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MELISSA GOMES: Hi.
I'm Melissa Gomes.
I'm the Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
here in the School of Nursing.
My favorite part about being here at UVA School of Nursing
is that I get to help people think
about diverse perspectives.
And that really just helps to grow our profession
and it's going to help us on our journey to health equity.
Because when we have a variety of thoughts,
we have a variety of solutions, but also
learn about how much more we are alike than different
Why wouldn't you choose UVA for your nursing?
UVA has a great history.
But along that historical perspective,
we are also growing.
And we're learning from the past.
And we are on a journey to inclusivity.
The time is ripe, actually, to be here because we are really
embodying this philosophy.
And if you come here as a student,
I believe that you will feel your place here.
Empowering.
And it's because you can come here and feel like you
can accomplish anything.
And you don't have to do it by yourself.
You're going to do it with a team of people
where you're going to grow together and learn together.
And you might fall down, but you also get up together as well.