title: Historical perspective of zoo and wildlife medicine.
abstract: Setting the stage for the other 12 articles on Zoological Medical Education in this theme of articles in the Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, this article provides a brief historical perspective on the foundation of this discipline.
authors.affiliation: mefowler@ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: Murray E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Fowler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D004520:Education, Veterinary / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000266:history*; D015046:Zoology / Q000266:history*