Jelinski Murray D, Campbell John R, Naylor Jonathan M, Lawson Karen L, Derkzen Dena
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 584.
Can Vet J. 2008 Feb;49(2):161-6.
The objective of this study was to describe the demographics of the Class of 2006, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, and to determine which factors influenced the graduates' career path choices. Data were collected via an on-line survey and the response rate was 95.7% (67/70). The majority (57%) of graduates were starting their veterinary career in a food animal-related (FAR) job. Two factors were significantly associated with this choice: 1) those raised in, or near, a small center (population < 10 000) were 3.4 times (P = 0.03) more likely to accept a FAR position than were those raised in a large center (> 10 000), and 2) graduates with a bachelor of science in agriculture (BSc Ag) were 4.5 times (P = 0.04) more likely to begin their career as a FAR practitioner than were those without such a degree. However, 9 of the 16 graduates having a BSc Ag had an urban upbringing.
本研究的目的是描述西部兽医学院2006届毕业生的人口统计学特征,并确定哪些因素影响了毕业生的职业道路选择。通过在线调查收集数据,回复率为95.7%(67/70)。大多数(57%)毕业生开始从事与食用动物相关(FAR)的兽医工作。有两个因素与这一选择显著相关:1) 在小型中心(人口<10000)或其附近长大的人接受FAR职位的可能性是在大型中心(>10000)长大的人的3.4倍(P = 0.03);2) 拥有农业理学学士学位(BSc Ag)的毕业生开始从事FAR从业者职业的可能性是没有该学位的人的4.5倍(P = 0.04)。然而,16名拥有BSc Ag学位的毕业生中有9人在城市长大。