Ongoing review and renewal of the social justice curriculum throughout our programs deepening and extending from our initial focus on decolonization

• In early 2026, CPPD, along with the Uproot team, will deliver a series on Indigenous Cultural Safety and Cultural Humility which includes an asynchronous online program and two synchronous webinars, with the goal of fostering culturally safe care and enhancing pharmacists’ ability to serve diverse communities (2026).

All Programs

• Hired Indigenous Strategic Manager—a new position intended to support Faculty work relating to Indigenous Initiatives (May 2023).
• SPIIF fund approved "Queer Eye for Pharm Sci: Supporting Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Integration into Pharmacy Programs" by Tim Lim—awarded $10,000. This project encompassed a two-year professional development endeavour which delivered sequential workshops and related resources to educators of training programs to build capacity in training related to sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (SOGIE) to improve the Faculty's training in this space (April 2024).

Pharmacy Programs including Entry-to-Practice PharmD and Graduate Diploma in Pharmacy Leadership (GDPL)

• SPIIF fund approved project to support the training of practice educators to be culturally competent and anti-racist (May 2023); initial workshop deployed fall 2023; further work completed (2024–25).
• PRIDE-RX team (Principal Co-Investigators: Tristan Lai and Alex Tang) received financial support from the UBC Internal Seed Grant Program for Educational Leadership to conduct the study, Promoting 2SLGBTQQIA+ Inclusion, Diversity and Equity in Pharmacy Education (PRIDE-RX). This study, approved by the UBC Behavioral Research Ethics Board, sought to understand the current state of 2SLGBTQ+ health care in pharmacies in BC and highlight priority areas. The study concluded, and preliminary findings were shared with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia at its April 2023 board meeting. The PRIDE-Rx team received $205,107 funding through UBC TLEF project in 2022/23 and 2023/24. A project summary was presented across UBC (Sep 2024). The work was presented to the Canadian Pharmacists Association (Jan 2025). Approved the elective course "Queering Health" (PHRM331), after its pilot deliveries in fall 2024 and 2023 (fall 2025). Implemented second iteration of PHRM 473 Community Engaged Learning (2SLGBTQ+) practicum with partners: Health Initiative for Men, QMUNITY, and Community-Based Research Centre (fall 2025). The PrideRx website was launched (fall 2025). Received 2025 D2L Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning for PrideRx, a national award for inclusive curriculum innovation (2025).
• Completed project to develop a comprehensive Indigenization and Decolonization strategy within the Academic Portfolio, funded through the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) with a $50,000 grant for the “Building Foundations for Success in Decolonization and Indigenization within Pharmacy-focused Academic Programs in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences” (Oct 2023). Presented at CPERC (June 2024). Matched the Building Foundations goals to Strategic Plan goals (Oct 2024). Submitted manuscript for project (fall 2024); manuscript approved (fall 2025).
• Increased awareness of underserved populations in both the Flex PharmD and Graduate Diploma in Pharmacy Leadership (GDPL) students by introducing practices such as land acknowledgement, appropriate resources, and content (2023–2025; by 2024 for GDPL).
• Awarded $10,000 through the Strategic Equity and Anti-Racism (StEAR) Enhancement Fund for "Accessibility in innovative health pedagogy: electronic health records in teaching and learning (The aEHR project)" (Jason Min) to improve training relating to online educational tool (the aEHR) with practice-standard accessibility features, and raise critical awareness among faculty and future health practitioners on disability inequities that currenty plague commercially available electronic medical record products in Canada (April 2024).
• As part of the Hybrid Learning in the Pharmacy Program (HIPP) project, created the EDI session development of the EDI self-check tool, ensuring that educational sessions meet EDI goals (2023–24); this was presented at CTLT Spring Institute "Learning Activity Development Through an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Lens" (June 2024). Completed HIPP project to improve accessibility of learning through asynchronous learning activities (Jan 2026).
• Madison Lai received the CSHP BC Branch Pharmacy Practice Residency Award for her project "Exploring Patient Views on the Environmental Impact of Medication Use" (fall 2024).
• UPROOT team presented on Indigenous Health and Cultural Safety – Uprooting and Decolonizing Pharmacy at the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy to share the Faculty's work supporting the implementation of mandatory and elective Indigenous curricula (Jan 2025).
• Created the first land-based learning elective course (PHRM 300) for the Faculty, rooted in Indigenous cultural practices, with teachings directly connected to nature. This approach emphasizes holistic well-being, integrating cultural teachings from Knowledge Keepers in traditional medicine. Place-based learning draws from the specific local and ecological context, allowing students to explore the natural and urban landscapes around them. Course launched for first time (May 2025).
• In partnership with AFPC, initiated development of two learning modules on the management of cardiovascular diseases and risks factors in Trans and Gender Diverse populations for students and practicing pharmacists (fall 2025).
• Incorporated EDI-I practices into the launched Graduate Diploma in Pharmacy Leadership (GDPL), such as land acknowledgement, providing appropriate resources, and content; continued to raise awareness of underserved populations to students in the program (fall 2024).

BPSc

• BPSc program participated with the Centre for Student Development and Leadership to develop and deliver content that incorporates components of Indigenous awareness and cultural safety training to student leaders who served the program’s orientation events and Peer Mentorship program (fall 2023). Indigenous awareness and cultural safety was also embedded during orientation events and highlighted to new students coming into the BPSc program (fall 2023).

Graduate Programs

• Incorporated a dedicated mini-session on EDI for new graduate students during orientation, led by the Equity and Inclusion Office. This session aimed to provide incoming students with a foundational understanding of equity, diversity, and inclusion principles. By embedding EDI into the orientation, the goal was to ensure that students not only recognized the importance of these values and the resources available at UBC to support them, but were also equipped to contribute positively to an inclusive community from day one (Sep 2024).
• As part of the Graduate Seminar series, the ADGPS Office gave a special presentation on EDI ("UBC as a Discrimination-Free and Respectful Institution: A Student-Focused Discussion"), with mandatory attendance for all grad students. This session offered an in-depth exploration of how EDI is relevant to students' educational experiences at UBC, empowering students to take proactive steps in fostering a respectful and inclusive environment in their academic and extracurricular activities (Oct 2024).