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PrideVMC Presents: LGBTQ+ Webinar on September 9

Aug 21, 2020 | Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Pride, Pronouns

PrideVMC is honored to present “Health and Wellbeing among LGBTQ+ Veterinary Professionals and Students: The Impact of Institutional Climate” with Dr. Tracy Witte on Wednesday, September 9 @ 7:00-8:00pm CT. This virtual event hosted by PrideVMC President Dr....

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Jul 22, 2020 | Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Pride

PrideVMC meets monthly with ten veterinary profession affinity groups to collaborate, share resources, and identify ways to amplify each other’s voices. Together we are launching a "Vote!" campaign in late August so stay tuned for that. Our current focus,...

Hill’s Pride Tribe – What Does Pet Food Have To Do With LGBTQIA+?

Jun 24, 2020 | Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Partners, Pride

by Joann Fuller, Hill's Pride Tribe Member Hill’s Pet Nutrition has a history of being a company devoted to radical thinking. After all, there weren’t many people thinking about the role nutrition had to play in the health of our beloved dogs and cats back in...

Chicago Pride Sunday as a Black Trans Lives Matter: BLM Pride Protest

Jun 24, 2020 | Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Pride

ACTIVATE:CHI, a grassroots activist organization, will be collaborating with Chicago Pride organizations, Northalsted Business Alliance, and the businesses of Boystown to reinstate the Pride march as “Black Trans Lives Matter: A BLM Pride Protest.” The protest will...

Through Ups and Downs – Better Together

Jun 16, 2020 | Diversity & Inclusion, Events, Pride

Today, PrideVMC celebrates the momentous U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decision protecting LGBTQ+ individuals from employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. This is a great victory for our...

Black Lives Matter

Jun 7, 2020 | Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Pride

The Pride Veterinary Medical Community is committed to acting to end racism. We recognize the systemic oppression of African Americans and we acknowledge that our silence can no longer be tolerated. We know that the time to end white silence is now. PrideVMC is...

PrideVMC Student Award Winners Announced

Jun 1, 2020 | Awards, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Events, Pride, Student Grants

The Pride Veterinary Medical Community (PrideVMC) is excited to announce the recipients of two new student awards, the PrideVMC Student Diversity Bonus Award and the PrideVMC Student Intersectionality Award. Both awards are sponsored by Merck Animal Health. Jessica...

COVID-19, Telemedicine and Veterinary Nurses

May 14, 2020 | Education, Pride

Article author PrideVMC member and Board Treasurer Kara M. Burns MS, MEd, LVT, VTS (Nutrition), VTS-H (Internal Medicine, Dentistry), Editor in Chief, Director of Veterinary Nursing. Original article published on https://todaysveterinarynurse.com/. The COVID-19 crisis...

AVMA names Dr. Robin Downing recipient of 2020 Bustad Companion Animal Veterinarian of the Year Award

May 8, 2020 | Awards, Diversity & Inclusion, Education, Events

The Pride Veterinary Medical Community is proud to share this announcement about PrideVMC member Dr. Robin Downing. Congratulations Dr. Downing! (SCHAUMBURG, Illinois) May 6, 2020—The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) today honored Dr. Robin Downing as...

Nationwide Announced as PrideVMC Silver Partner

Apr 17, 2020 | Diversity & Inclusion, Education

The Pride Veterinary Medical Community (PrideVMC) is excited to announce a new collaboration with PrideVMC 2020 Silver Partner Nationwide, the first and largest provider of pet insurance in the U.S. “Fostering diversity and inclusion is not only integral to...