Federation of
Veterinarians of Europe and International Veterinary Student Association - Student survey

Dear students & IVSA members, please take a few moments to fill out the following survey from FVE and IVSA. Our organizations are working together to help determine labor market issues in the veterinary profession and we need your help! The responses we receive from different countries will give us a better understanding of the distribution of veterinary resources around the world, identify areas of need, and ultimately help you as future veterinarians decide where the job opportunities are located!Survey is anonymous and will be available online till 31 of January 2015. Please share it with your schools and local chapters via email and Facebook.

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* 1. Which veterinary school do you attend?


School	School menu

Other Veterinary school (not on the list)

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* 2. Citizen of which country are you?

	Country
Country	Country Country menu

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* 3. In what year were you born? (enter 4-digit birth year; for example, 1976)

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* 4. What is your gender?

Female

Male

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* 5. In which year of veterinary studies are you?

First year

Second year

Third year

Fourth year

Fifth year

Sixth year

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* 6. What is your family background? (What your parents’ careers mostly relate to – please check ALL that apply)

a. University/higher education

b. Industrial

c. Agriculture/horticulture/forestry

d. Research

e. Veterinary practice

f. Politics/law

g. Finance/trade

h. Public health/medicine

i. other

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* 7. What setting were you raised in?

a. Rural

b. Semi-rural

c. Urban

d. Large city

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* 8. When younger, did you have regular contacts with animals (you had a pet at home, horse-riding, living on a farm, etc) ?

Yes

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* 9. In which field of veterinary activities would you like to work after you graduate? (Please, check all that apply)

a. Practitioner (general or specialist)

i. Companion animals

ii. Food producing animals

iii. Equine

iv. Aquaculture

v. Exotics

vi. Bees

vii. Wildlife

b. Hygienist

c. Research

d. Education

e. Industry

i. Meat or food in general

ii. Pet food

iii. Medicines

iv. Other

f. Army

g. NGOs

h. GOs, official veterinarians

i. I plan not to work in veterinary field

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Do you receive enough information on the different possible veterinary careers?

Yes

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* 11. How do you finance your studies?

a) Parents

b) Student loan

c) Government loan

d) Part-time job

e) Holiday job

f) Weekend job

Other (please specify)

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* 12. Did you study abroad or would you like to study abroad?

Yes, i studied abroad

Yes, i would like to study abroad

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* 13. After graduation, would you consider looking for a job abroad?

Yes

Yes, but only in a case that i do not find job in my country

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* 14. Please select from the scale below where 0 shows complete disagreement and 10 shows complete agreement.

