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Watch this summary of the 2023 AAHA Mentoring Guidelines
Download the Guidelines Summary poster
Check out these publications in the AAHA store!
Lead to Thrive
by Josh Vaisman
Discover the 4 Ps of positive leadership – and help your whole team have a great day at work.
What Does a Real Doctor Look Like?
by Dr. Cherice Roth
Written for children of all ages, this illustrated booklet explores and confirms that doctors can be of every ethnicity, race, gender, and ability.
Creating a New Mentoring Program
- Giving Effective Feedback: Beyond “Great Job” Video
- Starting a Mentoring Program
- Starting a Youth Mentoring Program
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB)
Articles and guides
- Diversity Toolkit: A Guide to Discussing Identity, Power and Privilege
- Guide for Advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Veterinary Medicine
- Guide to Allyship
- Stereotype Threat
- Why Pronouns Matter
Certificates and courses
- American Veterinary Medical Association’s (AVMA) Brave Space Certificate Program
- BLENDVET
- Journey for Teams
- Kirwan Institute Implicit Bias Modules
- Pawsibilities Vet Med’s Introduction to Inclusive Mentorship Course
- Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine’s Certificate for Diversity & Inclusion in Veterinary Medicine
Diversity and mentorship
- LGBTQ Mentoring
- Native American Youth
- Racial Equity Resources for Mentors
- Search Institute Media Archive
Resources databases and affiliate groups
- American Association of Veterinarians of Indian Origin
- Association of Asian Veterinary Medical Professionals
- AVMA Diversity and Inclusion in Veterinary Medicine Resources
- BlackDVM Network
- Black Veterinary Association of Canada
- British Veterinary Ethnicity and Diversity Society
- Canadian Collective for Equity in Veterinary Medicine
- Canadian VIBE
- DiVersity Matters at AAVMC
- Latinx Veterinary Medical Association
- Louisiana State University Student Association for Black Veterinarians (SABV)
- Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association (MCVMA)
- National Association for Black Veterinarians (NABV)
- Native American Veterinary Association (NAVA)
- Pride Veterinary Medical Association (PrideVMC)
- Pride Student Veterinary Medical Association (Pride SVMC)
- PrideVMC Support Hotline (resources tab)
- The Referral Corner: Diversity Education Resources
- Veterinarians as One Inclusive Community for Empowerment (VOICE)
- Women’s Veterinary Leadership Development Initiative (WVLDI)
Self-assessment
- Harvard Project Implicit Bias Assessment
- Intentional Organizational Diversity & Inclusion Efforts Assessment Tool
Mental Health Resources
- AVMA Wellbeing Resources
- Crisis Text Line Resources
- NOMV CLEAR Blueprint
- NOMV Lifeboat
- QPR training
- Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- Veterinary Mental Health Initiative
Mentoring Programs
- MentorVet
- Pawsibilities Vet Med
- Veterinary Graduate Development Programme (VetGDP)
- Veterinary Mentorship Academy (VMA)
Online Self-Assessments
- Big Five
- DiSC
- Insights
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
- Strengthsfinder
Tools to Support Remote Mentoring
The 2023 AAHA Mentoring Guidelines are generously supported by Chewy Health and Merck.
