135 episodes
AAVMC's Diversity & Inclusion on Air: Conversations about Diversity, Inclusion & Veterinary Medicine Lisa Greenhill
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Welcome to the Diversity and Inclusion on Air Podcast. This podcast is a program of the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC), Diversity Matters Initiative. The podcast explores various issues related to diversity and inclusion in the veterinary profession and provides the AAVMC an opportunity to offer ongoing diversity programming to our member institutions as well as all veterinary professionals.
The show is hosted by Dr. Lisa Greenhill, Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Director for Institutional Research at the AAVMC.
For more information about the AAVMC, visit our website at www.aavmc.org. Audio only versions of this show can be downloaded on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app!
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133: DNA Tests & Identities
Dr. Jacquelyn Pelzer of VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine joins Mx. Monae Roberts from UC-Davis' School of Veterinary Medicine to talk about the rise of commercial DNA tests. The ways in which we conceptualize and process newly acquired information about our family ties suggest that racial/ethnic identities are fluid and constantly evolving. The tests are forcing us to reconsider the boxes that are used to define us. And, we're doing it to our pets! A mutt is no longer a mutt with the rise of commercial DNA tests. The guests ponder what does it mean for all of us!
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132: Voices From Rural Backgrounds
On this episode of the podcast, Mississippi State DVM student, Sylmia Shepherd and faculty-practitioner, Dr. Noe Galvan, log on to discuss their experiences as individuals from rural backgrounds. They talk about the unique experiences they have had as well as their choices about whether to practice in a rural community in the future.
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131: Substance Abuse & Recovery
On this episode of the show, Drs. Amber Labelle, Cristie Kamiya, and Izzy Hijiri discuss issues related to substance abuse and sobriety as professionals. Our chat covers experiences with total abstinence, what sobriety means on a personal level and some of the fears experienced when as a veterinarian you think you might have a problem.
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130: First Generation Status
On this episode of the show, sociologist Jenifer Berry stops by to discuss the evolution of the first-generation student experience. Families are much more complex and students come from a vast array of backgrounds resulting in college experiences that are very much akin to how we've defined the first-gen experience. How do we make institutions #studentready as opposed to making students more #collegeready?
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129: Technical Standards
On this episode of Diversity and Inclusion on Air, Drs. Leslie Sprunger and Lisa Meeks discuss the creation of AAVMC Technical Standards Exemplar. The conversation explores ableism in health professions education and how we think about disability.
AAVMC's Technical Standards Exemplar: https://www.aavmc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/AAVMC-DEI-ExemplarStandards-03.pdf