Greenhill Lisa M
Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges, 1101 Vermont Ave., Suite 301, Washington, DC 20005, USA.
J Vet Med Educ. 2009 Winter;36(4):359-62. doi: 10.3138/jvme.36.4.359.
In 2004, the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges took the bold step of prioritizing diversity as a core value through the hiring of a full-time staff person. The organization then pressed forward in 2005 by launching a national plan devoted to increasing diversity in academic veterinary medicine. In the years since its inception, the DiVersity Matters initiative has overseen significant diversity changes in US colleges of veterinary medicine. Dedicated diversity programming can have a positive impact on academic veterinary medicine and the larger veterinary profession. This paper provides an overview of DiVersity Matters since its 2005 launch and how the initiative is evolving under the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges' Strategic Plan.
2004年，美国兽医学院协会迈出了大胆的一步，通过聘请一名全职工作人员，将多元化作为核心价值观予以优先考虑。该组织随后在2005年继续推进，推出了一项旨在增加兽医学术领域多元化的全国性计划。自启动以来的这些年里，“多元化至关重要”倡议见证了美国兽医学院显著的多元化变革。专门的多元化项目能够对兽医学术领域以及更广泛的兽医行业产生积极影响。本文概述了“多元化至关重要”倡议自2005年启动以来的情况，以及该倡议在美国兽医学院协会战略计划下的发展演变。
