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 Elizabeth Martinez-Podolsky

CVM’s first DEI director seeks to unify and expand diversity efforts through conversation and collaboration

Two women examine a white dog

New student externship puts focus on community medicine and client connections

Dog with food bag in its mouth

SIRVS food drive collects more than 2,000 pounds of donations.

Female pioneers

First female CVM students broke down barriers and paved way for generations of veterinary leaders

Elizabeth Martinez-Podolsky

The University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has hired Elizabeth Martinez-Podolsky to serve as its first director of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). She will join the college on May 24.

VetGirl illustration of diversity scholarship

VETgirl, an online veterinary continuing education webinar service for veterinary professionals, has given a gift to establish the VETgirl Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Scholarship at CVM.

Bee Hanlon performing an operation on a dog

The CVM celebrates the trailblazers and advocates that made a way forward for women in the field of veterinary medicine.

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Issue: Fall 2020

Diversity and inclusion are at the center of a new discussion series organized by the VOICE Club (Veterinarians as One Inclusive Community for Empowerment) at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine.