This presentation is aimed at increasing cultural humility and building communication skills with the Latinx community among veterinary professionals in the U.S. 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.
Whether you're a small animal practitioner in a predominantly Latinx urban area or a dairy veterinarian working with farmworkers to facilitate herd health, it is crucial to have an understanding of Latinx culture and a basic knowledge of Spanish to better serve this community.
Learning Objectives
After participating in this session, participants should be able to:
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Recognize the need for Spanish communication courses in veterinary curriculums to improve cultural humility/competence among veterinarians entering the workforce.
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Identify the different systemic barriers the Latinx community has in accessing veterinary care and communicating effectively with veterinarians.
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Integrate certain measures into practice to improve quality veterinary care for Latinx clients in clinical practice.
About the Presenter, Mariacamila Garcia Estrella, MPH,DVM
Mariacamila Garcia Estrella is a 2023 DVM graduate from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. Mariacamila has both a Bachelor's of Science in Animal Science with a minor in Natural Resources (2017), and a Masters in Public Health (2021), which she also obtained at Cornell. Her interests in veterinary medicine lie in Wildlife/Conservation Medicine, Production Medicine, Public Health, and One Health. As a proud Latina immigrant from Colombia, she hopes to help pave the way to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion for Latinx people in the veterinary field. She co-founded and presided over the first student chapter of the Latinx Veterinary Medical Association. As one of the first veterinary students to have been enrolled in Cornell University's Masters of Public Health program, Mariacamila dedicated her final capstone project to creating a Spanish Communication Course proposal for people in the veterinary field to increase their cultural humility/competence when working with Latinx clients in the industry. She hopes to continue this work in the DEIB space working as an independent contractor for BLENDvet.
What You'll Receive
- 1.0 hr RACE approved CE credit
- On-demand Availability
- 6-month content access
- blendVET Course Completion Certificate