Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Veterinary Medicine, Part I, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice
- 1st Edition, Volume 54-5 - August 12, 2024
- Editor: Christina V. Tran
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 9 7 1 8 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 9 7 1 9 - 9
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Request a sales quoteIn this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. Christina V. Tran brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Veterinary Medicine, Part I. Top experts discuss the challenges and opportunities faced by the veterinary profession in meeting the needs of an increasingly diverse client base. A look back at the history of DEI efforts offers context for the ongoing need for systemic and organizational change. Articles also explore the connection between areas such as veterinary education, practice management, access to care, animal welfare, and leadership development in veterinary medicine through the lens of diversity, equity and inclusion.
- Contains 8 relevant, practice-oriented topics including understanding the why: the need for diversity, equity, and inclusion in veterinary medicine; diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in veterinary education; creating an equitable and inclusive workplace culture; addressing implicit bias in veterinary medicine; creating and inclusive experience for veterinary clients; and more.
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on diversity, equity, and inclusion in veterinary medicine, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Veterinary medicine, small animal medicine
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Preface
- Understanding the Why: The Need for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Veterinary Medicine
- Key points
- Introduction
- Listening, believing, and acting
- Historical and structural barriers
- Impact of childhood experiences with animals
- Understanding the racial wealth gap
- The many privileges of home ownership
- Veterinary care deserts
- Doing the math: financial concerns about veterinary career paths
- Welcome to the country: rural veterinary schools
- A sense of belonging
- Media depictions of veterinarians
- Language accessibility
- The “intensive pet parenting ideology”
- Discrimination and bias
- A snowballing effect
- Building a Diverse Pipeline: The Current State of Outreach and Engagement Efforts in Veterinary Medicine
- Key points
- Historical perspective
- Current pipeline
- Future goals
- Summary
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Veterinary Education
- Key points
- Introduction
- Extracurricular programming and events
- Clinics care points
- Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse Veterinary Team
- Key points
- Introduction
- Benefits of a diverse workforce
- Strategies for recruiting and hiring a diverse veterinary team
- Retaining your diverse workforce
- Controversy around hiring for diversity
- Summary
- The Value of Qualitative Research in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Key points
- Introduction
- What is qualitative research?
- Similarities with quantitative research
- Differences with quantitative research
- Strengths of qualitative research
- Weaknesses of qualitative research
- Mitigating weaknesses
- Why is qualitative research important?
- Understanding epistemic violence
- Community-Based Participatory Research
- Emancipatory, humanizing, and liberatory approaches
- Summary
- Understanding Implicit Bias and Its Impact in Veterinary Medicine
- Key points
- Authors’ note
- Introduction and history
- Definitions and background
- Discussion
- Summary
- Conclusion
- Clinics care points
- The Need for Diverse Leadership in Veterinary Medicine
- Key points
- Introduction
- Leadership defined
- Race and ethnicity defined
- The White race and its privileges
- Why diversity in leadership matters
- Summary
- Disclosure
- What Does It Mean to Be White in Veterinary Medicine?
- Key points
- Introduction
- What is race?
- Why human race and canine breed are not the same?
- Race and color-blindness
- Why race matters (even though it is made up)?
- The (very white) history of veterinary medicine
- It matters that you acknowledge you are white
- Are we going to talk about white privilege?
- Are you sure being white does not make me a bad person?
- Clinics care points
- The Owner Will See You Now: The Road to Entrepreneurship for Diverse Veterinarians
- Key points
- Introduction
- My story
- Lighting the spark
- Overcoming roadblocks for diverse veterinarians
- The four “P’s” for minority entrepreneurs
- Financial accountability
- The pressure to perform
- Expert tips to help diverse veterinarians thrive
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 54-5
- Published: August 12, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443297182
- eBook ISBN: 9780443297199
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Christina V. Tran
Affiliations and expertise
Dean, Clinical Professor, Hanover College, School of Veterinary Medicine, USA