Strategic Plan Theme: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Goals and progress to 2024

5.1 Cultivate a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) among trainees, faculty, and staff in the school

  1. Identify the current needs of the UCSF School of Pharmacy (SOP) trainees, faculty, and staff with regards to DEI.

  2. Create and implement a plan to address identified community needs, including developing community, and organizing programs and events that center on belonging.

    Progress to 2024:

    • Department of Clinical Pharmacy:

      • UC DEI Blueprint Pilot focused on belonging.

      • Amplifying Voices speaker series.

      • Moment for Diversity at department meetings.

    • Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry:

      • Channeling Athena: An Inclusive Leadership Reflective Practice Group, a program with 6 faculty, facilitator: Hoyt.

5.2 Establish the infrastructure, programs, and events to support DEI efforts

  1. Establish a SOP DEI Committee composed of a diverse and representative group of trainees, faculty, staff, and alumni to organize school-wide DEI efforts, increase collaboration with other UCSF schools, ensure alignment and collaboration between SOP and broader university DEI efforts, and ensure UCSF representation at national DEI-related conferences and institutes.

  2. Establish awards and scholarships to recognize outstanding efforts of faculty, staff, and trainees who demonstrate a strong dedication to DEI.

5.3 Ensure all communications of the school, including web pages, posters, and newsletters, are culturally sensitive and adequately represent DEI efforts

  1. Develop and disseminate DEI best practices for updating and developing school content and communications.

    Progress to 2024:

    • Department of Clinical Pharmacy: people pages include section highlighting DEI-AR for accomplishments for individuals.
  2. Promote and disseminate SOP DEI events and initiatives.

5.4 Increase recruitment and retention of diverse trainees, faculty, and staff

  1. Develop, obtain funding for, and enhance graduate and professional pipeline programs, beginning from high school, with communities and educational institutions that primarily serve URM students.

    Progress to 2024:

  2. Establish and maintain financially sustainable relationships with historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), and pre-health organizations serving traditionally underrepresented students at UC, CSU campuses, and California community colleges.

5.5 Develop inclusive, equity-minded professionals through anti-oppressive curricula

  1. Collaborate with other UCSF schools to develop and implement anti-oppressive curricula in the graduate and PharmD programs to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to promote inclusion, equity, and social justice in their careers.

  2. Develop best practices and provide development for faculty in developing inclusive, anti-oppressive syllabi and educational materials.

    Progress to 2024:

    • Health Equity Curriculum
      • Piloted and refined an integrated Health Equity Curriculum (HEC) in the P2 Year.
      • Created a developmental framework for DEIA PharmD competencies.
      • Obtained sustainable funding for the Health Equity Curriculum Internship Program.
      • Launched the fully integrated HEC in summer 2024.
      • Presented DEIA curricula and assessment work with other schools at conferences.

September 2024 Strategic Plan Retreat

Lead

Sharon L. Youmans

Members

Ryan Hernandez, Stephanie Hsia, Danica Fujimori, Joel W. Gonzales, Michael Keiser, Rupa Tuan, Samantha Valle-Oseguera, Carla Washington

Challenges
  • Maintaining a complete inventory of DEI activities occurring in the school.

  • Continuing efforts to engage in DEI initiatives at the campus and UC System-wide level.

  • Recognizing the overlaps of the DEI and People strategic plan priorities.

Future directions

  • Create an infrastructure for the school to support DEI activities and programs of the departments and our trainees.

  • Revising and reprioritizing goals and subgoals.

PowerPoint presentation

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