Brighter Horizons: a PGWL Podcast
We can end health disparities; it starts with discussion, leading to actionable change, and emphasized by amplification. Join the #PharmGradWishlist team in listening and sharing the stories of how we can turn healthcare and education into an equitable playing field. Hosted by advisory team member, Kathy Monangai, the ”Brighter Horizons” podcast aims to showcase a movement to support minoritized pharmacy graduates who will be the future of a more diversified healthcare space. Each episode hopes to shine a bright light on a crucial topic facing healthcare today, equity, through the voices and vignettes of past, present & future healthcare heroes.
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Friday Apr 12, 2024
Friday Apr 12, 2024
“You are not defined by a position, or by a title, or by your job – all of those things can change”
Kathy E. Monangai, PharmD, advisory team member of the #PharmGradWishlist interviews Chidinma Ahiarah, PharmD, current PGY-2 Oncology Pharmacy Resident at USCF Health. Dr. Ahiarah’s story illustrates that delay is not denial. She’s a current San Francisco, California transplant by way of Austin, Texas. Before moving out West, she completed her PharmD degree in 2021 at the Texas A&M College of Pharmacy and entered the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Pharmacy Resident Matching Program for the first time in the fall of 2020. Dr. Ahiarah walks us through her journey of not matching in her first attempt, the challenges of the experience, and matching at a top 10 hospital in the following cycle.
Dr. Ahiarah leads with her identity in all that she does and shares how she considered that during the Match process. “Being a resident is not the best thing to happen to you. The best thing to happen to you is the fact that you’re here, the fact that you have a story to tell, and that you’re able to contribute to the world” As a future clinical pharmacist, with interests in oncology, malignant hematology, critical care, and academia – she hopes to be a voice/advocate for future minority pharmacy residency hopefuls and support DEIB efforts at her future institutions. Learn more about PharmGradWishlist at https://linktr.ee/pharmgradwishlist
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Hello Everyone! Welcome to the “Brighter Horizons” podcast brought to you by #PharmGradWishlist. I’m your new host, Kathy Monangai, and I’m excited to take you on your next listening journey. At #PharmGradWishlist, we believe we can end health disparities; it starts with discussion, leading to actionable change, and emphasized by amplification. Join the #PharmGradWishlist team in listening and sharing the stories of how we can turn healthcare and education into an equitable playing field. The "Brighter Horizons" podcast aims to showcase a movement to support minoritized pharmacy graduates who will be the future of a more diversified healthcare space. Each episode hopes to shine a bright light on a crucial topic facing healthcare today, equity, through the voices and vignettes of past, present, and future healthcare heroes. Learn more at https://www.pharmgradwishlist.org/
PharmGradWishlist
Supporting Racially and Ethnically Minoritized Pharmacy Trainees
We are a group of practicing pharmacists throughout the U.S. who have organized a mutual aid movement entitled #PharmGradWishlist that aims to support emerging racially and ethnically minoritized pharmacist trainees. Racially and ethnically minoritized individuals include, but are not limited to, those who are underrepresented in the Pharmacy profession due to systemic racism. Underrepresentation can perpetuate health disparities. Learn more about us and check out our social media @ https://linktr.ee/pharmgradwishlist
This pharmacist campaign was inspired by the successful movement of our physician colleagues at MedGradWishlist (@MedGradWishlist or MedGradWishlist.org).