Veterinarian License in Kansas

Kansas requires a DVM degree from an AVMA-accredited school, passage of the NAVLE, and a state jurisprudence examination. The Kansas Board of Veterinary Examiners oversees licensure. Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine in Manhattan is the state's AVMA-accredited program, highly regarded for its food-animal, beef cattle, and public health programs, and is home to the Biosecurity Research Institute for high-consequence pathogen research. Kansas's agricultural economy is dominated by beef cattle (the state consistently ranks among the top three in cattle on feed), with major feedlots and meatpacking operations in southwestern Kansas creating high demand for food-animal and regulatory veterinarians. The Kansas City metropolitan area, shared with Missouri, supports a strong companion-animal market. Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth provide military veterinary positions. Kansas faces significant rural veterinary shortages, and the state has implemented loan repayment programs to attract veterinarians to underserved agricultural communities in the western two-thirds of the state.