Born This Way: Integrating LGBTQIA+ Identities as Pharmacy Practitioners.

Autor: Astle KN; University of South Florida Taneja College of Pharmacy, Tampa, FL, USA. Electronic address: astle@usf.edu., Hart LA; University of California, San Diego, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, La Jolla, CA, USA., Holloway J; Walgreens, Los Angeles, CA, USA., Medlin CG; The University of Texas at El Paso School of Pharmacy, El Paso, TX, USA., Mills AR; Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, University Ave, MS, USA., Nardolillo JA; University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy, Kinstron, RI, USA., Phan T; University of Southern Calfornia, Los Angeles, CA, USA., Wilby KJ; College of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada; Editorial Board, American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: American journal of pharmaceutical education [Am J Pharm Educ] 2023 Dec; Vol. 87 (12), pp. 100122. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 10.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpe.2023.100122
Abstrakt: Progression through the profession of pharmacy is filled with many milestones that can contribute to feelings of stress, rejection, and isolation. For Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual+(LGBTQIA+) students and practitioners, these feelings can be compounded by similar issues experienced by their sexual orientation or gender identity. Historically, LGBTQIA+ students, new practitioners, and seasoned professionals alike have lacked visible role models for how to intersect personal and professional identity in the pharmacy profession. In this paper, the authors describe experiences of intersecting personal queer identities with professional pharmacy identities; exploring barriers to integration and developing solutions to overcome these barriers. The authors also share how the formation of a collective of LGBTQIA+ practitioners and educators has led to a unified voice to advocate for the advancement of LGBTQIA+ healthcare in pharmacy education and practice. This manuscript will provide readers with a guide to navigate and address issues with the integration of personal and professional identity to lead to practice that validates personal identity as important, valuable, and affirmed.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
(Copyright © 2023 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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