FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Tables, Figures and Boxes -- Acronyms -- Workforce Needs in Veterinary Medicine -- Executive Summary -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Companion-Animal Medicine -- 3 Equine Veterinary Medicine -- 4 Food-Animal Veterinary Medicine -- 5 Veterinarians in Industry -- 6 Veterinarians in Public Practice -- 7 Veterinarians in Wildlife and Ecosystem Health -- 8 Global Food Security -- 9 Academic Veterinary Medicine -- 10 An Economic Perspective on the Veterinary Profession -- 11 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- Appendix B: Survey of Companion-Animal Practice Owners -- Appendix C: Supporting Material for Chapter 4 -- Appendix D: Inquiry to Selected Companies -- Appendix E: Federal Recruitment Tools -- Appendix F: Intensive Short Courses that Help Prepare Veterinary Students and Veterinarians for Careers in Wildlife and Ecosystem Health -- Appendix G: Academic Survey of Veterinary Personnel.