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WesternU College of Pharmacy and Kaiser Permanente
APOTHECARY CIRCLE
Diversity Partnership Pathway
By Jesse F. Martinez, PharmD, FASCP, Vice Dean, Academic Diversity & Development
The WesternU College of Pharmacy (COP) and Kaiser Permanente met in 2011 to discuss a mutual vision — to increase
underrepresented future leaders in the profession of pharmacy. The Kaiser Permanente Apothecary Circle program was founded in
2007 with a mission to attract students in underrepresented ethnic groups to the pharmacy profession by providing mentoring
opportunities, practical experiences and leadership development. The mission also called for engagement by students in pharmacy-
related community activities to improve the health outcomes of diverse communities. Importantly, the mission addresses
collaboration with schools and colleges of pharmacy to develop underrepresented students into prime candidates for admission.
“Western University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy is committed to creating an academic environment that celebrates
diversity and the value that multicultural perspectives add to the quality of the educational experience,” said Daniel Robinson,
PharmD, Dean of the WesternU College of Pharmacy. “Thus, the WesternU College of Pharmacy seeks to
attract students who can offer different perspectives on life in a multicultural society and who can
contribute to the awareness of socioeconomic and multicultural diversity at WesternU.”
Step 4
Step 1: WesternU Pomona Health Career Ladder (PHCL)
An initiative founded by Pomona Unified School District, Cal Poly Pomona of Pha
and Western University of Health Sciences to attract young
underrepresented students, beginning in the sixth grade, to health Progra
Circle and INROADS
professions careers. The PHCL program is now in its sixth year.
Step 2: Kaiser Permanente Summer Youth Leadership Program
(KP SYLP)
A community outreach program founded by Kaiser Permanente to recruit Step 3: Kaiser Permanente Apothocary
underrepresented junior and senior high school students who are interested
in healthcare careers. Designated Kaiser Permanente medical centers draw
25 students into a work program each summer to work in various
departments for 9 weeks.
Step 3: Kaiser Permanente Apothecary Circle and INROADS
INROADS is a non-profit organization whose mission is to develop talented
minority youth and prepare them for corporate and community leadership in
the healthcare industry. INROADS helps recruit students who are college
freshman, sophomores and juniors into summer pharmacy internships for
the Kaiser Permanente Apothecary Circle program. The Apothecary Circle
program is designed to offer underserved college students an opportunity to
interact in a variety of pharmacy settings within Kaiser. A Kaiser Apothecary
Circle pharmacist advisor supervises rotations, coordinates pharmacy
projects, and mentors Apothecary Circle interns. The goal is for the student
interns to matriculate into a school or college of pharmacy.
Step 4: WesternU College of Pharmacy Early Assurance
Program (EAP) Summer Youth Leadership Program (KP SYLP)
The Early Assurance Program is an outreach partnership initiative between
the Kaiser Permanente Apothecary Circle program and the WesternU College
of Pharmacy. The program is designed to recruit underserved students
interested in a career in pharmacy who are working towards an
undergraduate degree and are successfully satisfying pharmacy
Step 2: Kaiser Permanente
prerequisites. The purpose of the EAP is to increase the admission,
matriculation and graduation of underrepresented students in order to
enhance communication and cultural sensitivity in serving the health care
needs of the community and region.
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APOTHECARY CIRCLE
Diversity Partnership Pathway
By Jesse F. Martinez, PharmD, FASCP, Vice Dean, Academic Diversity & Development
The WesternU College of Pharmacy (COP) and Kaiser Permanente met in 2011 to discuss a mutual vision — to increase
underrepresented future leaders in the profession of pharmacy. The Kaiser Permanente Apothecary Circle program was founded in
2007 with a mission to attract students in underrepresented ethnic groups to the pharmacy profession by providing mentoring
opportunities, practical experiences and leadership development. The mission also called for engagement by students in pharmacy-
related community activities to improve the health outcomes of diverse communities. Importantly, the mission addresses
collaboration with schools and colleges of pharmacy to develop underrepresented students into prime candidates for admission.
“Western University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy is committed to creating an academic environment that celebrates
diversity and the value that multicultural perspectives add to the quality of the educational experience,” said Daniel Robinson,
PharmD, Dean of the WesternU College of Pharmacy. “Thus, the WesternU College of Pharmacy seeks to
attract students who can offer different perspectives on life in a multicultural society and who can
contribute to the awareness of socioeconomic and multicultural diversity at WesternU.”
Step 4
Step 1: WesternU Pomona Health Career Ladder (PHCL)
An initiative founded by Pomona Unified School District, Cal Poly Pomona of Pha
and Western University of Health Sciences to attract young
underrepresented students, beginning in the sixth grade, to health Progra
Circle and INROADS
professions careers. The PHCL program is now in its sixth year.
Step 2: Kaiser Permanente Summer Youth Leadership Program
(KP SYLP)
A community outreach program founded by Kaiser Permanente to recruit Step 3: Kaiser Permanente Apothocary
underrepresented junior and senior high school students who are interested
in healthcare careers. Designated Kaiser Permanente medical centers draw
25 students into a work program each summer to work in various
departments for 9 weeks.
Step 3: Kaiser Permanente Apothecary Circle and INROADS
INROADS is a non-profit organization whose mission is to develop talented
minority youth and prepare them for corporate and community leadership in
the healthcare industry. INROADS helps recruit students who are college
freshman, sophomores and juniors into summer pharmacy internships for
the Kaiser Permanente Apothecary Circle program. The Apothecary Circle
program is designed to offer underserved college students an opportunity to
interact in a variety of pharmacy settings within Kaiser. A Kaiser Apothecary
Circle pharmacist advisor supervises rotations, coordinates pharmacy
projects, and mentors Apothecary Circle interns. The goal is for the student
interns to matriculate into a school or college of pharmacy.
Step 4: WesternU College of Pharmacy Early Assurance
Program (EAP) Summer Youth Leadership Program (KP SYLP)
The Early Assurance Program is an outreach partnership initiative between
the Kaiser Permanente Apothecary Circle program and the WesternU College
of Pharmacy. The program is designed to recruit underserved students
interested in a career in pharmacy who are working towards an
undergraduate degree and are successfully satisfying pharmacy
Step 2: Kaiser Permanente
prerequisites. The purpose of the EAP is to increase the admission,
matriculation and graduation of underrepresented students in order to
enhance communication and cultural sensitivity in serving the health care
needs of the community and region.
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