Throughout the year, the UF College of Pharmacy has activities and events planned to celebrate our various communities within the college, while embracing diverse perspectives, backgrounds, ideas and approaches.
Black History Month
February 2023
Black History Month
Black History Month
Remembering Our Past
Blacks pharmacists have made great strides in health care since the turn of the 20th century. Early pioneers in the profession like Anna Louise James and Ella Nora Phillips have paved the way for generations of Black pharmacists to come, including hundreds of UF College of Pharmacy alumni and students. (Photo Credit: Anna Louise James, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University)
DIHE Dialogues
DIHE Dialogues is a monthly seminar series intended to bring thought-leaders on a local, regional, and national scale to the UF College of Pharmacy community to discuss matters where DIHE and pharmacy intersect. These discussions are intended to highlight how the UF COP community can promote the values of diversity, inclusion, and health equity.
APRIL 2021 – DIHE DIALOGUES
Dr. Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir
Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir, Pharm.D., is an assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Loma Linda University.
March 2021 – DIHE DIALOGUES
Dr. Paul C. Walker
Dr. Paul Walker, chair of the ASHP Task Force on Racial Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity, provided an overview of the need for specific efforts to enhance diversity and inclusion within pharmacy, reviewed the task force’s recommendations, and described how the UF College of Pharmacy community can help to implement the recommendations.
Calendar of Events
february
Black History Month
APRIL
Diversity Week
The UF College of Pharmacy celebrate Diversity Week in April 2022.
JUNE
Pride Month
SEPTEMBER-October
National Hispanic Heritage Month
OCTOBER
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
NOVEMBER
National Native American Heritage Month
DECEMBER 1
World AIDS Day
WORLD AIDS DAY INTERVIEW WITH
Jennifer Janelle, M.D.
Dr. Janelle offers advice on living with HIV and the role health care providers can play in caring for these patients.
UF College of Pharmacy Family Stand Together Against Racism and Racial Prejudices
Standing unified for racial tolerance and against racial prejudices
A Message of Unity
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SUPPORTING UNITY AND EQUITY
Graduate Student Council
Members of the College of Pharmacy's Graduate Student Council are showing their support for unity and equity as the college embraces a more inclusive and anti-racist community.
