Diversity and Inclusion

Strategic Priorities

• Initiative I: Recruit and Retain Diverse Talent
  Increase and retain the compositional diversity of our students, faculty, and staff to reflect the demographics of US citizens.
• Initiative II: Prepare Culturally Intelligent Professionals
  Prepare students to be culturally intelligent to meet societal healthcare needs.
• Initiative III: Build an Inclusive Community
  Create a School community where everyone is connected, valued, and has an opportunity to contribute.

Performance Indicators

Representation of underrepresented minority PharmD students in Fall 2021 incoming class – INCREASED by 16.0%

• Fall 2020 – 14.4%
• Fall 2021 – 16.7%

Representation of underrepresented minority PhD students in Fall 2021 incoming class – INCREASED by 5.9%

• Fall 2020 – 11.8%
• Fall 2021 – 12.5%

Representation of underrepresented minority faculty members – INCREASED by 1.6%

• June 2020 – 6.3%
• April 2021 – 6.4%

Representation of underrepresented minority staff members – DECREASED by 2.6%

• June 2020 – 19.9%
• April 2021 – 19.4%

70.5% of staff* feel a sense of belonging at the school

63.7% of URM staff* feel a sense of belonging at the school

*Respondents in the 2020 Engagement Survey

View our UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Plan for 2020-21.

• Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment in the Graduate Education Setting 
• Preceptor Design Lab Series: Creating a Racially Inclusive Learning Environment in the Experiential Setting
• Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment in the Residential Setting
  • References
    • Blair 2011 – Unconscious bias and health disparities
    • Harrison 2018 – Considering microaggressions in science
    • Pennington 2016 – Twenty years of stereotype threat
    • Hobbs 2018 – White privilege in health care
• Considerations of the LGBTQIA Community in Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment
• inclusifiED: Inclusive Teaching Practices Workshop
• Asheville African American Health Webinar Series

Grants

• Genentech Grant ($386,000) – Well-Being Initiative for Woman Faculty of Color to Promote Professional Advancement in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research
  • Carla Y. White, BS Pharm, RPh (Lead Principal Investigator)
  • Klarissa Jackson, PhD (Co-Principal Investigator)
  • Suzanne Harris, PharmD (Co-Investigator)
  • Karla Aghedo (Program Partner) – Founder and CEO, H3W (Houston Wellness Workshops for Women)
• ASHP Foundation Board Grant ($2,500) – Healthcare Equity and Leadership (HEAL)
  • Frank Tillman II (’19 PharmD) – PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Resident, Department of Pharmacy, UNC Medical Center
• ASHP Pharmacy Leadership Scholars Research Grant ($10,000) – Influencers of career goals and attainment among BIPOC pharmacy trainees
  • Caroline Sasser, PharmD, BCPS (Principal Investigator)
  • Stephen Eckel, PharmD, MHA (Mentor/Advisor)
  • Michael Wolcott, PharmD, PhD (Co-Investigator)
  • Kathryn Morbitzer, PharmD (Co-Investigator)

Presentations

Platforms

• Rethinking Diversity Equity Inclusion Strategy Development in Pharmacy Education (AACP Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Institute, January 2021)
  • Carla Y. White, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Michael Fulford, The University of Georgia
• Communicating with Care and Compassion: A Key to Unlocking Healthcare Disparity (ASHP Specialty Pharmacy Conference: Optimizing Patient Outcomes and Operational Excellence, July 2021)
  • Michael D. Wolcott, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Carla Y. White, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Equity in Pharmacy Education: What is Holding Us Back? (AACP Annual Meeting, July 2021)
  • Carla Y. White, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Michael Fulford, The University of Georgia
  • Jacqueline McLaughlin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Sharon Youmans, University of California, San Francisco
  • Malaika Turner, Howard University

Mini/Micro Sessions

• Building a Diverse Pharmacy Workforce During a Pandemic (AACP INterim Meeting – INclusion 2021, March 2021)
  • Carla Y. White, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Can You Hear Me Now? A Class Activity About Interprofessional Communication and Micro/Macroaggressions in Healthcare (AACP Annual Meeting, July 2021)
  • Philip Rodgers, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Charlene Williams, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment: Experience with a Faculty Development Series (AACP Annual Meeting, July 2021)
  • Kathryn Morbitzer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Suzanne Harris, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Developing Inclusive Leaders: Incorporating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Into Pharmacy Student Leadership Training (AACP Annual Meeting, July 2021)
  • Jacqueline Zeeman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • David Steeb, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Posters

• Incorporating Cultural Intelligence into Doctor of Pharmacy Class Sessions, Courses, and Curricula: Introducing a Framework (AACP Annual Meeting, July 2021)
  • Lana Minshew, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Diana Lee, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Preparing Faculty and Preceptors to Create an Inclusive Learning Environment (AACP Annual Meeting, July 2021)
  • Kathryn Morbitzer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Jacqueline McLaughlin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Carla Y. White, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Panels

• Diverse Paths to Leadership: A Panel Discussion with Current Leaders in the Academy (AACP Annual Meeting, July 2021)
  • Cynthia Warrick, Stillman College
  • Anne Lin, Notre Dame of Maryland University
  • Oscar Garza, The University of Louisiana Monroe
  • Carla Y. White, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Thomas Smith, Manchester University

Continuing Education and Certificate Programs

Rethinking Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategy Development in Pharmacy Education – ASHP

• Carla Y. White, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

How does intersectionality intersect with me? – ASHP

• Michael D. Wolcott, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Dr. Vibhuti Arya seminar recording

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month event recording

Awards and Recognitions

• 2020 Leaders in Diversity Award (Triangle Business Journal)
  • Carla White – Associate Dean, Organizational Diversity and Inclusion
• 13th Annual Alumni Diversity Awards (University Office for Diversity and Inclusion)
  • Frank Tillman II (’19 PharmD) – PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Resident, Department of Pharmacy, UNC Medical Center
  • Janet Edwards (’95, BS, Pharmacy) – Senior Account Specialist for Respiratory Biologics, GlaxoSmithKline
• Nuventra/UNC Innovation Fellowship
  • Keith Dolcy PharmD, MS, RPH – University of Buffalo

• Accessibility Resources and Services
• American Indian Center
• Asian American Center
• Carolina Latina/o Collaborative
• Community Culture and Climate Improvement Tool
• Office for Diversity and Inclusion
• Eshelman Care Team
• Equal Opportunity and Compliance Office
• Gender-Inclusive Language (UNC Writing Center)
• HAVEN
• Implicit Bias: Further Reading
• International Student & Scholar Services
• The Learning Center
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, & Queer (LGBTQ) Center
• LGBTQIA+ Health Guide (UNC Health Sciences Library)
• Sonya Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History
• Veterans Resource Team

Celebrating Black History Month

Throughout the month, we will be spotlighting members of our School community in the Wrap-Up to learn more about what the month means to them.

We will also host three virtual events that we hope you’ll tune into. The video below from Dean Kashuba dives deeper into our Black History Month events.

See the slides from Dr. John Clark’s presentation about African American Women in Pharmacy