Navigating Diversity and Inclusion in Veterinary Medicine /

This book addresses the lack of the diversity in veterinary medicine, the least inclusive of all medical professions. Effective navigation of the complexity of diversity and inclusion in veterinary medicine requires clear enumeration, recognition, and understanding of key issues, challenges, and opp...

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Other Authors: Amass, Sandra F., 1967- (Editor), Lowrie, Patricia M. (Editor), Davis, Kauline Cipriani (Editor), Greenhill, Lisa M. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword : what it means to be inclusive and why it is imperative for the veterinary profession / Willie M. Reed
  • The base map : what is the case for inclusion? / Lorelle L. Espinosa and Lisa M. Greenhill
  • The aerial mosaic : a historical picture of diversity in veterinary medicine / Billy E. Hooper
  • Orientation : looking at strategies utilized by other health professions for increasing diversity / Kauline Cipriani Davis
  • Origin of coordinates : the dilemma of social constructs / Patricia M. Lowrie [and others]
  • Mapping our future / Sandra F. Amass [and others]
  • The land-line adjustment : how do we measure impact? / Kauline Cipriani Davis and Lisa M. Greenhill
  • "Here be dragons" : barriers to and opportunities for change / James W. Lloyd
  • The view at 40,000 feet : networking a diverse profession / W. Ron DeHaven ; Government / Bernadette M. Dunham and Mary E. Allen ; Corporate veterinary medicine / Clinton A. Lewis, Jr. ; Academia / Ronnie G. Elmore [and others] ; Veterinary students / Cara E. Williams
  • Dead reckoning : a call to action / Patricia M. Lowrie and Lisa M. Greenhill.