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Wisdom from PrideVMC 2020 Intersectionality Award Winner, Kaitlin Brown

Nov 2, 2020 | Awards, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Grants, Partners, Pride

Understanding intersectionality is imperative to being able to lead a group of diverse people. In the world of veterinary medicine we often see patients and clients in a lens that is very binary. Either the cat is hyperglycemic or it is not hyperglycemic. The client...

Not Every Disability is Visible: Tips for Making Your Business Inclusive for Employees with Disabilities

Oct 30, 2020 | Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Partners

By Nancy Di Dia, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, BI USA In honor of Global Diversity Awareness Month and National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), PrideVMC shines a spotlight on PrideVMC Diamond Partner Boehringer Ingelheim. It may...

Wisdom from 2020 PrideVMC Diversity Bonus Award Winner Jessica Rutten

Oct 30, 2020 | Awards, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Grants, Partners, Pride, Pronouns, Student Grants, Test

My scrubs may be blue, but my uniform is rainbow. When I’m in scrubs behind a clipboard, I am representing myself to my clients and colleagues not only as an advocate for pet health, but as a member and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. Tolerance, inclusiveness, and...

Relief Rover Announced as PrideVMC Sapphire Partner

Oct 28, 2020 | Diversity & Inclusion, Events, Partners

The Pride Veterinary Medical Community (PrideVMC) is excited to announce a new collaboration with PrideVMC 2020 and 2021 Sapphire Partner, Relief Rover. Relief Rover Founder, CEO, and PrideVMC member, Dr. Cindy Trice (she, her, hers) shares, "Relief Rover empowers and...

Diversifying Veterinary Medicine

Oct 25, 2020 | Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Partners, Pride

PrideVMC Spotlights Silver Partner Banfield Pet Hospital Research shows that 90% of veterinarians identify as white according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, making ours one of the most predominately white industries in the U.S. and the least diverse of healthcare...

PrideVMC Spotlights Bree Rhoten, Shift Lead @ Banfield Pet Hospital.

Oct 13, 2020 | Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Partners, Pride

In honor of National Coming Out Day 2020, Bree Rhoten, Shift Lead @ Banfield Pet Hospital shares her story. “My story is very similar to many out there. Growing up, homosexuality wasn’t something that was openly talked about. I honestly didn’t know what “gay” was...

PrideVMC Announces Support for Pawsibilities Vet Med Mentoring Program

Oct 9, 2020 | Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Partners, Pride, Pronouns

The Pride Veterinary Medical Community (PrideVMC) is excited to announce their support of Pawsibilities, a nonprofit organization that aims to improve the recruitment and retention of underrepresented groups into the veterinary profession. Pawsibilities is a web and...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Oct 7, 2020 | Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Partners, Pride

PrideVMC is proud to share this article from our Gold Partner, Hill’s Pet Nutrition. Author: Dr. Hillary Noyes October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the United States. Also referred to as relationship violence and intimate partner violence to capture the...

Boehringer Ingelheim: Our Commitment to the LGBTQ+ Community

Sep 27, 2020 | Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Partners

PrideVMC is proud to spotlight Diamond Partner Boehringer Ingelheim. Boehringer Ingelheim has been a long-time advocate and supporter for the LGBTQ+ community, which includes our patients, our employees and their loved ones. We proudly stand up tall with our LGBTQ+...

“Health and Wellbeing among LGBTQ+ Veterinary Professionals and Students: The Impact of Institutional Climate” with Dr. Witte -Webinar Recap

Sep 10, 2020 | Diversity & Inclusion, Education

Last night PrideVMC was honored to present “Health and Wellbeing among LGBTQ+ Veterinary Professionals and Students: The Impact of Institutional Climate” with Dr. Tracy Witte. This virtual event was hosted by PrideVMC President Dr. Dane Whitaker was open to...