title: Institutional strategies to achieve diversity and inclusion in pharmacy education.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the impact of institutional initiatives to enhance recruitment of minority students as a strategy to increase diversity and inclusion.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Office of Recruitment, Development, and Diversity Initiatives (ORDDI) was established and several initiatives were developed within the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy to promote student diversity and engagement. Applicant demographics and admission data were tracked from 2007-2012 to assess program performance and effectiveness.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Over the 6-year period, 812 recruitment events were facilitated. Twenty-nine percent of the students admitted from 2007-2012 participated in 1 or more ORDDI recruitment programs prior to admission. Forty-two percent of this cohort were minorities. The overall average minority profile of students increased from 19% to 25% after establishing the ORDDI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To achieve student diversity and inclusion, a multifaceted effort is required, involving a continuum of institutional strategies, including innovative practice models and high impact programs.
authors.affiliation: UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA. carla_white@unc.edu
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Brittney
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Louis
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Persky
authors.forename: Davon Townsend
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Howell
authors.forename: LaToya M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.forename: Amica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Simmons-Yon
authors.forename: Kelly L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Scolaro
mesh_terms: D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009657:North Carolina; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012570:School Admission Criteria / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012580:Schools, Pharmacy; D013339:Students, Pharmacy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: admissions; best practices; diversity; inclusion; recruitment