The Training and Employment of Milk Sanitarians: A Committee Report

1.Three definitions of a milk sanitarian are presented.2.Based on correspondence with several milk sanitarians and the heads of several dairy departments, the duties, general qualifications and the type of education and training for a milk sanitarian have been listed.3.It is concluded that courses in dairying, as now offered, do not completely educate a student in all of the qualifications of a milk sanitarian. It is felt that a special course to do this is not justified. A student who thinks he might like to engage in milk sanitation work should be encouraged to elect certain courses, along with his dairy work, and if he expects to go far in the milk sanitation field, he will do well to do graduate work so that he can get more of the courses that will be helpful to him.4.Due to Army policy, there appears to be little or no opportunity for the dairy graduate to be commissioned to do milk sanitation work in the Army. The committee urges that the American Dairy Science Association use its best efforts to improve this situation.**See resolution passed by The American Dairy Science Association at the Annual Business Meeting, June 22, 1942.5.It is apparent that opportunities for dairy graduates to do milk sanitation work do exist in the United States Public Health Service.6.There are opportunities for dairy graduates in milk sanitation workin City and State Health Departments but the future which the positions offer and the rate of pay are such as to make the positions rather unattractive.7.There is more and more opportunity for the dairy graduate to do milk sanitation work in private industry. These positions are attractive because of the wide possibilities of advancement in the industry.