Program Description:

This course will uncover five key toxic workplace influencers and introduce the basic foundation of building relationships, impactful leadership, education and equity, navigating the unknown, and diversifying in order to create an environment of inclusion and belonging.

Learning Objectives:

• To identify the leading factors contributing to “The Great Resignation” in the United States workforce.
• To review the impact of these factors and their correlation to veterinary industry-wide attrition.
•  To introduce how incorporating a BLEND mindset can create an inclusive veterinary workplace culture.

About the Presenter

Dr. Niccole Bruno, is the CEO & Founder of blendVET, a veterinary workplace certification program in diversity, equity, inclusion, & belonging (DEIB). Dr. Bruno received her undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from Tuskegee University in 2002, and before graduating with her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine degree from Cornell University in 2006, founded VOICE alongside fellow veterinary school colleagues. Formally named Veterinary Students as One in Color and Ethnicity, VOICE was developed to aid in fostering an inclusive atmosphere for Cornell veterinary students and bring campus-wide awareness to the deficits surrounding diversity in the veterinary profession. Today Dr. Bruno continues in her efforts of diversity, equity, and inclusion through speaking engagements, mentorship, and building the pathway of BIPOC students (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) into the profession with her creation of blendVET.

What You'll Receive

• 1.0 hr RACE approved CE credit
• On-demand Availability
• 6-month content access
• blendVET Course Completion Certificate