AAVMC's Diversity & Inclusion on Air: Conversations about Diversity, Inclusion & Veterinary Medicine

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?

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

On this first episode of 2024, the Diversity, Data & Wellbeing team from AAVMC joins forces to answer listener questions! Lisa Greenhill, Kendall Young, Sraavya Polisetti and AAVMC's newest team member, Elisabeth Cavallaro have a fun conversation about a wide range of topics! Feel free to send questions for us to answer on future episodes at diversitymatters@aavmc.org!

127: Dr. Latonia Craig, AVMA & DEI by Lisa Greenhill

On this episode of the pod, Dr. Lisa Takami stops by to discuss her new book, Women in the Higher Education C-Suite: Diverse Executive Profiles. The book features profiles of numerous women in senior leadership positions in higher ed as they share lessons learned about barriers to ascension to leadership for women broadly and women of color specifically. Drs. Greenhill and Takami (the Lisas!) also discuss the role of men and masc-leaning allies and the dearth of research on non-binary and trans academic leaders. Image by Freepik

125: Demographic Data by Lisa Greenhill

On this episode of the podcast, Drs. Lynn Maki and Christina Frank of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's College of Veterinary Medicine stop by to discuss the prevalence of trauma in student backgrounds and the need for trauma-informed teaching. https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/healthy-academics/strategies/trauma-informed/ https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/trauma-informed-practices-postsecondary-508.pdf https://store.samhsa.gov/product/SAMHSA-s-Concept-of-Trauma-and-Guidance-for-a-Trauma-Informed-Approach/SMA14-4884 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/about-progress/id1173416233?i=1000624375638

In early 2023, the American Veterinary Medical Association created the Frederick Douglass Patterson Lifetime Achievement Award to recognize individual contributions to DEI in the veterinary profession. Dr. Willie Reed, dean of the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, is the inaugural recipient of this award. Dr. Reed sits down to talk about his personal journey in veterinary medicine and his thoughts on the importance of diversity in the profession.

On this episode of the show, Dr. Heather Fedesco, AAVMC Assistant Director of the Spectrum of Care Initiative, joins me to discuss the need for more skill-building in conflict resolution. Heather gives great advice on navigating conflict!

On this episode of the pod, Elizabeth Martinez-Podolsky of UMN-CVM and Maurice Cottman of WSU-CVM stop by to chat about the continuum of free speech. We talk about cancel culture, no no words, conflict, consequences and what academic veterinary medicine can do to step up in creating learning environments where folks can thrive! Post-show resources: Sensoy, O., & DiAngelo, R. (2017). Is everyone really equal?: An introduction to key concepts in social justice education. Teachers College Press. Sue, D. W., Calle, C. Z., Mendez, N., Alsaidi, S., & Glaeser, E. (2020). Microintervention strategies: What you can do to disarm and dismantle individual and systemic racism and bias. John Wiley & Sons. Tuitt, F., Haynes, C., & Stewart, S. (Eds.). (2023). Race, equity, and the learning environment: The global relevance of critical and inclusive pedagogies in higher education. Taylor & Francis. Williamson-Lott, J. A. (2018). Jim Crow campus: Higher education and the struggle for a new southern social order. Teachers College Press.

On this episode of the pod, Drs. Katherine Fogelberg, Tina Tran and Jean-Yin Tan join Dr. Greenhill in discussing the unique experiences of Asian women faculty in academic veterinary medicine.

On this episode of the pod, Michael Wilson, Director of Convention and Meeting Planning for the American Veterinary Medical Association stops by to discuss ways veterinary organizations can make their meetings more inclusive for everyone. AAVMC's Conference/Symposia Diversity & Inclusion Assessment Tool: https://bit.ly/41rV6ia

On this episode, Dr. Sonya Gyjuan Smith, Chief Diversity Officer at the American Dental Education Association, stops by to discuss the two US Supreme Court cases involving college admissions, SFA v. Harvard and SFA v. University of North Caroline. She takes us through the legal questions being discussed as well as offers some recommendations on preparing for the decision that is expected to be handed down in June 2023. Related Resources: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tIxSJpYq3_1RdE6hSmb3KLDS231Fjbr5?usp=sharing

On this special bonus episode of the podcast, Dr. Greenhill takes some time to chat with Dr. Patricia Lowrie, namesake of the Patricia M. Lowrie Diversity Leadership Scholarship, and this years scholarship awardee, Alexandra Awad.

On this episode of the show, Drs. Kemba Marshall and Cherice Roth join Purdue University 1st year DVM student Bryson Satterwhite to talk about Black hair and professional spaces. They discuss self-acceptance, the professional implications of wearing Black natural hair, and enduring the frequent violation of being touched by people who are curious about their hair. A live and engaged audience takes this episode to another level!

On this episode of the show, Dr. Greenhill interviews the 2023 Iverson Bell Awardee, Dr. Rustin Moore, dean of The Ohio State University. Dean Moore discusses his efforts to improve diversity and institutional climate at OSU. Dean Moore was formally recognized at the 2023 Catalyze Conference in Washington, DC on March 11, 2023.

113: The DEI Commission by Lisa Greenhill

114: Pawsibilities by Lisa Greenhill

112: Dean Diversity - The Latine Deans! by Lisa Greenhill

On this episode of AAVMC's Diversity and Inclusion on Air, leaders from the Diversify Veterinary Medicine Coalition stop by to discuss the initiative and how it seeks to improve diversity and inclusion in the profession. Drs. Jennifer Ogeer, Kemba Marshal and Courtney Campbell join the conversation!