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MELISSA GOMES: Hi.

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I'm Melissa Gomes.

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I'm the Associate Dean for
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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here in the School of Nursing.

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My favorite part about being
here at UVA School of Nursing

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is that I get to
help people think

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about diverse perspectives.

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And that really just helps
to grow our profession

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and it's going to help us on
our journey to health equity.

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Because when we have
a variety of thoughts,

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we have a variety of
solutions, but also

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learn about how much more
we are alike than different

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Why wouldn't you choose
UVA for your nursing?

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UVA has a great history.

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But along that
historical perspective,

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we are also growing.

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And we're learning
from the past.

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And we are on a
journey to inclusivity.

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The time is ripe, actually, to
be here because we are really

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embodying this philosophy.

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And if you come
here as a student,

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I believe that you will
feel your place here.

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Empowering.

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And it's because you can
come here and feel like you

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can accomplish anything.

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And you don't have
to do it by yourself.

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You're going to do it
with a team of people

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where you're going to grow
together and learn together.

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And you might fall down, but you
also get up together as well.

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