Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Veterinary Medicine

This book explores how diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) principles can be applied in veterinary medicine. Through contributions from a diverse group of experts, it explains key concepts such as cultural competence, unconscious bias, representation, belonging, justice, and accessibility. The book provides practical guidance for improving patient care, workplace culture, community engagement, and professional development while helping veterinary professionals create more inclusive and equitable environments.
A – Access to Veterinary Care: A Gateway to Family Health and Social Equity
B – Belonging: Finding Home
C – Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility in Veterinary Medicine
D – Diversity
E – Emotional Intelligence
F – First Nations
G – Gender
H – Historically Black Colleges and Universities
I – Intersectionality
J – Justice
K – Kindness
L – Listen
M – Multiculturalism
N – Neurodiversity
O – Veterinary Medicine and One Health
P – Psychological Safety
Q – Queer
R – Representation
S – Systemic
T – Tokenism
U – Unconscious Bias
V – Values
W – Welcoming
X – Xenacious
Y – You
Z – Zero-Sum Game