<p>Does the fact that it’s harder to get into vet school than med school mean that veterinarians, as a group, are smarter than doctors? Or are there other factors at work, like the fact that there are comparatively few vet schools compared to medical schools? My point is that I don’t think that you can intelligently make these kinds of generalizations. There are some VERY smart individuals in any profession – doctors, lawyers, vets, accountants, etc. There are also some individuals in every profession who have marginal skills or, worse, who are plainly incompetent. As an attorney, I’ve represented physicians, accountants and other lawyers who frankly should not have been admitted to practice in their respective professions. I’ve also met brilliant practitioners in all of these professions.</p>