Baton Rouge, La – On Sept. 30, Dr. Patti R.
Rose declared in the Huffington
Post that Vet. Medicine is the
whitest profession in America in an article titled “Why Veterinary Medicine, the
Whitest Profession in America, Needs Black Students.” The article came on the
heels of a news article published by the Journal of American Veterinary Medical
Association JAVMA on
Sept. 1, 2015 titled “Grant aims to give minorities a boost in whitest
profession.”
“Consequently, vet schools
need Black students as they are members of the largest racial group in the
United States,” said Dr. Rose.
As for vet schools, the unfortunate reality of being the
whitest profession in the U.S. provides an opportunity for positive change. The
first step is to admit that there is a problem, namely lack of diversity. The
next step is to begin aggressively recruiting students from the largest racial
group in the U.S., by seeking and finding qualified candidates, and to further
these efforts towards expanded diversity. It is 2015 after all, and time for
vet schools to join the rest of society in coming to terms with the reality
that the new majority is emerging, fast.
Dr. Rose, a Yale alumna, is president of Rose Consulting, author
and blogger. Follow her on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Naturaliscool
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