AVMA membership data 2017
These data show AVMA membership as of December 31, 2017. 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
|
48,505
|
220
|
48,725
|
|
Companion Animal Predominant
|
6,965
|
39
|
7,004
|
|
Equine Exclusive
|
3,282 |
36
|
3,318
|
|
Equine Predominant
|
520
|
5
|
525
|
|
Food Animal Exclusive
|
2,068
|
23
|
2,091
|
|
Food Animal Predominant
|
3,559
|
47
|
3,606
|
|
Mixed Animal
|
2,715
|
19
|
2,734
|
|
Other
|
2,304
|
36
|
2,340
|
|
No Species Contact
|
1,285
|
20
|
1,305
|
|
No Information Provided
|
18,962
|
498
|
19,460
|
|
Total
|
90,165
|
943
|
91,108
|
|
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By Employment Type
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Agriculture/Livestock Production
|
139
|
1
|
140
|
|
Air Force
|
48
|
0
|
48
|
|
Animal Science Department
|
64
|
2
|
66
|
|
Army
|
300
|
0
|
300
|
|
Business/Consulting Services
|
320
|
10
|
330
|
|
Emergency/Critical Care Medicine
|
2,048
|
10
|
2,058
|
|
Feeds/Nutrition
|
117
|
1
|
118
|
|
Foreign
|
7
|
4
|
11
|
|
Foundation/Charitable Organization
|
68
|
0
|
68
|
|
General Medicine/Surgery
|
53,249
|
194
|
53,443
|
|
Humane Organization
|
573
|
2
|
575
|
|
Laboratory
|
190
|
3
|
193
|
|
Local
|
157
|
1
|
158
|
|
Membership Assn/Professional Society
|
86
|
0
|
86
|
|
Missionary/Service
|
14
|
3
|
17
|
|
Non-Veterinary Employment
|
56
|
1
|
57
|
|
Not Employed
|
192
|
1
|
193
|
|
Other Academia
|
541
|
2
|
543
|
|
Other Government
|
66
|
6
|
72
|
|
Other Industry/Commercial
|
534
|
11
|
545
|
|
Other Private Clinical Practice
|
811
|
4
|
815
|
|
Pharmaceutical/Biological
|
917
|
11
|
928
|
|
Production Medicine
|
3,083
|
26
|
3,109
|
|
Public Health Commission Corps
|
27
|
0
|
27
|
|
Referral/Specialty Medicine
|
3,289
|
45
|
3,334
|
|
State
|
478
|
2
|
480
|
|
Temporarily Not Employed in Veterinary Field
|
56
|
0
|
56
|
|
U.S. Federal
|
864
|
1
|
865
|
|
Veterinary Medical College/School
|
3,369
|
106
|
3,475
|
|
Veterinary Science Department
|
72
|
2
|
74
|
|
Veterinary Technician Program
|
196
|
1
|
197
|
|
Wildlife
|
93
|
0
|
93
|
|
Zoo/Aquarium
|
161
|
3
|
164
|
|
Not Listed Above
|
643
|
9
|
652
|
|
No Information Provided
|
17,337
|
481
|
17,818
|
|
Total
|
90,165
|
943
|
91,108
|
|
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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
|
625
|
2
|
627
|
|
Anatomy
|
100
|
2
|
102
|
|
Anesthesiology
|
178
|
6
|
184
|
|
Animal Behavior
|
139
|
5
|
144
|
|
Animal Welfare
|
120
|
1
|
121
|
|
Association Management
|
29
|
0
|
29
|
|
Biochemistry
|
21
|
2
|
23
|
|
Biomedical Engineering
|
9
|
0
|
9
|
|
Business/Economics
|
87
|
3
|
90
|
|
Cardiology
|
251
|
7
|
258
|
|
Dentistry
|
296
|
4
|
300
|
|
Dermatology
|
302
|
3
|
305
|
|
Disaster Medicine
|
10
|
0
|
10
|
|
Ecology
|
6
|
0
|
6
|
|
Emergency & Critical Care
|
2,437
|
5
|
2,442
|
|
Endocrinology
|
11
|
1
|
12
|
|
Environmental Health
|
14
|
0
|
14
|
|
Epidemiology
|
257
|
4
|
261
|
|
Ethics
|
6
|
0
|
6
|
|
General Medicine
|
29,413
|
75
|
29,488
|
|
Genetics
|
22
|
0
|
22
|
|
Homeland Security
|
24
|
0
|
24
|
|
Human Animal Bond
|
27
|
0
|
27
|
|
Immunology
|
42
|
1
|
43
|
|
Insurance
|
9
|
1
|
10
|
|
Internal Medicine
|
1,967
|
48
|
2,105
|
|
Laboratory Animal Medicine
|
1,157
|
7
|
1,164
|
|
Law
|
17
|
1
|
18
|
|
Media
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
|
Microbiology
|
211
|
5
|
216
|
|
Molecular Biology
|
14
|
0
|
14
|
|
Mycology/Bacteriology
|
6
|
1
|
7
|
|
Neurology
|
239
|
4
|
243
|
|
Non-Medical
|
54
|
1
|
55
|
|
Nutrition
|
185
|
2
|
187
|
|
Oncology
|
346
|
7
|
353
|
|
Ophthalmology
|
389
|
5
|
394
|
|
Parasitology
|
76
|
3
|
79
|
|
Pathology-Anatomic
|
922
|
17
|
939
|
|
Pathology-Clinical
|
155
|
6
|
161
|
|
Pharmacology
|
79
|
1
|
80
|
|
Pharmacology - Clinical
|
34
|
3
|
37
|
|
Physiology
|
93
|
2
|
95
|
|
Population Medicine
|
80
|
2
|
82
|
|
Poultry Medicine
|
177
|
3
|
180
|
|
Preventive Medicine
|
1,043
|
10
|
1,053
|
|
Production Medicine
|
792
|
6
|
798
|
|
Public Health
|
680
|
11
|
691
|
|
Radiology
|
457
|
15
|
472
|
|
Shelter Medicine
|
475
|
2
|
477
|
|
Sports Medicine
|
437
|
2
|
439
|
|
Surgery
|
2,226
|
54
|
2,280
|
|
Theriogenology
|
546
|
15
|
561
|
|
Toxicology
|
153
|
2
|
155
|
|
Virology
|
55
|
1
|
56
|
|
Wildlife Medicine
|
114
|
1
|
115
|
|
Zoological Medicine
|
258
|
4
|
262
|
|
Other Professional Discipline
|
971
|
14
|
985
|
|
No Information Provided
|
41,319
|
566
|
41,885
|
|
Total
|
90,165
|
943
|
91,108
|