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Public Practice Opportunities for
Veterinarians
Julia M. Murphy, DVM, MS, DACVPM
State Public Health Veterinarian
Opportunities-Federal
www.usda.gov Search under “USDA Employee Services” for
job opportunity information Search under “Agencies and Offices” to
access information about APHIS, FSIS, ARS, etc.,
APHIS
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is responsible for protecting and promoting U.S. agricultural health, administering the Animal Welfare Act, and carrying out wildlife damage management activities.
APHIS-specific jobs
Epidemiologists Disease Monitoring Disease Surveillance Emerging issues/disease monitoring
Emergency Response Coordinators Regulatory Medicine (trade, AWA) Wildlife Services
FSIS
The Food Safety Inspection Service enhances public health and well-being by protecting the public from foodborne illness and ensuring that the nation's meat, poultry and egg products are safe, wholesome, and correctly packaged.
FSIS-specific jobs
Meat and poultry inspection Design/revise inspection systems Assess state inspection systems Epidemiology Food safety education
ARS
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) works to ensure that Americans have reliable, adequate supplies of high-quality food and other agricultural products. ARS accomplishes its goals through scientific discoveries that help solve problems in crop and livestock production and protection, human nutrition, and the interaction of agriculture and the environment.
ARS-specific jobs
Research/Basic Science Parasitic diseases of livestock Animal genetics Food safety and enteric diseases Virus and prion disease of livestock Vaccine research
USDA-student opportunities
Student Opportunities, Internships & Scholarships www.da.usda.gov/employ/intern.htm Opportunities for graduate students as well as
professional level applicants
Opportunities-Federal
www.hhs.gov Select “About HHS” and then scroll down to
“Agencies in HHS” CDC, FDA, NIH and other websites accessed
from there
FDA-CVM
Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine evaluation, approval and surveillance of
animal drugs, food additives, feed ingredients, and marketed animal devices
works to increase availability of safe and effective products that relieve animal pain, sustain their health, and improve animal productivity without compromising public health.
FDA-CVM-specific jobs
Pharmacology Development and testing of new animal drugs Antimicrobial resistance/residues monitoring
Toxicology Aquaculture research Lab animal medicine Summer internships
CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people…providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health... CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.
CDC-specific jobs
Epidemiologists Zoonotic disease Foodborne disease Environmental Health Hazards
Epidemic Intelligence Service www.cdc.gov/eis/applyeis/applyeis.htm
Emergency Response Health Education Internship opportunities
NIH
National Institutes of Health NIH is the steward of medical and behavioral
research for the Nation. Its mission is science in pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.
NIH-specific jobs
Basic medical research Behavioral research Lab animal medicine www.training.nih.gov
Details research and training opportunities at various levels
Opportunities-Federal
Military Army Veterinary Corps
Serves all branches of military Food safety, research, military animals and pets of
those in the military Air Force
Public health officers, research
Opportunities-Federal
Federal employment and training sites: www.usajobs.opm.gov www.studentjobs.gov www.hhs.gov/careers/student/index.html www.cdc.gov/employment/studentjobs.htm
Opportunities-State
State departments of health Public Health DVMs Epidemiologists Environmental Health Toxicology
Opportunities-State
State departments of agriculture Laboratorians/pathologists Regulatory medicine Emergency preparedness
Opportunities-State
State departments of game/wildlife Wildlife veterinarians Conservation/wildlife management Wildlife disease monitoring
Opportunities-State
Veterinary schools Teaching Research Clinical Extension
Opportunities-Local
Animal welfare Animal control Health directors
Local health districts Some states
Environmental health specialists
Opportunities-Other
National Veterinary Response Teams www.hhs.gov/aspr/opeo/ndms/teams/index.html Teams of DVMs, LVTs, and others who are
deployed as FEMA employees to address veterinary needs during emergencies
Natural disasters, disease outbreaks State Animal Response Teams
www.virginiasart.org/ www.sartusa.org/
Veterinary Oath
Being admitted to the profession of veterinary medicine, I solemnly swear to use my scientific knowledge and skills for the benefit of society through the protection of animal health, the relief of animal suffering, the conservation of livestock resources, the promotion of public health, and the advancement of medical knowledge.
I will practice my profession conscientiously, with dignity and in keeping with the principles of veterinary medical ethics.
I accept as a lifelong obligation the continual improvement of my professional knowledge and competence.
Past Pertinent History-Me
1992 Graduated from VMRCVM1992-95 Private practice
Large animal ambulatory, Virginia Dairy, Pennsylvania
1995-98 MS and PM Residency1999 ACVPM boarded
2002-present
1998-2002 Private practice Relief work
2002 Virginia Department of Health
Foodborne disease epidemiologist Zoonotic disease
Veterinary EpidemiologistState Public Health Veterinarian
Government Work
“A survey says that American workers work the first three hours every day just to pay their taxes. So that's why we can't get anything done in the morning: We're government workers.” Jay Leno
Take 2
Government Work
“Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve."
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