	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
a. Too many newly qualified Veterinarians are graduating from Veterinary Schools	a. Too many newly qualified Veterinarians are graduating from Veterinary Schools 0	a. Too many newly qualified Veterinarians are graduating from Veterinary Schools 1	a. Too many newly qualified Veterinarians are graduating from Veterinary Schools 2	a. Too many newly qualified Veterinarians are graduating from Veterinary Schools 3	a. Too many newly qualified Veterinarians are graduating from Veterinary Schools 4	a. Too many newly qualified Veterinarians are graduating from Veterinary Schools 5	a. Too many newly qualified Veterinarians are graduating from Veterinary Schools 6	a. Too many newly qualified Veterinarians are graduating from Veterinary Schools 7	a. Too many newly qualified Veterinarians are graduating from Veterinary Schools 8	a. Too many newly qualified Veterinarians are graduating from Veterinary Schools 9	a. Too many newly qualified Veterinarians are graduating from Veterinary Schools 10
b. Veterinary Schools do not equip graduates with sufficient skills	b. Veterinary Schools do not equip graduates with sufficient skills 0	b. Veterinary Schools do not equip graduates with sufficient skills 1	b. Veterinary Schools do not equip graduates with sufficient skills 2	b. Veterinary Schools do not equip graduates with sufficient skills 3	b. Veterinary Schools do not equip graduates with sufficient skills 4	b. Veterinary Schools do not equip graduates with sufficient skills 5	b. Veterinary Schools do not equip graduates with sufficient skills 6	b. Veterinary Schools do not equip graduates with sufficient skills 7	b. Veterinary Schools do not equip graduates with sufficient skills 8	b. Veterinary Schools do not equip graduates with sufficient skills 9	b. Veterinary Schools do not equip graduates with sufficient skills 10
c. Veterinary schools are too far oriented towards private practice	c. Veterinary schools are too far oriented towards private practice 0	c. Veterinary schools are too far oriented towards private practice 1	c. Veterinary schools are too far oriented towards private practice 2	c. Veterinary schools are too far oriented towards private practice 3	c. Veterinary schools are too far oriented towards private practice 4	c. Veterinary schools are too far oriented towards private practice 5	c. Veterinary schools are too far oriented towards private practice 6	c. Veterinary schools are too far oriented towards private practice 7	c. Veterinary schools are too far oriented towards private practice 8	c. Veterinary schools are too far oriented towards private practice 9	c. Veterinary schools are too far oriented towards private practice 10
d. Newly qualified graduates find it easy to gain employment in the Veterinary profession	d. Newly qualified graduates find it easy to gain employment in the Veterinary profession 0	d. Newly qualified graduates find it easy to gain employment in the Veterinary profession 1	d. Newly qualified graduates find it easy to gain employment in the Veterinary profession 2	d. Newly qualified graduates find it easy to gain employment in the Veterinary profession 3	d. Newly qualified graduates find it easy to gain employment in the Veterinary profession 4	d. Newly qualified graduates find it easy to gain employment in the Veterinary profession 5	d. Newly qualified graduates find it easy to gain employment in the Veterinary profession 6	d. Newly qualified graduates find it easy to gain employment in the Veterinary profession 7	d. Newly qualified graduates find it easy to gain employment in the Veterinary profession 8	d. Newly qualified graduates find it easy to gain employment in the Veterinary profession 9	d. Newly qualified graduates find it easy to gain employment in the Veterinary profession 10
e. Too many unqualified people take over veterinary tasks	e. Too many unqualified people take over veterinary tasks 0	e. Too many unqualified people take over veterinary tasks 1	e. Too many unqualified people take over veterinary tasks 2	e. Too many unqualified people take over veterinary tasks 3	e. Too many unqualified people take over veterinary tasks 4	e. Too many unqualified people take over veterinary tasks 5	e. Too many unqualified people take over veterinary tasks 6	e. Too many unqualified people take over veterinary tasks 7	e. Too many unqualified people take over veterinary tasks 8	e. Too many unqualified people take over veterinary tasks 9	e. Too many unqualified people take over veterinary tasks 10
f. Veterinarians comply with professional ethics in their everyday practice	f. Veterinarians comply with professional ethics in their everyday practice 0	f. Veterinarians comply with professional ethics in their everyday practice 1	f. Veterinarians comply with professional ethics in their everyday practice 2	f. Veterinarians comply with professional ethics in their everyday practice 3	f. Veterinarians comply with professional ethics in their everyday practice 4	f. Veterinarians comply with professional ethics in their everyday practice 5	f. Veterinarians comply with professional ethics in their everyday practice 6	f. Veterinarians comply with professional ethics in their everyday practice 7	f. Veterinarians comply with professional ethics in their everyday practice 8	f. Veterinarians comply with professional ethics in their everyday practice 9	f. Veterinarians comply with professional ethics in their everyday practice 10

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* 15. Do you feel your veterinary education is teaching you the right skills and competences?

a. Yes about right

b. No, too few focus on basic veterinary skills (anatomy, chemistry…)

c. No, not enough practical veterinary skills (reproduction, surgery, clinical practice…)

d. No, not enough socio- economic skills (communication, economics, management,)

Other specific topics I feel my education lacks (please specify)

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* 16. What was the most important reason to for you to become interested in studying veterinary medicine? (Please, check all that apply)

a. Love for animals

b. Love the medical aspects

c. Respected profession

d. Economic future

e. I did not get a place in my study of first choice

f. Other

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* 17. Where did you receive information about this survey?

a. IVSA

b. University

c. FVE