Activities

DVM: DiVersity Matters (Committee updates can be found here)

Committee Charge

The Multicultural Committee Charge is to:

• Create greater awareness of education and employment opportunities in veterinary medicine among minority and disadvantaged persons.

• Participate in appropriate formal organized activities of minority groups where opportunities in veterinary medicine might be effectively presented.

• Provide information to the AAVMC Academic Affairs Committee and admissions personnel at veterinary schools and colleges on appropriate recruitment strategies for minority and disadvantaged persons.

• Develop and distribute appropriate recruitment materials.

• Develop and carry out the Iverson Bell Symposium on a biennial basis in conjunction with the AAVMC Annual Meeting

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Committee Leadership

Dr. Jai Sweet, Chair July 2008 Director of Student Services and Multicultural Affairs, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University

Ms. Lisa Greenhill Staff Liaison Associate Executive Director for Diversity, AAVMC