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A faculty development series on race and ethnicity in pharmacy education
Mark A Strand1, Allison Hursman2, Brody Maack3
1Pharmacy Practice and Master of Public Health Departments, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, United States of America.
Purpose:
Professional pharmacy associations are calling for greater cultural sensitivity in pharmacy. education. The faculty of a Midwestern School of Pharmacy set out to better address race and racism in the pharmacy curriculum through the implementation of a faculty development series.
Description:
A year-long professional development program to increase awareness of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) by race and ethnicity was implemented for 30 faculty members. The program included four didactic lectures and four Grand Rounds discussion sessions.
Analysis/Interpretation:
Attendance at the sessions averaged 22 (73 %) and 9 (30 %) for the didactic and Grand Rounds sessions, respectively. Faculty members showed a desire to learn about racism in pharmacy education and an openness to discuss ways to improve pharmacy education to make it culturally representative. Faculty went from a broad perception of health outcomes being impacted by race and racism, to actionable views on how race is addressed in the pharmacy curriculum, as well as the teaching methods such as facilitated discussions to address race and ethnicity appropriately.
Conclusions:
Faculty members are willing and able to openly revisit the content and methods of their teaching to make it more accurate and inclusive about how race and ethnicity are handled in the. pharmacy curriculum.
Implications:
Pharmacy faculty are willing to learn about racism in pharmacy education and do what is necessary to handle race and ethnicity topics in appropriate ways. Collaborative learning can assist faculty members to do so.
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