AVMA membership data 2015
These statistics show AVMA membership as of December 31, 2015. Each section reflects the membership broken down by different classifications.
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US &
Territories |
Canadian &
Foreign |
Totals
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|
By Species Category
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|
Companion Animal Exclusive
|
44,936
|
228
|
45,164
|
|
Companion Animal Predominant
|
6,603
|
34
|
6,637
|
|
Equine Exclusive
|
3,166 |
39
|
3,205
|
|
Equine Predominant
|
459
|
2
|
461
|
|
Food Animal Exclusive
|
1,969
|
19
|
1,988
|
|
Food Animal Predominant
|
3,655
|
53
|
3,708
|
|
Mixed Animal
|
2,866
|
16
|
2,882
|
|
Other
|
2,248
|
38
|
2,286
|
|
No Species Contact
|
1,457
|
22
|
1,479
|
|
No Information Provided
|
19,795
|
517
|
20,312
|
|
Total
|
87,154
|
968
|
88,122
|
|
|
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|
By Employment Type
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|
|
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Agriculture/Livestock Production
|
111
|
1
|
112
|
|
Air Force
|
54
|
0
|
54
|
|
Animal Science Department
|
50
|
2
|
52
|
|
Army
|
336
|
0
|
336
|
|
Business/Consulting Services
|
315
|
10
|
325
|
|
Emergency/Critical Care Medicine
|
1,616
|
9
|
1,625
|
|
Feeds/Nutrition
|
96
|
0
|
96
|
|
Foreign
|
6
|
5
|
11
|
|
Foundation/Charitable Organization
|
47
|
1
|
48
|
|
General Medicine/Surgery
|
50,622
|
205
|
50,827
|
|
Humane Organization
|
410
|
4
|
414
|
|
Laboratory
|
152
|
1
|
153
|
|
Local
|
114
|
1
|
115
|
|
Membership Assn/Professional Society
|
84
|
0
|
84
|
|
Missionary/Service
|
16
|
3
|
19
|
|
Non-Veterinary Employment
|
52
|
0
|
52
|
|
Not Employed
|
194
|
1
|
195
|
|
Other Academia
|
424
|
4
|
428
|
|
Other Government
|
77
|
5
|
82
|
|
Other Industry/Commercial
|
563
|
13
|
576
|
|
Other Private Clinical Practice
|
657
|
5
|
662
|
|
Pharmaceutical/Biological
|
857
|
10
|
867
|
|
Production Medicine
|
3,209
|
27
|
3,236
|
|
Public Health Commission Corps
|
22
|
0
|
22
|
|
Referral/Specialty Medicine
|
2,675
|
33
|
2,708
|
|
State
|
468
|
2
|
470
|
|
Temporarily Not Employed in Veterinary Field
|
52
|
0
|
52
|
|
U.S. Federal
|
858
|
2
|
860
|
|
Veterinary Medical College/School
|
3,383
|
114
|
3,497
|
|
Veterinary Science Department
|
77
|
0
|
77
|
|
Veterinary Technician Program
|
159
|
1
|
160
|
|
Wildlife
|
98
|
0
|
98
|
|
Zoo/Aquarium
|
133
|
3
|
136
|
|
Not Listed Above
|
607
|
13
|
620
|
|
No Information Provided
|
18,560
|
493
|
19,053
|
|
Total
|
87,154
|
968
|
88,122
|
|
|
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By Medical Discipline
|
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The totals reflect the entire membership because every member is represented with a primary medical discipline.
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|
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Alternative/Complementary
|
599
|
2
|
601
|
|
Anatomy
|
110
|
0
|
110
|
|
Anesthesiology
|
162
|
7
|
169
|
|
Animal Behavior
|
137
|
5
|
142
|
|
Animal Welfare
|
112
|
2
|
114
|
|
Association Management
|
24
|
0
|
24
|
|
Biochemistry
|
22
|
2
|
24
|
|
Biomedical Engineering
|
9
|
0
|
9
|
|
Business/Economics
|
83
|
3
|
86
|
|
Cardiology
|
227
|
7
|
234
|
|
Dentistry
|
281
|
5
|
286
|
|
Dermatology
|
295
|
3
|
298
|
|
Disaster Medicine
|
15
|
0
|
15
|
|
Ecology
|
6
|
0
|
6
|
|
Emergency & Critical Care
|
2,201
|
6
|
2,207
|
|
Endocrinology
|
11
|
1
|
12
|
|
Environmental Health
|
12
|
0
|
12
|
|
Epidemiology
|
276
|
2
|
278
|
|
Ethics
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
|
General Medicine
|
27,675
|
82
|
27,757
|
|
Genetics
|
20
|
0
|
20
|
|
Homeland Security
|
26
|
0
|
26
|
|
Human Animal Bond
|
27
|
1
|
28
|
|
Immunology
|
42
|
1
|
43
|
|
Insurance
|
9
|
1
|
10
|
|
Internal Medicine
|
1,894
|
44
|
1,938
|
|
Laboratory Animal Medicine
|
1,103
|
8
|
1,111
|
|
Law
|
16
|
1
|
17
|
|
Media
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
|
Microbiology
|
223
|
8
|
231
|
|
Molecular Biology
|
12
|
0
|
12
|
|
Mycology/Bacteriology
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
|
Neurology
|
220
|
3
|
223
|
|
Non-Medical
|
53
|
1
|
54
|
|
Nutrition
|
198
|
4
|
202
|
|
Oncology
|
302
|
5
|
307
|
|
Ophthalmology
|
369
|
8
|
377
|
|
Parasitology
|
83
|
4
|
87
|
|
Pathology-Anatomic
|
928
|
20
|
948
|
|
Pathology-Clinical
|
150
|
3
|
153
|
|
Pharmacology
|
91
|
1
|
92
|
|
Pharmacology - Clinical
|
31
|
3
|
34
|
|
Physiology
|
98
|
1
|
99
|
|
Population Medicine
|
78
|
2
|
80
|
|
Poultry Medicine
|
155
|
1
|
156
|
|
Preventive Medicine
|
936
|
13
|
949
|
|
Production Medicine
|
743
|
9
|
752
|
|
Public Health
|
700
|
13
|
713
|
|
Radiology
|
416
|
10
|
426
|
|
Shelter Medicine
|
386
|
0
|
386
|
|
Sports Medicine
|
384
|
1
|
385
|
|
Surgery
|
2,109
|
48
|
2,157
|
|
Theriogenology
|
547
|
14
|
561
|
|
Toxicology
|
157
|
2
|
159
|
|
Virology
|
50
|
1
|
51
|
|
Wildlife Medicine
|
103
|
0
|
103
|
|
Zoological Medicine
|
225
|
3
|
228
|
|
Other Professional Discipline
|
926
|
9
|
935
|
|
No Information Provided
|
41,055
|
595
|
41,650
|
|
Total
|
87,154
|
968
|
88,122
|
View previous membership
| 2014 |