Limited licenses offer path to foreign-trained veterinarians

Recruiting veterinarians to New Hampshire is tough. It's why state lawmakers last year created a conditional license for foreign-trained veterinarians.

The Granite State is not alone. Creating provisional licenses for foreign-trained veterinarians to address perceived workforce shortages has become something of a trend in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, with eight jurisdictions across the United States and Canada adopting them since 2021.

This story was published on July 9, 2025.