Andrews F M
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, 62-64 Horseferry Road, London, SW1 P 2AF, UK.
Rev Sci Tech. 2009 Aug;28(2):699-707. doi: 10.20506/rst.28.2.1919.
Attracting students into a career in global veterinary medicine will be an uphill task if effort is focused only on students already at veterinary school. Most existing students will have made their career choice at a young age, probably based on a perception of the profession as it may have existed decades ago. The challenge for veterinary schools in the United Kingdom is to attract a broader range of applicants to the veterinary degree courses: applicants who have made a positive choice to become veterinarians because of the opportunities a veterinary qualification can offer for work in areas such as public health, food safety, conservation and global disease control and prevention in an era of climate change. This requires proactive recruitment, with careers materials aimed at students who may not traditionally have been attracted to the profession. This article describes the work that is being undertaken to develop such materials and widen access to the profession.
如果仅将精力集中在已经就读于兽医学院的学生身上，吸引学生投身全球兽医学事业将是一项艰巨的任务。大多数现有学生在年轻时就已做出职业选择，这可能基于他们对几十年前该职业的认知。英国兽医学院面临的挑战是吸引更广泛的申请者攻读兽医学位课程：这些申请者是因为在气候变化时代，兽医学资格能为公共卫生、食品安全、保护及全球疾病控制与预防等领域的工作提供机会，而积极选择成为兽医的。这需要积极主动的招生工作，制作面向那些传统上可能未被该职业吸引的学生的职业宣传材料。本文介绍了为开发此类材料及拓宽该职业准入渠道而正在开展的工作。
