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- Abstract
- Introduction
- Promoting Mutual Understanding of DEIB Challenges and Terminology
- OSU-CVM’s Commitment to DEIB
- OSU-CVM’s Steps Toward DEIB Progress
- Building a Pipeline to Achieve Faculty and Staff Diversity
- Community of Inclusion Certificate Program and Safe Zone Training
- Creating an Inclusive and Welcoming Campus Including Affinity Groups
- Creating Safe Spaces for Diverse Opinions and Beliefs
- Working to Counter Ableism
- Addressing the Hidden Curriculum
- Creating Opportunities for Students to Apply Their Learning
- “Walking the Talk”
- Moving Forward
- Supplementary Materials
- Acknowledgments
- References
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Supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging to strengthen and position the veterinary profession for service, sustainability, excellence, and impact
Abstract
Advancing equality and equity in society is creating positive change, and the time has come to critically evaluate veterinary medicine, which, by all metrics, lacks diversity. To keep pace with increasingly diverse demographics and recent surges in pet ownership among all racial/ethnic groups, significant efforts to enhance diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) must occur in veterinary colleges and the profession. Recruiting more underrepresented students, building pipelines for diverse faculty/staff, and creating inclusive, welcoming environments where all can thrive are critical steps toward enhancing DEIB within our organizations and profession. Our goal is to share experiences and lessons learned from our intentional commitment to strengthen DEIB, with the hope that our journey will be helpful to others. Increasing diversity in the veterinary profession will be facilitated through removing barriers, creating inclusive work environments where all people feel they belong, and ensuring fair and equitable hiring and personnel management practices. These steps should in turn improve access and quality of veterinary care, ensure we are more representative of the communities we serve, increase revenue, and preserve the human-animal bond.
“You cannot change any society unless you take responsibility for it, unless you see yourself belonging to it, and responsible for changing it.”
– Grace Lee Boggs
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