Questions whether clients were properly informed about treatment protocol.

Views: Letters to the Editor 1721 advances in basic science enter the clinical realm every day, and therefore, during the precious years of formal education, veterinary students need to learn that a practitioner’s life is a constant struggle against obsolescence. Prier’s statement that practitioner-teachers should not be ignorant of scientific advances is one of the best reasons for teachers and researchers to work in close proximity. This is especially important, because the mind-bending scope and pace of biomedical research will have an increasingly profound impact on the nature of clinical practice. Robert Marshak, DVM New York, NY