AVMA membership 2013
These data show AVMA membership as of December 31, 2013. 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
|
44,225
|
217
|
44,442
|
|
Companion Animal Predominant
|
6,568
|
36
|
6,604
|
|
Equine Exclusive
|
3,159 |
32
|
3,191
|
|
Equine Predominant
|
419
|
1
|
420
|
|
Food Animal Exclusive
|
1,955
|
20
|
1,975
|
|
Food Animal Predominant
|
3,823
|
52
|
3,875
|
|
Mixed Animal
|
3,021
|
17
|
3,038
|
|
Other
|
2,351
|
30
|
2,381
|
|
No Species Contact
|
2,153
|
33
|
2,186
|
|
No Information Provided
|
16,879
|
225
|
17,104
|
|
Total
|
84,553
|
663
|
85,216
|
|
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By Employment Type
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Agriculture/Livestock Production
|
102
|
0
|
102
|
|
Air Force
|
56
|
0
|
56
|
|
Animal Science Department
|
46
|
2
|
48
|
|
Army
|
358
|
0
|
358
|
|
Business/Consulting Services
|
326
|
13
|
339
|
|
Emergency/Critical Care Medicine
|
1,369
|
8
|
1,377
|
|
Feeds/Nutrition
|
94
|
1
|
95
|
|
Foreign
|
5
|
5
|
10
|
|
Foundation/Charitable Organization
|
47
|
2
|
49
|
|
General Medicine/Surgery
|
50,220
|
186
|
50,406
|
|
Humane Organization
|
368
|
2
|
370
|
|
Laboratory
|
145
|
1
|
146
|
|
Local
|
112
|
1
|
113
|
|
Membership Assn/Professional Society
|
86
|
0
|
86
|
|
Missionary/Service
|
14
|
3
|
17
|
|
Non-Veterinary Employment
|
53
|
0
|
53
|
|
Not Employed
|
194
|
2
|
196
|
|
Other Academia
|
417
|
3
|
420
|
|
Other Government
|
82
|
5
|
87
|
|
Other Industry/Commercial
|
602
|
11
|
613
|
|
Other Private Clinical Practice
|
599
|
6
|
605
|
|
Pharmaceutical/Biological
|
844
|
12
|
856
|
|
Production Medicine
|
3,357
|
28
|
3,385
|
|
Public Health Commission Corps
|
23
|
0
|
23
|
|
Referral/Specialty Medicine
|
2,300
|
31
|
2,331
|
|
State
|
477
|
2
|
479
|
|
Temporarily Not Employed in Veterinary Field
|
55
|
1
|
56
|
|
U.S. Federal
|
847
|
4
|
851
|
|
Veterinary Medical College/School
|
3,468
|
110
|
3,578
|
|
Veterinary Science Department
|
82
|
1
|
83
|
|
Veterinary Technician Program
|
150
|
1
|
151
|
|
Wildlife
|
100
|
0
|
100
|
|
Zoo/Aquarium
|
120
|
2
|
122
|
|
Not Listed Above
|
631
|
14
|
645
|
|
No Information Provided
|
16,804
|
206
|
17,010
|
|
Total
|
84,553
|
663
|
85,216
|
|
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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
|
608
|
4
|
612
|
|
Anatomy
|
117
|
1
|
118
|
|
Anesthesiology
|
154
|
7
|
161
|
|
Animal Behavior
|
135
|
5
|
140
|
|
Animal Welfare
|
104
|
0
|
104
|
|
Association Management
|
23
|
0
|
23
|
|
Biochemistry
|
23
|
2
|
25
|
|
Biomedical Engineering
|
9
|
0
|
9
|
|
Business/Economics
|
85
|
3
|
88
|
|
Cardiology
|
208
|
7
|
215
|
|
Dentistry
|
263
|
3
|
266
|
|
Dermatology
|
289
|
3
|
292
|
|
Disaster Medicine
|
18
|
0
|
18
|
|
Ecology
|
6
|
0
|
6
|
|
Emergency & Critical Care
|
1,971
|
9
|
1,980
|
|
Endocrinology
|
12
|
1
|
13
|
|
Environmental Health
|
12
|
0
|
12
|
|
Epidemiology
|
287
|
3
|
290
|
|
Ethics
|
6
|
0
|
6
|
|
General Medicine
|
27,011
|
75
|
27,086
|
|
Genetics
|
24
|
0
|
24
|
|
Homeland Security
|
23
|
0
|
23
|
|
Human Animal Bond
|
22
|
1
|
23
|
|
Immunology
|
45
|
0
|
45
|
|
Insurance
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
|
Internal Medicine
|
1,863
|
44
|
1,907
|
|
Laboratory Animal Medicine
|
1,108
|
6
|
1,114
|
|
Law
|
15
|
1
|
16
|
|
Media
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
|
Microbiology
|
244
|
6
|
250
|
|
Molecular Biology
|
12
|
0
|
12
|
|
Mycology/Bacteriology
|
5
|
1
|
6
|
|
Neurology
|
202
|
5
|
207
|
|
Non-Medical
|
60
|
1
|
61
|
|
Nutrition
|
206
|
3
|
209
|
|
Oncology
|
286
|
4
|
290
|
|
Ophthalmology
|
358
|
7
|
365
|
|
Parasitology
|
91
|
3
|
94
|
|
Pathology-Anatomic
|
976
|
23
|
999
|
|
Pathology-Clinical
|
136
|
4
|
140
|
|
Pharmacology
|
92
|
1
|
93
|
|
Pharmacology - Clinical
|
30
|
3
|
33
|
|
Physiology
|
107
|
2
|
109
|
|
Population Medicine
|
70
|
2
|
72
|
|
Poultry Medicine
|
141
|
0
|
141
|
|
Preventive Medicine
|
879
|
11
|
890
|
|
Production Medicine
|
702
|
8
|
710
|
|
Public Health
|
701
|
13
|
714
|
|
Radiology
|
380
|
12
|
392
|
|
Shelter Medicine
|
330
|
0
|
330
|
|
Sports Medicine
|
333
|
0
|
333
|
|
Surgery
|
2,082
|
46
|
2,128
|
|
Theriogenology
|
568
|
16
|
584
|
|
Toxicology
|
169
|
2
|
171
|
|
Virology
|
46
|
2
|
48
|
|
Wildlife Medicine
|
100
|
0
|
100
|
|
Zoological Medicine
|
197
|
5
|
202
|
|
Other Professional Discipline
|
935
|
9
|
944
|
|
No Information Provided
|
39,662
|
299
|
39,961
|
|
Total
|
84,553
|
663
|
85,216
|