veterinary school

Pet doctor training

A veterinary school is a graduate institution that trains students to become veterinarians—doctors who treat animals.

The program typically takes four years after undergraduate study and leads to a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree: She's applying to veterinary school next fall.

Often shortened to vet school.

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Physician training institution

MD program · nursing school · dental school · pharmacy school

professional vs. non-professional animal work

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Exercising canines on leash

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