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HCAI shows new veterinary workforce dashboard; finds Hispanic and Black veterinarians underrepresented statewide
Summary
Department of Health Care Access and Information staff demonstrated a dashboard built from license-renewal survey data that covers race, ethnicity, age and geographic distribution of California veterinary licensees; presenters said 76.5% of veterinary licensees provided survey data and flagged underrepresentation of Black and Hispanic groups.
At a meeting of the California Veterinary Medical Board, staff from the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) demonstrated an interactive dashboard built from demographic questions added to license renewal forms and said the data will support workforce planning.
Elise Ram, workforce researcher at HCAI, told board members the dashboard draws on voluntary demographic and practice‑activity responses collected at renewal and includes race, ethnicity, language, education, practice location and reported activities and full‑time‑equivalent hours. "We were able to collect survey data from 76.5% of all of our veterinary licenses across the state," Ram said, adding that the dataset represents nearly 22,000 surveys and a decline‑to‑state rate of about 12.1% or less depending on the…
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