New veterinarians who commit to practicing in one of six shortage areas in Wisconsin can now apply for financial support under the USDA’s Veterinary Medical Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP), the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announced recently. Applications are due May 20, 2016, for consideration during the 2016 grant period.

The VMLRP helps qualified veterinarians offset a significant portion of the debt incurred in pursuit of their veterinary medicine degrees in return for their service in certain critical and high-priority veterinary shortage areas....