In spite of the efforts of our profession's leaders, many veterinarians seem unaware or at least unconcerned that our beloved profession is in crisis. While I wouldn't want to deprive anyone of following his or her dream of becoming a veterinarian, there are simply too many of us to meet the existing demand—a demand that is shrinking. Some 15 years ago, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), along with the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC), commissioned a study by KPMG, "The Current and Future Market for Veterinarians and Veterinary Medical Services in the United States." The study was actually prompted by Malcolm Getz's book, Veterinary Medicine in Economic Transition (Wiley, 1997), which predicted an impending over-supply of veterinarians.
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