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Ok, #VetMedEd...I want to talk about flipping mental frameworks for a minute.
As groups are developing recommendations for DEI in vet school, please spend some time thinking about the framework you're starting from.
As groups are developing recommendations for DEI in vet school, please spend some time thinking about the framework you're starting from.
I'm seeing a lot of, "We need to *teach/prep* BIPOC & marginalized identities to survive here, etc."
BAD TAKE. If I need to learn how to survive here, that is a a bad environment for everyone. Stop thinking that the CVM/Org doesn't need to change when it does.
BAD TAKE. If I need to learn how to survive here, that is a a bad environment for everyone. Stop thinking that the CVM/Org doesn't need to change when it does.
In fact, I'll go so far as to say this framework is offensive.
It puts *all* responsibility for change on the marginalized. It's basically an announcement that you expect marginalized folks to assimilate. #hardpass
It puts *all* responsibility for change on the marginalized. It's basically an announcement that you expect marginalized folks to assimilate. #hardpass
Time for a little #vetmeded on #vettwitter.
Please stop acting like we do not know why this profession isn't racially diverse. Stop it. There is solid research on why BIPOC students are not represented in STEM, health professions & vet med.
Please stop acting like we do not know why this profession isn't racially diverse. Stop it. There is solid research on why BIPOC students are not represented in STEM, health professions & vet med.
BTW--even if there wasn't research, it's not really a mystery. But for the sake of education, here are the biggies:
A leaky educational pipeline that also pathologizes & criminalizes Black and brown students, thus removing them from the pipeline.
A leaky educational pipeline that also pathologizes & criminalizes Black and brown students, thus removing them from the pipeline.
K-12 programs in marginalized communities that are so woefully underfunded that students are unprepared for collegiate curricula & are tracked into trade education.
Recommendations for how colleges should make lasting improvements in faculty diversity (opinion) insidehighered.com/views/2020/12/…
I get a lot of questions about increasing diversity among faculty. Most recently an inquiry stating that we should be shifting focus to faculty.
That's great & all, but where do you think new faculty come from? They come from more diverse student ranks.
That's great & all, but where do you think new faculty come from? They come from more diverse student ranks.
We can't shift focus; we must EXPAND focus to look at the entire lifespan of an academic #Veterinarian.
That means: Supporting K-12 student interest, creating pathways that keep URVM students in the pipeline. Successfully admitting & matriculating URVM #vetstudents.
That means: Supporting K-12 student interest, creating pathways that keep URVM students in the pipeline. Successfully admitting & matriculating URVM #vetstudents.
