by Paulick Report Staff|09/11/2022|8:47am For the first time in 17 years, veterinarian salaries are trending up while debt is trending down. The mean debt-to-income ratio for new veterinarians is the…
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Veterinarians to meet with Capitol Hill lawmakers to discuss student debt, healthy dog importation
(WASHINGTON, DC) April 21, 2022—On April 27, 200 veterinary professionals will meet with senators, representatives, and their staffs to highlight the importance of legislation that will help increase access to…
Canada’s veterinarians are not OK — overwork, pet owners, debt load leading to burnout
dr Karissa Mitchell knew something was wrong when work took over everything. She didn’t have the energy to cook meals, or call her family on the phone. It was the…
The high cost of a veterinary degree leave many of us with unpayable debt
Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal released an article chronicling the increasing struggles of high cost professional degrees such as veterinarians and dentists and the extreme high debt load attached to…
PetSmart Charities Steve Marton Veterinary Scholarship Reduces Crushing Student Debt
“We are helping create a path for young veterinarians to follow their heart’s work,” said Aimee Gilbreath, president of PetSmart Charities. “So many come into veterinary medicine out of a…
Still broken, five years after Fix the Debt veterinary summit – News
Draft unfinished series bug Veterinary student debt today is a story of disparities. The average total educational debt among class of 2020 borrowers was about $200,000, while the greatest individual…
Veterinary educational debt varies by sector, race
In all disciplines, US educational debt has increased more than 100% in the past 10 years, according to Federal Reserve economic data. Bridgette Bain, PhD, Associate Director of Analytics, AVMA…
Iowa governor indicators veterinary debt compensation invoice
Dr. Ryan Shuey, a young Iowa VMA director, works in rural Iowa. (Courtesy Dr. Shuey) The Iowa legislature passed a bill creating the Iowa rural veterinarian repayment program, and Governor…
Veterinary academic debt continues to rise
According to a presentation by Bridgette Bain, PhD, Associate Director of Analytics at AVMA, student debt in the education sector is growing 4.5 times as fast as new veterinary graduate…