Journey for Teams has released its first educational module: The Power of Diversity. In just 15 minutes, your veterinary team can get an overview of…

With illicit xylazine increasingly showing up in street drugs that pose grave risks to human users, government policymakers are discussing making it a…

The latest iteration of the Association of Shelter Veterinarians’ standard-of-care guidelines updates the original 12-year-old document and includes…

JAVMA takes a look at a few of the milestones in diversity—both in veterinary medicine and in society as a whole—over the years.

AVMA Excellence Awards nominations are due February 22. Will you help the AVMA community identify colleagues to be considered for recognition?

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and Veterinary Medical Association Executives (VMAE) today formally launched Journey for Teams…

Dr. Coretta Patterson has started to compile a list of Black diplomates of veterinary specialty colleges, including from the American College of…

An ad hoc cultural outreach officer position has been created on the Student AVMA Executive Board to advance diversity and inclusion within veterinary…

The 7th Annual Veterinary Diversity Symposium, held during the AVMA Annual Convention in St. Louis, focused on the importance of inclusion.

The AVMA Executive Board has expanded the policy describing the Association’s commitment to diversity.

posted September 15, 2008   To obtain an electronic copy of "Unity Through Diversity," the 2006 report…

Over 40 years ago two veterinarians, one black and one white, came together in veterinary practice, in their common cause of equality and inclusion…

July 17 at the AVMA Annual Convention in Honolulu was "a great, great day for the diversity initiative" in the words of Dr. Evan M. Morse, a speaker…

The AVMA has adopted the following policy on diversity: The AVMA is committed to diversity in all aspects of the profession

Pawsibilities Vet Med, a nonprofit platform dedicated to recruitment and retention of diverse students in veterinary medicine, is working to connect…

Latonia Craig, EdD, chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer at the AVMA, presented the session “Making Your Mark: Intercultural Competency…

Dr. Laura Pletz, president of the Women’s Veterinary Leadership Development Initiative, gave the virtual presentation “DEI as Standard Operating…

The AVMA Council on Education approved revisions to six of its 11 Standards of Accreditation during its spring meeting

The AVMA Board of Directors agreed April 7 to update the “AVMA Policy on Diversity and Inclusion” to add nondiscrimination language that includes,…

The Midwest and Southeast biennial summits on diversity were held this past spring at Michigan State University College of Veterinary…

Research shows diversity and inclusion make your veterinary practice more competitive as a business. Learn why, and get ideas to increase your…

A survey sent to faculty, staff, and administrators at U.S. veterinary colleges revealed tensions with regard to the perceived need for diversity in…

The AVMA is committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of the profession of veterinary medicine so that we can best serve the animals, the…