Booker T Washington Magnet High School, Montgomery-Al
             A Veterinarian is a doctor who diagnoses, treats, and control diseases and injuries of animals (Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2000-2001). There are two types of veterinarians, large and small practitioners. The large practitioners deal with non-domestic and grazing animals. While, small practitioners deal with dogs, cats, birds, rabbits and any other animal that is kept as a pet. Veterinarians either work for the military, federal government, or work privately (OOH, 2001-2000).
             The job comes with a lot of duties that must be fulfilled. Veterinarians don't just treat, diagnose, and control diseases and injuries. They perform surgery, prescribe, and administer drugs and vaccines (VGM'S Careers Encyclopedia, 1997). They inspect meat and poultry, teach at veterinary colleges, do research on animal foods, diseases, and drugs, and finally take part in the medical research for the treatment of human diseases (VGM'S, 1997). Just about every thing a real doctor has, administers or performs a veterinarian does also.
             Soon-to-be veterinarians have to graduate from a 4-year veterinarian program at an accredited college of veterinary medicine with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine or a Veterinary Doctor of Medicine (D.V.M., V.M.D) degree and obtain a practice license. The student must have 45-90 semester hours at the undergraduate level, but a bachelors degree for entrance is not required and most of these schools (OOH, 2000-2001). Preveterinary classes focus on both inorganic and organic sciences dealing with chemistry, physic, biochemistry, general biology, animal biology, animal nutrition, genetics, vertebrate embryology, cellular biology, microbiology, zoology, and systemic physiology (OOH, 2000-2001). Several programs
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