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Oregon Health & Science University, 3225 S.W. Pavilion Loop, MC: L101, Baird Hall (Suite 1028), Portland, OR 97239, United States.
Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2022 Nov;14(11):1340-1347. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2022.09.025. Epub 2022 Sep 16.
With an underrepresented minority (URM) student population of <20%, colleges and schools of pharmacy (CoPs) in the United States (US) lag behind the national population, in which URMs account for >30%. Few tools are available to assist the >140 US CoPs in tracking progress in URM diversity among student pharmacists. Thus, the study's purpose was to address this gap by: (1) creating a "diversity index" for pharmacy programs; and (2) determining changes in diversity index scores between 2011 and 2020.
This was a secondary analysis of 2011-2020 fall URM enrollment data for CoPs and national and state population data. The annual diversity index score for 2011-2020 was calculated for each CoP. Wilcoxon signed-rank tests and Mann-Whitney U tests were conducted.
Among all CoPs, median URM percent enrollment significantly increased from 7.7% in 2011 to 14.5% in 2020. Median diversity index scores for all CoPs increased from 0.66 in 2011 to 0.76 in 2020, but this change was not statistically significant. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) had significantly greater diversity index scores than non-HBCUs/HSIs. Diversity index scores of public vs. private colleges did not differ significantly.
This diversity index represents an important step in tracking progress in increasing URM student pharmacist representation in CoPs. The index may be utilized as a tool to support development of diversity best practices and more inclusive environments for student pharmacists, faculty, staff, and stakeholders.
在美国，药学院（CoPs）的少数民族（URM）学生比例<20%，远低于全国>30%的比例。很少有工具可以帮助超过 140 所美国 CoPs 跟踪学生药剂师中 URM 多样性的进展。因此，这项研究的目的是通过以下方法来解决这一差距：（1）为药学课程创建“多样性指数”；（2）确定 2011 年至 2020 年多样性指数得分的变化。
这是对 2011-2020 年秋季 CoPs 和全国及州人口数据中少数民族（URM）入学数据的二次分析。为每个 CoP 计算了 2011-2020 年的年度多样性指数得分。进行了 Wilcoxon 符号秩检验和 Mann-Whitney U 检验。
在所有 CoPs 中，少数民族（URM）入学比例中位数从 2011 年的 7.7%显著增加到 2020 年的 14.5%。所有 CoPs 的多样性指数得分中位数从 2011 年的 0.66 增加到 2020 年的 0.76，但这一变化不具有统计学意义。历史上的黑人学院和大学（HBCUs）和西班牙裔服务机构（HSIs）的多样性指数得分明显高于非 HBCUs/HSIs。公立学院与私立学院的多样性指数得分没有显著差异。
该多样性指数代表了在跟踪 CoPs 中增加少数民族（URM）学生药剂师代表性方面的重要进展。该指数可作为工具，支持制定多样性最佳实践，并为学生药剂师、教师、员工和利益相关者创造更具包容性的环境。
