Diversity Matters

Today at school we are having a Diversity Symposium that will continue tomorrow morning.  I am very excited about it, and hopeful that my class mates will open their minds and see why diversity in veterinary medicine is so important.  And not just in veterinary medicine but just in life.  They need to know not to judge colleages or clients based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or religion.  They need to know that with our probably 10 or 12 non-white students (out of about 400), AUCVM is NOT really diverse.  they need to realize that things they do or say may be offensive to others (like all those damn confederate flags- one girl even has a confederate cell phone case).  So I pray that everyone goes into this with an open mind.