Dec 16, 2019
Applications are being accepted now for the Dr. Michael McElvaine PrideVMC Veterinary Student Leadership Grant! 🏳️🌈 Thanks to the generosity of Hill’s Pet Nutrition, VCA Animal Hospitals, and Zoetis, Pride VMC is proud to offer the...
Dec 16, 2019
The Hallmark Channel has backtracked after pulling ads that showed a lesbian couple kissing, saying it was the “wrong decision.” This article was first published on 12.16.19 by Khaleda Rahman on newsweek.com. The channel sparked outrage after it bowed to...
Dec 16, 2019
A surge in searches for the definition of an old-school pronoun signals a new, nonbinary meaning. This article was first published on December 10. 2019 by Amy Harmon on nytimes.com. Merriam-Webster announced the pronoun “they” as its word of the year on Tuesday,...
Sep 19, 2019
A recent story appeared on NPR describing the alarming uptick in suicides among Veterinarians due to the stress and strain of the job. Here’s an excerpt: Dr. Carrie Jurney is on the board of an online organization that works to prevent suicides. It’s...
Jun 28, 2019
In fall of 2015, AAVMC launched Diversity & Inclusion on Air: Conversations about Diversity, Inclusion & Veterinary Medicine. Although there has been in an increase in the amount of diversity programming hosted by AAVMC, its...