AVMA membership data 2016
These statistics show AVMA membership as of December 31, 2016. 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
|
45,718
|
226
|
45,944
|
|
Companion Animal Predominant
|
6,686
|
36
|
6,722
|
|
Equine Exclusive
|
3,223 |
40
|
3,263
|
|
Equine Predominant
|
468
|
5
|
473
|
|
Food Animal Exclusive
|
2,002
|
20
|
2,022
|
|
Food Animal Predominant
|
3,598
|
55
|
3,653
|
|
Mixed Animal
|
2,791
|
17
|
2,808
|
|
Other
|
2,287
|
39
|
2,326
|
|
No Species Contact
|
1,372
|
20
|
1,392
|
|
No Information Provided
|
20,359
|
520
|
20,879
|
|
Total
|
88,504
|
978
|
89,482
|
|
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By Employment Type
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|
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Agriculture/Livestock Production
|
123
|
0
|
123
|
|
Air Force
|
51
|
0
|
51
|
|
Animal Science Department
|
55
|
2
|
57
|
|
Army
|
322
|
0
|
322
|
|
Business/Consulting Services
|
310
|
12
|
322
|
|
Emergency/Critical Care Medicine
|
1,738
|
10
|
1,748
|
|
Feeds/Nutrition
|
103
|
1
|
104
|
|
Foreign
|
7
|
5
|
12
|
|
Foundation/Charitable Organization
|
59
|
0
|
59
|
|
General Medicine/Surgery
|
51,321
|
195
|
51,516
|
|
Humane Organization
|
479
|
1
|
480
|
|
Laboratory
|
164
|
2
|
166
|
|
Local
|
119
|
1
|
120
|
|
Membership Assn/Professional Society
|
79
|
0
|
79
|
|
Missionary/Service
|
15
|
3
|
18
|
|
Non-Veterinary Employment
|
53
|
0
|
53
|
|
Not Employed
|
187
|
2
|
189
|
|
Other Academia
|
471
|
4
|
475
|
|
Other Government
|
76
|
7
|
83
|
|
Other Industry/Commercial
|
548
|
12
|
560
|
|
Other Private Clinical Practice
|
706
|
6
|
712
|
|
Pharmaceutical/Biological
|
861
|
10
|
871
|
|
Production Medicine
|
3,146
|
29
|
3,175
|
|
Public Health Commission Corps
|
22
|
0
|
22
|
|
Referral/Specialty Medicine
|
2,906
|
43
|
2,949
|
|
State
|
466
|
3
|
469
|
|
Temporarily Not Employed in Veterinary Field
|
47
|
0
|
47
|
|
U.S. Federal
|
874
|
2
|
876
|
|
Veterinary Medical College/School
|
3,386
|
105
|
3,491
|
|
Veterinary Science Department
|
74
|
2
|
76
|
|
Veterinary Technician Program
|
174
|
1
|
175
|
|
Wildlife
|
98
|
0
|
98
|
|
Zoo/Aquarium
|
137
|
3
|
140
|
|
Not Listed Above
|
601
|
10
|
611
|
|
No Information Provided
|
18,726
|
507
|
19,233
|
|
Total
|
88,504
|
978
|
89,482
|
|
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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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Alternative/Complementary
|
621
|
3
|
624
|
|
Anatomy
|
107
|
0
|
107
|
|
Anesthesiology
|
170
|
7
|
177
|
|
Animal Behavior
|
139
|
6
|
145
|
|
Animal Welfare
|
117
|
2
|
119
|
|
Association Management
|
27
|
0
|
27
|
|
Biochemistry
|
23
|
2
|
25
|
|
Biomedical Engineering
|
9
|
0
|
9
|
|
Business/Economics
|
87
|
4
|
91
|
|
Cardiology
|
241
|
6
|
247
|
|
Dentistry
|
294
|
5
|
299
|
|
Dermatology
|
305
|
2
|
307
|
|
Disaster Medicine
|
11
|
0
|
11
|
|
Ecology
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
|
Emergency & Critical Care
|
2,311
|
12
|
2,323
|
|
Endocrinology
|
11
|
1
|
12
|
|
Environmental Health
|
13
|
0
|
13
|
|
Epidemiology
|
277
|
2
|
279
|
|
Ethics
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
|
General Medicine
|
28,490
|
75
|
28,565
|
|
Genetics
|
21
|
0
|
21
|
|
Homeland Security
|
26
|
0
|
26
|
|
Human Animal Bond
|
28
|
0
|
28
|
|
Immunology
|
40
|
1
|
41
|
|
Insurance
|
8
|
1
|
9
|
|
Internal Medicine
|
1,929
|
45
|
1,974
|
|
Laboratory Animal Medicine
|
1,141
|
7
|
1,148
|
|
Law
|
16
|
1
|
17
|
|
Media
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
|
Microbiology
|
214
|
5
|
219
|
|
Molecular Biology
|
11
|
0
|
11
|
|
Mycology/Bacteriology
|
6
|
1
|
7
|
|
Neurology
|
227
|
3
|
230
|
|
Non-Medical
|
54
|
1
|
55
|
|
Nutrition
|
195
|
4
|
199
|
|
Oncology
|
332
|
5
|
337
|
|
Ophthalmology
|
382
|
5
|
387
|
|
Parasitology
|
79
|
4
|
83
|
|
Pathology-Anatomic
|
921
|
18
|
939
|
|
Pathology-Clinical
|
150
|
5
|
155
|
|
Pharmacology
|
82
|
1
|
83
|
|
Pharmacology - Clinical
|
30
|
3
|
33
|
|
Physiology
|
98
|
2
|
100
|
|
Population Medicine
|
83
|
1
|
84
|
|
Poultry Medicine
|
168
|
1
|
169
|
|
Preventive Medicine
|
978
|
13
|
991
|
|
Production Medicine
|
772
|
7
|
779
|
|
Public Health
|
700
|
12
|
712
|
|
Radiology
|
437
|
13
|
450
|
|
Shelter Medicine
|
441
|
1
|
442
|
|
Sports Medicine
|
405
|
3
|
408
|
|
Surgery
|
2,161
|
55
|
2,216
|
|
Theriogenology
|
551
|
13
|
564
|
|
Toxicology
|
153
|
2
|
155
|
|
Virology
|
51
|
1
|
52
|
|
Wildlife Medicine
|
109
|
1
|
110
|
|
Zoological Medicine
|
238
|
4
|
242
|
|
Other Professional Discipline
|
973
|
15
|
988
|
|
No Information Provided
|
41,024
|
597
|
41,621
|
|
Total
|
88,504
|
978
|
89,482
|