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VMRCVM Hosts Regional
Diversity Symposium
The
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine hosted
the third Southeastern Veterinary Student Diversity Matters
Symposium on its Blacksburg campus on Sept. 14-16. This year’s
theme was “More than Meets the Eye: Understanding Our Visible
and Non-visible Differences.”
“The symposium gave participants an
opportunity to learn more about supporting diversity in the
veterinary profession,” said Dr. W. Edward Monroe, professor of
internal medicine in the Department of Small Animal Clinical
Sciences and chair of the college’s diversity committee. “In
particular, we focused on aspects of diversity that might not
have received much attention in the veterinary medical community
in the past, but nonetheless inform and enrich our experiences.”
The 2012 symposium addressed many aspects of diversity and
included an overview of climate survey results, a presentation
on non-visible diversities, an LGBTQ panel discussion, a
workshop on how to start a VOICE chapter, and a session on
providing for people with disabilities. There were also
opportunities to debrief and tour our Veterinary Teaching
Hospital.
“Veterinarians, like other
professionals, must interact with people from different
backgrounds and perspectives—and often during a time of need,”
said Dr. Gerhardt Schurig, dean of the veterinary college. “We
hope that participants will take what they have learned at this
symposium back to their campus, community, or clinic.”
The symposium rotates among the
seven veterinary medical colleges in the Southeast. This is the
first time that the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of
Veterinary Medicine has hosted it. |
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