Changing workforce expectations continue to contribute to the veterinarian shortage. According to North Dakota State Veterinarian Dr. Ethan Andress, today’s veterinarians face different family and financial pressures than previous generations. He is encouraged by expanded loan assistance and scholarship programs. “I think we’re heading in the right direction as a state,” said Andress. “We have some federal loan program assistance and we have some state loan program assistance; I’m excited about the future that we have, but it’s going to take a lot of work from my generation and older to try to get things in line to prepare it for the next generation.”
