Woodfield’s (2014) report Undergraduate retention and attainment across the disciplines yielded some unique information about students who study veterinary medicine and related subjects. The present report aims to expand upon Woodfield’s findings by using key industry reports and discipline-specific scholarly journals to explain important issues about retention and attainment across Veterinary Medicine. Overall the subject of retention and attainment in undergraduate veterinary medical education needs a great deal more empirical attention as there is a paucity of data on issues key to the veterinary profession such as the retention and attainment of mature and widening access students and the effects of students being placed at remote locations during their studies.
