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Veterinarian, IT, or both?

I want to be a Veterinarian, but I'm also very interested in IT. Is there anyway I can combine the two? I've heard about Health Information Technology and Veterinary Technicians, but I don' t really know anything about them. Should I just focus on becoming a Vet and pursue IT later in life, minor in IT, or look more into Health IT ? #women-in-stem #stem #veterinary #veterinary-technician

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Courtney’s Answer

You can get into IT with short certificate programs at junior colleges, but becoming a Vet takes 8-9 years of college. My first question would be what is your passion? Do you want to spend 8-9 years in college? Can you afford to spend, 8-9 years in college? The thing is, if you try to combine IT with Veterinary school you'll end up dragging your 8-9 years of vet school out even longer. Before deciding, I would recommending taking 1 IT class at your local junior college, and also do an internship at a Vet Clinic. After doing those two things you should have a better idea of what direction to go.

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Find a Vet office to do an internship at.
Take an IT class at your local junior college.
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Rachel Peridot’s Answer

I think there's definitely room to do both - there are tons of pet-focused websites and apps that could be a good start for combining your passions. For example, my vet uses the PetDesk App. I'd recommend looking into the different pet-care related apps that are out there, and check out their job boards to see what kind of skills they are looking for.

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Research pet-care apps and look at the types of jobs they are hiring for / the required skills
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Michael’s Answer

Which of the two is your passion? Never choose a career path for money nor pleasure (I.E. 'easy') - choose whichever you have a passion for. I'm a Mechanical Engineering who loves electronics. Not surprisingly, in engineering, I combine the two regularity in my profession as 'mechatronics'. Unfortunately, IT / Veterinarian are completely divergent career paths. It's okay to choose one as a career and choose the other as a hobby. When you picture yourself at work, are you working with animals and people, or working with computers, databases, and program installations?
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