More than a buzz word: Building diversity, equity, and inclusion into pharmacy residency recruitment

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are increasingly recognized as important within the health care environment, however, persons of marginalized backgrounds remain underrepresented in the health care workforce. In recent years, pharmacy organizations have risen to the national call to address structural racism by summoning an increased focus on DEI within the profession, including post‐graduate pharmacy training programs. Despite this increased focus, specific steps to increase DEI and decrease discrimination within individual programs remain difficult to ascertain. In this “How To” article, we discuss steps taken to increase DEI within a pharmacy residency program at a major academic medical center including changes made to residency recruitment practices and preceptor education.