The MVMA fostered a partnership between our association, Mission Animal Hospital and Cristo Rey Jesuit High School- Twin Cities, to employ a team of four students through the Cristo Rey Corporate work study program in a veterinary hospital. These four students share a full 40-hour work week throughout the academic year.
The partnership came to be through a proposal from MVMA’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Action Team. The MVMA is committed to increasing representation, support, retention, and accessibility in the veterinary profession to foster a sense of belonging within our communities. While looking for ways to inspire change the DEI Action Team decided one way to take action would be to grow relationships with youth in diverse communities.
The purpose of the partnership is to ensure the future of Veterinary Medicine in Minnesota is diverse and accessible to all. In addition, the MVMA wishes to be a pilot for similar corporate work study programs across the country.