College of Pharmacy Faculty Research and Publications
Promoting and maintaining diversity in pharmaceutical education
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
Publication Date
1-22-2015
Volume
31
Issue
24
Abstract
Today's pharmacists are essential health care providers placed in more diverse environments than in the past. In contemporary practice, they need to possess knowledge and communication skills unprecedented in the history of pharmaceutical care. In many communities, the community pharmacist is spearheading wellness programs to assist patients with immunizations, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and cholesterol screenings. The demographic composition of the United States is rapidly changing, indicating a pivotal shift of the minority population to majority. The increasing numbers of minority persons should give rise to a new generation of pharmacist leaders to create social and political changes throughout society. To produce the next generation of minority pharmacists and pharmacy educators, more students must be recruited into pharmaceutical programs. A solid investment in the promotion of diversity in pharmaceutical education is crucial to strengthen the pipeline and ensure the growth and enhancement of the pharmaceutical sciences for many years.
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Recommended Citation
North, H. (2015). Promoting and maintaining diversity in pharmaceutical education. Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 31 (24). Retrieved from https://scholarworks.harding.edu/pharmacy-facpub/14