Women exceed men in admissions
Women are outnumbering men in the veterinary profession and dominating admissions at veterinary medicine schools.
Women are outnumbering men in the veterinary profession and dominating admissions at veterinary medicine schools. Recently the University of California-Davis' prestigious veterinary school reported that 80 percent of the applicants accepted in April 2008 were women. Similar numbers have been reported by other veterinary schools across the country.1 Today 79 percent of the seats at the nation's 28 veterinary schools are occupied by females, while in the 1960s only 5 percent of veterinary students were women.2
1. Source: www.mercurynews.com; Women dominate admissions at veterinary medicine schools by Lisa M Krieger, April 14, 2008.
2. Source: www.boston.com; Veterinary schools turn increasingly female by Sarah Schweitzer, Aug. 22, 2007.
Episode 29: Using storytelling to retain and attract new veterinary clients
November 19th 2020On this episode of The Vet Blast Podcast, Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, is joined by Australian veterinarian, Phil Tucak, BSc, BVMS, who offers insight on the power of storytelling in marketing your veterinary practice.
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