Our first On-Demand Module drops September 15th!
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“Numerous studies have shown the benefits of a diverse, equitable workplace for business performance, innovation, customer loyalty, and employee trust. Diverse teams better represent the customers they serve, make decisions with fewer blind spots, and bring more varied and innovative thinking to problem-solving.”
- Harvard Business Review
Our certification doesn't just give broad ideas of what DEIB is, we give you tangible takeaways of how to improve DEIB based on your specific needs & culture.
sign-up coming soon!Meet your cohort members, gather insight on the subject matter, and gain an understanding of program expectations.
Explore and educate yourself with 7 RACE approved modules, supplemental resources, activities, reflective assignments, and 2 group facilitated enrichment sessions.
Following online course completion you'll submit at minimum a 250-word essay on Your plans to move DEIB forward in daily practice, the profession, and the community. Your post-program workshop will include tools to assist with sustainability and inspiring discussion from your DEIB cohort members.
Blendvet program Achievers receive access to "real-time" DEIB best practices through the Blendvet community portal and begin their journey to fulfilling pre-requisite levels toward advanced blendvet DEIB certifications!
Increased cultural awareness helps you better serve your team, clients & community.
Build strong relationships with other individuals passionate about DEIB and its cultural importance.
Support DEIB sustainability and be able to speak intelligently about a variety of topics.
Our modules are developed by and for veterinary professionals and subject matter experts. Check out some of modules & featured speakers below.
Language is a vital part of human connection which allows us to share our ideas, thoughts, and feelings with one another. Language not only has the power to build societies, but also the ability to tear them down.
This module discusses the importance of effective communication, techniques for conflict-resolution, and highlights the impact of interacting with people from different cultural backgrounds, countries, & dialects.
Workplace wellbeing is often focused on improving weekly work hour or task overload. However, the stress that arises from workplace discrimination can have a major impact on an employee's attitude, work-life balance, and often times whether or not the individual remains with the current employer.
This module explores how wellbeing is directly impacted by a multitude of variables, from personal microaggressions to workplace discrimination or current events, and provides concrete ways to promote self-awareness and community care, which combat these areas of influence.
Current and historical literature demonstrates that diverse and inclusive business cultures improve team engagement, leads to enhanced innovation, and reduces associate turnover resulting in an increased profit margin.
This module discusses the benefits of recruiting diverse talent and consumers, and the effect of courageous leadership on hospitals who prioritize DEIB.
Currently, Latinx veterinarians make up only 5% of all veterinarians in the United States which means there are not enough veterinarians that can adequately meet the needs of this growing client population. While it is critically important to address this disparity, this process will take time, something that our Latinx clients cannot afford to lose.
This module will provide an introduction/starting point for veterinary professionals who wish to improve the quality of veterinary care they can provide to their Latino clients by understanding some aspects of their culture and why they may have difficulty seeking veterinary care.
In the veterinary environment where pet parent education is key, it is critical to be cognizant of cultural & learning differences, including disabilities, in order to understand the populations we serve.
This module equips hospital teams with the unique skill set to support individuals with visual, motor, and language processing disabilities and become empathic and effective contributors of our community.
Evidence shows that diversity in the workplace contributes to innovation and higher productivity, as different cultural backgrounds introduce new ways of thinking, language skills, and experiences. Celebrating our differences and creating inclusive environments, opens the door to allyship, promotes positivity, and supports the values, beliefs, and behaviors that shape a teams effectiveness.
This module focuses on the importance of diversity & allyship including self-education, leveraging privilege and power, and empathizing with others who are systemically disempowered.
We offer everything from single session modules to full-service workplace certifications, all created specifically with veterinary medicine in mind.
Set your own pace and access on demand modules that fit your needs. Each module is tailored specifically for vet med.
Over 10 weeks, you'll join other veterinary professionals as you deepen your understanding of DEIB aspects & their application.
