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Loans burden grads seeking careers in food animal medicine
The gap between loan debt and income for large-animal veterinarians is widening because graduate students are no longer eligible for government-subsidized Stafford loans, which don't accumulate interest until after graduation, and a federal loan repayment program has been cut. According to the AVMA, only 17% of veterinary graduates work in food animal medicine, and the shortage of rural veterinarians is expected to increase by 4% to 5% every year through 2016.
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