title: Veterinary medicine and the lifeboat test: a perspective on the social relevance of the veterinary profession in the 21st century.
authors.affiliation: Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon Saskatchewan S7N 5B4. Ted.Leighton@usask.ca
authors.forename: Frederick A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Leighton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D023482:Bioterrorism / Q000517:prevention & control; D002321:Career Choice; D006801:Humans; D020399:Practice Management; D012941:Social Responsibility; D018634:Veterinarians / Q000639:trends*; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000639:trends*