Veterinarian License in Michigan

Michigan requires a DVM degree from an AVMA-accredited school, passage of the NAVLE, and a state jurisprudence examination. The Michigan Board of Veterinary Medicine, under the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), oversees the profession. Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine in East Lansing is the state's AVMA-accredited program, one of the top-ranked veterinary schools in the nation, and a pioneer in veterinary education and comparative medicine research since its founding in 1910. The MSU Veterinary Medical Center is a major referral and teaching hospital serving the Great Lakes region. Michigan's agricultural diversity, including dairy, cherries, blueberries, apples, and a growing hog and poultry sector, supports food-animal practice throughout the Lower and Upper Peninsulas. The Detroit metropolitan area and other urban centers such as Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor provide a large companion-animal market. Michigan's Upper Peninsula, with its sparse population and remote communities, faces chronic veterinary workforce shortages and offers loan repayment incentives for practitioners willing to serve these underserved rural areas.