How do we help inspire future veterinarians with diverse role models, without asking too much of the role models?
At last week's meeting of the Netherlands Society for Medical Education (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Medisch Onderwijs (NVMO) was themed "Equal opportunity in health care education", it was both inspiring and frustrating to think about Veterinary Med and diversity.
https://nvmo.nl/congres/gelijke-kansen-in-het-gezondheidszorgonderwijs/
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Talks by Isabella Spaans and Anne-Roos Verbree (both from UMC Utrecht) on role models for students in human MedEd gave me much to think about; we very much need diverse role models in veterinary MedEd, but this needs careful attention. Being the only lighthouse in the midst of other kinds of buildings can be a lonely place to be.
I've no answers, but more thoughts here: https://rebeccanordquist.edublogs.org/2024/05/20/role-models-edi-and-lighthouses/
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Rebecca Nordquist