This news item from the 'Scopes Magazine summer 2018 issue is about: As newly-graduated veterinarians enter the workforce each spring, they’re seeing more and more of the same logos across veterinary job boards: Pet Partners. Blue Pearl. Banfield. NVA. Large veterinary care conglomerates are on the rise, with practice consolidation occurring at an increasingly rapid rate. For many in the field, it’s a trend that sparks either excitement or concern. While college alumni and other veterinary colleagues fall on both sides of the debate, it will be up to the students to decide which path of the trend to travel, and for the College of Veterinary Medicine to prepare them for both.