The University of Texas at El Paso School of Pharmacy, El Paso, TX, USA.
University of Houston College of Pharmacy, Houston, TX, USA.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2024 Oct;88(10):101280. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpe.2024.101280. Epub 2024 Aug 25.
To compare perceptions of underrepresented minorities (URM), non-URM people of color (POC), and nonminoritized pharmacy faculty in academia in relation to workplace diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism (DEIA) landscape in the United States.
This study utilized the DEIA Faculty Perceptions of College Climate (FPCC) scale, which was developed and validated by the authors. The FPCC scale was used to investigate perceptions of pharmacy faculty from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy membership directory regarding DEIA within their respective academic pharmacy institutions. Demographic differences were examined using a Pearson chi-square test, while response disparities in FPCC questions were analyzed with a one-way ANOVA.
A total of 846 respondents met the inclusion criteria for the study and were included in the analysis. Results indicate disparities in perceptions within all 4 DEIA domains of the FPCC survey among the 3 demographic groups.
This study uncovers significant differences in how pharmacy faculty perceive DEIA within pharmacy education, with nonminoritized faculty expressing more positive views compared to their URM and non-URM counterparts. These results emphasize the need for focused interventions and institutional support to bridge DEIA disparities, emphasizing the importance of fostering an inclusive academic environment to enhance faculty well-being and empower the pharmacy profession to meet diverse needs more effectively.
比较代表性不足的少数族裔（URM）、非 URM 有色人种（POC）和学术界非少数族裔药学教师对美国工作场所多样性、公平性、包容性和反种族主义（DEIA）格局的看法。
本研究使用了 DEIA 教师对学院氛围的看法（FPCC）量表，该量表由作者开发和验证。FPCC 量表用于调查美国药学院协会会员目录中的药学教师对各自学术药学机构内 DEIA 的看法。使用 Pearson 卡方检验检查人口统计学差异，而 FPCC 问题的响应差异则使用单向方差分析进行分析。
共有 846 名符合研究纳入标准的受访者被纳入分析。结果表明，在 FPCC 调查的所有 4 个 DEIA 领域中，这 3 个群体的看法存在差异。
这项研究揭示了药学教师在药学教育中对 DEIA 的看法存在显著差异，与 URM 和非 URM 同行相比，非少数族裔教师的看法更为积极。这些结果强调了需要采取有针对性的干预措施和机构支持来弥合 DEIA 差距，强调了营造包容的学术环境的重要性，以增强教师的幸福感，并使药学专业更有效地满足多样化的需求。
