Infusing the DVM curriculum with opportunities to learn about diversity issues is critical to prepare students to work with an increasingly diverse society.  In partnership with student and specialty practice organizations, AAVMC has been able to support and/or deploy co-curricular programming at nearly half of the US veterinary colleges.  AAVMC has also been able to provide resource and program support to numerous professional veterinary organizations to the benefit of the larger profession.

Lastly, AAVMC hosts the oldest symposium in the veterinary profession dedicated to promoting racial and ethnic diversity, the Iverson Bell Symposium.  This symposium is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Iverson Bell, an African American veterinarian worked tirelessly to promote diversity in the profession.  The symposium is held on biennially, with the next occurrence in March, 2011.  This symposium has been the primary forum for administrators, faculty and staff to examine diversity in academic veterinary medicine for more than 30 years.