Direction of veterinary

In Poland, a candidate for the profession must begin to study at one of the four faculties of veterinary country in Lublin, Wroclaw, Warsaw and Olsztyn. The first three are studying at agricultural academies, the last one - at the University of Warmia and Mazury. Centres is not much, but more, you do not need, because the vets today complain about the competition in the profession.
Before practice the profession will have to pass an entrance examination or just go contest certificates of maturity. Usually, however, it is a contest connected to the test or an oral exam in biology and chemistry.

- I remember the day open, I organized our university - says Marcin, now a third year student. - Even if I hesitated whether to choose veterinary medicine or psychology at the University of Warsaw. So I went to the WAU and " attacked " stand faculty. I took guides, forms, exam papers from previous years. However, the most captivated me unparallel passion and love for animals students. I realized that too I want to help these creatures. The decision was made. In psychology, I did not have .
The program lasts for five and a half years. Typically, candidates choose Full, but you can also study wieczorowo (though it costs money ). Currently studying Veterinary considered to be close to the agricultural sciences. Their job boils down to two objectives: maintain health
and maximum production capacity of livestock and human health protection. Contemporary skilled veterinarian is cured not only animals but also to fight infectious diseases threatening humans ( zoonosis ), and controlling animal foodstuffs .

The program of study is some basic subject areas : general, humanistic and special. The first includes foreign languages ??, history, veterinary and deontology (code of moral conduct of doctors). For the second block are: chemistry, biophysics and medical botany. The third block is a preclinical subjects, including anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology and genetics. Students take part in activities with surgery, radiology, reproduction, internal medicine.

How was it used ?

Veterinary medicine in our country is not too long tradition. significant progress
in this area occurred after World War II with the development of new treatment techniques and new methods of breeding livestock. Once the functions fulfilled vet veterinary technicians, currently the treatment of animals seen significant progress in terms of technical and ethical .
Contemporary vet is obliged to respect and promote the rights of animals. It applies Polish legislation and the World Declaration on the Rights of Animal and respect the basic principles of environmental protection. In addition, as a result of progress, the pursuit of that profession in recent years requires not only medical knowledge but also skills increasingly complex diagnostic equipment .

Studies for animal lovers

Students veterinarian say about myself that were not in the walls of the university accidentally. - Veterinarian is not so simply. Anyone who decides to these studies, and then to work, you must realize that his life will be interspersed with the various situations in which the central role of the animal - says Dorota, a student of the fifth year. - I think every vet loves animals, but at the same time able to preserve them and to treat them a certain distance. It is important to have the ability to oblaskawiania even the most dangerous animals - added Dorothy.
Veterinarian must be resistant to the effort and stress. It should also continually educate. This is essential in this profession .

Practice makes perfect

Young vets also agree on one thing: only practice at the clinic, of sick animals, verify the person who really suitable for this profession. - Sitting comfortably on the bench and learning about different diseases, has a completely different idea about them. The confrontation with reality can be shocking for many a young person. Because as you help your puppy withholding by a car when it has no chance of survival ? A tear rolls in the eye, but you need to keep cool - says Anna, a young vet working at the clinic. - How to comfort a man who came to put down your dog ? They were friends for many years and hardly parted ? Now doggy so tired that the best solution is to shorten his suffering. It's a difficult decision. For all - he added.
Skills appropriate to find themselves in such situations, one does not learn from books. This is a must to survive. - The vet must be a very sensitive, sensitive to the pain and suffering of both humans and animals - says Dorota. - In this profession should not be routine.
In the course of study, students take clinical placements and summer internships in breeding farms, veterinary practices, as well as in institutions of Veterinary Inspection. - Are the worst practices in slaughterhouses. A real nightmare! Blood everywhere i .. the smell - winces Dorothy.

At the Warsaw Agricultural University in force after the second year of a two-week practice of breeding, after the fourth and fifth - monthly clinical practice and practice -week Veterinary Inspection. Today, more and more students go on placements abroad. There have opportunity to see up close the work of experienced vets
and knowledge of modern diagnostic technologies .

after graduation

Young vets can look for jobs in both the private and state veterinary care. This means that the position of waiting for them local veterinary inspectors, as well as sanitary-epidemiological stations, as well as clinics. Those who have a flair for trade, may be the representatives and advisors in pharmaceutical companies. But do not pity so long and difficult study, not to serve as a doctor helping animals ?
Salary young vets in the but - nicach depend mainly on the number of patients and treated cases. The impact on their level of activity also occurs if there is a local competition and of course, quality of service, which involves review of veterinarians. If it is good, he can count on a decent income, but certainly not in the first years of practice.
- I do not earn much, but work gives me great satisfaction. I do not regret the many hours spent on books or nerves before exams. It was worth it!
- Says Anna .

Maybe animal husbandry ?

If you do not want to be a doctor of animals, because frequent contact with blood diseases and gives you a head rush, while his working life you want to associate with the animals seemed to Animal Husbandry or bioengineering of animals. These directions can be studied at the Warsaw Agricultural University, the University of Agriculture in Lublin, at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, the Academy of Agriculture and the Agricultural University in Szczecin. Completion of these studies will give you a thorough grounding in the field of culture, the assessment of raw materials of animal origin, feeding systems and feed production technology and animal ecology and conservation. You can then work in wielkotowarowych farms or himself to be a breeder, because during the five-year study will gain a thorough knowledge of the biological, know the secrets of the art of breeding and genetics.

Employment opportunities :

Graduates can work in veterinary medicine :
- Veterinary practices ,
- Veterinary Inspection
- Sanitary and epidemiological stations ,
- Control laboratories and research
- Animal breeding stations ,
- Scientific institutions ,
- Supervision of food production,
- Pharmaceutical factories and wholesalers of medicines