Opportunity and Belonging Newsletter, Fall 2023

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December 14, 2023
Catch up on the fall 2023 edition of the Office for Opportunity and Belonging Newsletter, the newsletter about cultivating a culture of acceptance and support within our college and the communities we serve. This semester’s topics include the HEED Award, New Student Orientation, Pharm-Giving Potluck, Building Our Own Talent (BOOT) Fellows program and much more.

Texas Pharmacy Again Wins Insight Into Diversity HEED Award

INSIGHT Into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award, 2023. Health Professions School.
October 11, 2023
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy received the 2023 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. This is the second year Texas Pharmacy has been named as a Health Professions HEED Award recipient and is one of six pharmacy schools in the nation to receive the award.

Texas Pharmacy Exceeds Residency Match Placement Goals

91% Residency Match Placement. National Average: 82%. The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2023 Pharmacy Residency Match.
May 4, 2023
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy placed in the top ten in the entire country in the percentage of match placements with 91%, compared to the national match placement average of 82%.

Texas Pharmacy Earns NACDS Grant

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April 27, 2023
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Foundation awarded The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy Office of Opportunity and Belonging with a $15,000 Diversity Scholarship Award to expand the college's Project Engage Pharmacy Program (PEPP).

DiversiTEA Corner, Spring 2023

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April 18, 2023
Catch up on the spring 2023 edition of DiversiTEA Corner, the newsletter about inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility at the UT College of Pharmacy. This semester’s topics include welcoming Tonia Guida, Ph.D. as the new Assistant Dean of Diversity and Inclusion, announcing the winners of the Dr. Carolyn Brown DEAI Champion Awards, committee updates and more.

Honoring the 2022-23 Dr. Carolyn Brown DEAI Champion Award Recipients

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January 30, 2023
These DEAI Champions have demonstrated exceptional efforts and continue to make significant contributions to creating a more diverse, equitable, accessible and inclusive culture within the college and beyond through their excellent service, teaching, research and/or academic endeavors.

Texas Pharmacy Welcomes New Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion

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January 18, 2023
Texas Pharmacy is delighted to announce its new Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion Tonia Guida, Ph.D.

DiversiTEA Corner, Fall 2022

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October 17, 2022
Read the fall 2022 edition of DiversiTEA Corner, the newsletter about inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility at the UT College of Pharmacy. This semester’s topics include New Student Orientation, transgender and gender-nonconforming healthcare, National Hispanic Heritage Month, patients with Sickle Cell Disease, and many more.

UT Pharmacy Supports Grad Students with Building Our Own Talent (BOOT) Program

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September 8, 2022
This year, college welcomes Daniel San Miguel and Adriana Vargus through the BOOT program, providing a generous 12-month stipend plus paid tuition for the first academic year in order to to increase the recruitment, retention and preparation of trainees from diverse backgrounds.

Summer Programs of Innovation and Diversity

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September 6, 2022
This summer, the office of Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DEAI), hosted two intensive summer research programs: Project Engage Pharmacy Program (PEPP) Camp and the Leadership Through Engagement For the Advancement of Diverse Educational Research (LEADER) Program.