Nowadays, women are the majority of students entering veterinary schools in the United States. When I was in high school and started shadowing in the veterinary hospital, all my mentors were males. I did not have a female veterinarian role model until my senior year when I met an animal science professor and veterinarian. I […]
A Brief Women’s History in Veterinary Medicine
March 8th marked International Women’s Day and I want to take a moment to take a very brief look into the history of veterinary medicine and just a few women who helped shape the profession. The first public veterinary school in the United States was established in 1879 at Iowa State University (my current location […]
