Comments on: A National Treasure http://atwork.avma.org/2009/07/23/a-national-treasure/ News and updates on what the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is doing to advance the veterinary medical profession and protect the interests of veterinarians and the animals and humans they serve. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:55:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Stephan Schaefbauer http://atwork.avma.org/2009/07/23/a-national-treasure/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Stephan Schaefbauer Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:19:18 +0000 http://atwork.avma.org/?p=350#comment-79 <a href="#comment-71" rel="nofollow">@Kristan K. Hodges </a> I just wanted to remind you that diversity does not equal quotas. I am sure the AVMA loves this profession as much as we do and are not trying to just fill spaces. There are other methods that would allow the profession to increase diversity without filling quotas. So in the future please don't think that just because someone says diversity it means filling of quotas. @Kristan K. Hodges

I just wanted to remind you that diversity does not equal quotas. I am sure the AVMA loves this profession as much as we do and are not trying to just fill spaces.

There are other methods that would allow the profession to increase diversity without filling quotas. So in the future please don’t think that just because someone says diversity it means filling of quotas.

]]> By: Kristan K. Hodges http://atwork.avma.org/2009/07/23/a-national-treasure/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Kristan K. Hodges Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:02:23 +0000 http://atwork.avma.org/?p=350#comment-71 Through all that about diversity, I still don't see how they expect to accomplish that with school acceptances. If they are suggesting quotas of some kind, then I would have to be 100% opposed. I would think that by now, with the experiences other schools and professions have had with such things, we would know better. If there's a better way, then I wish they would spell it out rather than talk around it with "political speak" about how great it would be. Through all that about diversity, I still don’t see how they expect to accomplish that with school acceptances. If they are suggesting quotas of some kind, then I would have to be 100% opposed. I would think that by now, with the experiences other schools and professions have had with such things, we would know better. If there’s a better way, then I wish they would spell it out rather than talk around it with “political speak” about how great it would be.

]]> By: René A. Carlson, DVM http://atwork.avma.org/2009/07/23/a-national-treasure/comment-page-1/#comment-70 René A. Carlson, DVM Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:15:05 +0000 http://atwork.avma.org/?p=350#comment-70 This symposium is so important as a step toward making sure our veterinary medical profession receives the latest in education on animal welfare issues. We are well-prepared for animal health in terms of medicine and surgery, but we need more information on the science of animal welfare since we are the best educated experts in animal care. This will be a great symposium, and its a great update and article on this issue. Thank you to AVMA for co-ponsoring this event. This symposium is so important as a step toward making sure our veterinary medical profession receives the latest in education on animal welfare issues. We are well-prepared for animal health in terms of medicine and surgery, but we need more information on the science of animal welfare since we are the best educated experts in animal care. This will be a great symposium, and its a great update and article on this issue. Thank you to AVMA for co-ponsoring this event.

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