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Thinking like a futurist could help the veterinary profession

Donna L. Harris DVM, MBA1, Karen Rosenthal DVM, MS2, and Andy Hines PhD3
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  • 1 1College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48 824.
  • | 2 2Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Long Island University, Brookville, NY 11548.
  • | 3 3College of Technology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204.

Contributor Notes

Address correspondence to Dr. Harris (harrisko@cvm.msu.edu).