Would you like to work in a field of veterinary medicine that presents opportunities to practice state of the art clinical medicine and surgery in a multitude of species, affords the opportunity to collaborate with some of today's leading medical researchers, provides avenues for improvement of animal welfare, and is in great need of more professionals for highly paid positions with good benefits and hours? If so, you should consider the field of laboratory animal medicine. Many veterinary students are not familiar with this field and therefore fail to consider it as a career pathway even though it offers many exciting opportunities, including clinical, administrative, entrepreneurial, managerial, research, service and teaching positions. The market for laboratory animal veterinarians has never been stronger. Dr. VandeWoude will discuss training opportunities, and several typical job descriptions for veterinarians in this specialty.