As a whole team, you'll utilize the individual perspectives of team members to address & advance the adoption of DEIB.
blendvet™ veterinary hospital and academic certification program is developed as an ongoing educational diversity, equity, inclusion, & belonging (DEIB) curriculum incorporating the following phases:
Check out a preview of the program modules as follows:
Breaking Down Barriers and Finding Common Ground — The Culture of Communication
Language is a vital part of human connection which allows us to share our ideas, thoughts, and feelings with one another. Language not only has the power to build societies, but also the ability to tear them down.
Conflict resolution skills are required for a wide range of positions across several sectors. This requirement is based on the fact that conflict tends to reduce productivity and create a difficult work environment, leading to increased staff turnover and decreased team morale.
Individuals who are able to resolve conflicts are often excellent mediators, able to manage difficult personalities from a place of empathy, and considered assets to any team.
Being able to empathize and explore ways to reduce language barriers associated with DEIB is critical to the health of any team, culture, & the surrounding community.
This module discusses the importance of effective communication, techniques for conflict-resolution, and highlights the impact of interacting with people from different cultural backgrounds, countries, & dialects.
Watch a quick overview & intro video below!
Why Culture Matters – The Business Case for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) in Veterinary Medicine
Current and historical literature demonstrates that diverse and inclusive business cultures improve team engagement, leads to enhanced innovation, and reduces associate turnover resulting in an increased profit margin.
It is essential for veterinary medicine to acknowledge its lack of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) and address the deficits within the profession to encourage a viable and thriving platform for our future professionals and clientele.
This module discusses the benefits of recruiting diverse talent and consumers, and the effect of courageous leadership on hospitals who prioritize DEIB.
Watch a quick overview & intro video below!
Fair & Impartial Equality For All – Inclusivity for the Deaf Community
In the veterinary environment where pet parent education is key, it is critical to be cognizant of cultural & learning differences, including disabilities, in order to understand the populations we serve.
To promote inclusivity, our profession must prepare our teams to engage with clients belonging to all communities and encourage communication that aids in removing the barriers which prevent us from providing quality care for our patients.
This module equips hospital teams with the unique skill set to support individuals with visual, motor, and language processing disabilities and become empathic and effective contributors of our community.
Watch a quick overview & intro video below!
The Missing Link: How Does Discrimination Impact Well-Being?
Workplace wellbeing is often focused on improving weekly work hour or task overload. However, the stress that arises from workplace discrimination can have a major impact on an employee's attitude, work-life balance, and often times whether or not the individual remains with the current employer.
Workplace discrimination can be derived from a variety of factors such as age, gender, race, experience, or socioeconomic background. Our current understanding of workplace wellbeing is often shaped by individualistic frameworks, which unfortunately avoid addressing these specific areas of discrimination, and veterinary medicine is also among this group.
Primary or secondary trauma following workplace discrimination can be found in any profession, yet the additional lack of social work resources within veterinary medicine, often result in nuanced experiences of microaggression, compassion fatigue, and burnout.
This module explores how wellbeing is directly impacted by a multitude of variables, from personal microaggressions to workplace discrimination or current events, and provides concrete ways to promote self-awareness and community care, which combat these areas of influence.
Watch a quick overview & intro video below!
The Celebration of Differences & Allyship
Evidence shows that diversity in the workplace contributes to innovation and higher productivity, as different cultural backgrounds introduce new ways of thinking, language skills, and experiences. Celebrating our differences and creating inclusive environments, opens the door to allyship, promotes positivity, and supports the values, beliefs, and behaviors that shape a teams effectiveness.
Allyship focuses on ending the oppression of a systemically disempowered group. Ultimately, since everyone has the ability to affect systemic power in some areas, yet lack it in others, everyone also has the ability to practice allyship.
To practice allyship, one must respect a “lived” experience, provide solidarity, and “become comfortable being uncomfortable”. In order to create real change, one must acknowledge and articulate how oppressive systems operate, and stand alongside, versus in front of, those we support.
In the veterinary profession, we must learn to initiate and/or invite tough conversations in effort to expand towards positive growth. We must also embrace radical candor and become active allies.
This module focuses on the importance of diversity & allyship including self-education, leveraging privilege and power, and empathizing with others who are systemically disempowered.
Watch a quick overview & intro video below!
