergency room in Canada once, they were going to charge me $1000 before I even got to see a doctor since I had no health insurance. I was like lol no. US emergency rooms aren't that great either for cost or time as well. The pediatric office I worked in actually tries to see patients that want to go to the emergency room first to try to solve their issues because everybody in medicine knows how backed up and expensive those places are.[/QUOTE] Bah I just left their asses on the hook for that 2500. I called them to negotiate and I told them 500 dollars or no dollars. I guess they took the latter option.
I'm really, really wondering now what happened one time with a dog my family used to have. On a camping trip, he (a small dog, by all means) was stung by a full nest of bees repeatedly before we could help him. We took him to a vet, and after emergency service, aftercare, and months worth of pain meds (!), it all cost, I shit you not, $60. I'm now realizing that it may have just been generosity. If that's the case, then those were some damn good people and I feel terrible for those who aren't as lucky, especially considering the article.
Maybe if they stopped charging $400 for a 5 minute examination and some antibiotics they wouldn't be "out of work"? And that's just "normal" veterinarians. God forbid you need a reptile specialist... you might need to sell an organ to pay that bill.
[QUOTE=CodeMonkey3;41981849]Not to mention every single fucking girl I ever went to school with had a dream of becoming a Vet or a Nurse and no one ever told them it was an over saturated job market. Literally every single woman I know is going to school to be a nurse or a vet and the fact of the matter is we barely have work to employ the ones already looking for jobs. Especially Vets since bringing an animal to the Vet is optional, especially if it's costly whereas people, if injured have no choice.[/QUOTE] Nursing is far from oversaturated. The job growth in America is above 100%. That's why I'm becoming a nurse (along with actually wanting to do it, help people in that sense, medical and science stuff interest me a lot) Nursing is an awesome career and you only need an associates to get your foot in the door.
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