Below are Dr. Whitman’s answers:
Now I get to work all over the state of Colorado with not only animal owners and producers, but extension specialists, other veterinarians, students, and livestock industry professionals.
I don’t know all the answers! The biggest thing I’ve had to learn and apply is reaching out to others who know more than I do, that way I can continue to help people in the best way possible
I was raised on a small livestock operation and participated in 4-H throughout my youth. I love agriculture and the livestock industry, and becoming a veterinarian was the best way I saw to impact those fields.
Being a veterinarian has unlimited possibilities for career choices. In my case, I have been in private practice for someone else, and then owned my own practice; I’ve gotten to work on research facilities and teach in veterinary schools. That’s just a few career opportunities I’ve chosen, and there’s so many more. Veterinary medicine touches all areas of life, in places you wouldn’t even think.
At minimum, there are two years of pre-requisite courses that are required before applying to veterinary school. Most people get a bachelor’s (4 year degree) and may get a Master’s degree (1-2 year degree). Veterinary school is 4 years, and after that, you are qualified to practice. If there is a specialty, such as Surgery or Anesthesia, then an additional 1 year internship and 3 year residency are required.
Issued in furtherance of extension work, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Mandy Marney, Director, University of Wyoming Extension, College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming Extension, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071.
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Amber Armajo
University of Wyoming Extension 4-H/Youth Educator – Washakie County
Phone: (307) 347-3431
Email: amwall@uwyo.edu
PO Box 609
1200 Culbertson Ave, Suite G
Worland, WY 82401
Amber Armajo
University of Wyoming Extension 4-H/Youth Educator – Washakie County
Phone: (307) 347-3431
Email: amwall@uwyo.edu
PO Box 609
1200 Culbertson Ave, Suite G
Worland, WY 82401
© 2023 Wyoming 4-H
