Aavmc's Diversity & Inclusion On Air: Conversations About Diversity, Inclusion & Veterinary Medicine

On this episode of Diversity and Inclusion on Air Dr. Daniella Dos Santos stops by to discuss diversity efforts in British Veterinary Association. Dr. Dos Santos is the Senior Vice President of the BVA. We discuss diversity programming, recruiting and efforts to support Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic veterinarians in the UK.

This is a special extended version of the podcast featuring a recent session from AAVMC's Deans' Leadership Conference. The session featured a discussion with Drs. David Acosta (AAMC), James Hildreth (Meharry Medical College, and Renetta Garrison Tull (UC Davis). The session was entitled, "Systemic, Sustainable Approaches to Expand Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Academic Institutions."

On this episode of Diversity and Inclusion on Air, Dr. Elizabeth Stone, former dean at the Ontario Veterinary College and Ms. Danielle Lambert, co-founder of the Snout School, chat about how diversity is portrayed on websites and in branding. They discuss gaps and opportunities to offer appropriate and aspirational visions of diversity. https://snoutschool.com/

On this episode of Diversity and Inclusion on Air, Drs. Samantha Morello and Laura Nelson talk about the lack of diversity among interns, residents and ultimately specialists. We discuss the selection process, data collection and the need to also focus on climate once house officers are in their programs. Recognizing that this is an important pool for future veterinary faculty, these populations warrant a closer look!

On this episode of Diversity and Inclusion on Air, Dr. Marco Barker, Vice Chancellor for Diversity & Inclusion at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, sits down to discuss how to go about creating institutional policies that drive positive change in diversity, equity and inclusion work. Books mentioned during the show: Strategic Diversity Leadership, by Dr. Damon A. Williams & Diversity's Promise for Higher Education: Making It Work by Dr. Daryl G. Smith.

On this episode of Diversity and Inclusion on Air, Dr. Teresa Graham Brett will visit to discuss intergroup communication and why it is an important component of diversity, equity and Inclusion efforts in veterinary medicine. Dr. Brett is the Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Arizona. Intergroup Relations at University of Michigan https://igr.umich.edu/article/intergroup-relations-research Dr. Amy Edmonson & Psychological Safety https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/amy-edmondson-psychological-safety-critically-important-medicine

On this episode of the podcast, Kara Takasaki of the University of Texas - Austin stops by to discuss the myth of the model minority and COVID related discrimination against Asian Americans. Psychological Safety: https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/amy-edmondson-psychological-safety-critically-important-medicine

On this episode of Diversity andInclusion on Air, Drs. Kimberly Ann Therrien & Laura Pletz of the Women’s Veterinary Leadership Development Initiative (WVLDI) stop by to discuss the ways in which sexism and misogyny show up in veterinary medical work environments.

On this episode of the podcast, AAVMC's Director of Wellbeing, Makenzie Peterson discusses decolonizing wellbeing. She chats about how cultural appropriation, overt commercialization and lack of diversity in wellbeing activities have made activities less accessible and success less attainable. There is a need for conscientious consumption, more diversity in source material and considerations for how to really help people be and feel connected to wellbeing efforts.

On this episode of Diversity and Inclusion on Air, Drs. Jen Brandt (AVMA) & Lisa Greenhill (AAVMC) have a frank discussion about the fears we all have around talking about race. They chat about the impact of cancel culture, giving & receiving feedback, & the reality that parts of these conversations simply don’t feel fair.

AAVMC CEO, Dr. Andrew Maccabe stops by to talk about the Association's DiVersity Matters initiative. He shares a bit of the history of how it came to be, what has been accomplished and the pivot to a more proactive social justice framework for the initiative. He also offers advice to veterinary colleagues and organizations on personal and professional development in this space.

On this episode of the podcast Drs. Abby McElroy and Dane Whitaker of PrideVMC discussed the recent US supreme court decision R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission which found that the Civil Right Act of 1964 provides employment protections for individuals who identify as LGBT+. The case was handed down on June 15 and instantly became a landmark case with a 6-3 decision. You can find more information about PrideVMC here: https://pridevmc.org/ The AAVMC's Intentional Organizational Diversity & Inclusion Efforts Assessment Tool can be found here: https://bit.ly/2OjTOCN

On the this episode of Diversity & Inclusion on Air, Dr. Carlos Campos, and veterinary students, Yvette Huizar and Juan Orjuela stopped by to talk about the new veterinary affinity group, the LatinX Veterinary Medical Association. *The show also includes a brief discussion about the importance of learning to pronounce names!* The group can be found online at: FB: https://www.facebook.com/latinxvet/ Instagram:@latinxvet info@latinxvma.org

On this special episode of the show, Drs. Cara Williams, Tyra Davis, Tierra Price and Michael Blackwell sit down to talk about being Black and being veterinarians.They share personal and sometimes painful experiences and realities and how they cope with racism. In the end, they are hopeful that this moment in our history leads to meaningful change.

On this episode of the podcast, Drs. Matthew Salois and Bridgette Bain from the American Veterinary Medical Association stop by to discuss the how the pandemic has affected the economy and what it means for practitioners, veterinary students and marginalized populations.

On this episode of Diversity and Inclusion on Air, Dr. Elizabeth Strand (UTK) and Makenzie Peterson (AAVMC) discuss student wellbeing during the pandemic as well as what this period means for marginalized populations Additional Resources: https://tryhealthyminds.org/ http://www.pacwrc.pitt.edu/curriculum/313_MngngImpctTrmtcStrssChldWlfrPrfssnl/hndts/HO15_ThnkngAbtThnkng.pdf https://woebot.io/

On this episode of the show, Dr. Danielle Frey and students Uzma Manzoor, Juan Orjuela and, now, Dr. Stéphie-Anne Dulièpre (Congrats!) discuss the need for greater multilingualism in the veterinary medical profession.

This episode of the podcast features Amanda Bates, Director of Career Services and Professional Development at NCSU CVM discussing the impact of the pandemic on the job searches of new graduates. She also discusses the rising anxiety held by 3rd year veterinary students as they begin online clinics and ponder the job outlook one year from now. Ms. Bates is a proud member of VetCAN, a group of career counselors working and coaching within colleges of veterinary medicine. For more information about VetCAN, visit: https://www.aavmc.org/additional-pages/vetcan.aspx.

Drs. Allen Cannedy (NCSU), Latonia Craig (Purdue) and Suzie Kovacs (Western University of Health Sciences) stop by to discuss the various ways they have included diversity, equity and inclusion content in the professional DVM curriculum. They chat about the challenges, opportunities and lessons learned. They also give advice to colleagues and practitioners about the importance of having cultural competent graduates. Resources: National Coalition Building Institute https://diversity.ncsu.edu/ncbi/ Race Awareness Workshop http://www.basicdiversity.com/ NCSU Values https://cvm.ncsu.edu/values/ Center for Diversity and Inclusion in Veterinary Medicine https://www.purdue.edu/vet/humancenteredvetmed/

On this episode of the show, Dr. Cody Nielsen, Founder of Convergence, stops by to discuss the importance of religious literacy. He discusses general categories of religions practiced around the world and provides a short primer on the most practiced religions outside of the Abrahamic traditions. Resources: Harvard Religious Literacy Project https://rlp.hds.harvard.edu/ Pluralism Project https://pluralism.org/ Hinduism for Dummies https://www.dummies.com/store/product/Hinduism-For-Dummies.productCd-0470878584.html Convergence https://convergenceoncampus.org/