Hi all! I'm only a first year so I have a LOT of time to think about this, but I'm interested in specializing in neurology and was thinking the other day about how going into academia/being faculty at a vet school might be interesting. I was hoping there might be some current faculty on here (in any specialty) that could chime in on what they like/dislike about working at a vet school, research commitments on a clinical track, why you chose academia vs. private practice, etc. Salary numbers for private practice are hard to come by for the specialties but it seems like at least for neuro, going into academia would be a pretty substantial difference in pay compared to private practice. However, I do think I would enjoy teaching and working with vet students.

Going into academia isn't something I see talked about very often at my school, it seems like the assumption is that most people will go into private practice, so I would love some opinions either way! Thanks everyone!