RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Examining the Inclusion of Race and Ethnicity in Patient Cases JF American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education JO Am J Pharm Educ FD American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy SP 8583 DO 10.5688/ajpe8583 VO 85 IS 9 A1 Olihe N. Okoro A1 Vibhuti Arya A1 Caroline A. Gaither A1 Adati Tarfa YR 2021 UL http://www.ajpe.org/content/85/9/8583.abstract AB Health disparities continue to exist in the United States, with the most significant differences in care occurring between racial groups. Racial health disparities are largely a result of the strong association between race and structural inequities, (differentials in the distribution of power, resources, opportunities). The use of case-based learning is common practice in pharmacy education, and the race of the patient who is the subject of the case is often included out of convention. In some cases, race is included to inform treatment based on guidelines developed from epidemiological and clinical studies that link race to disease by conferring biological significance to race categories. This continuing use of race and ethnicity to guide treatment contributes to racial health disparities and may further perpetuate existing provider implicit bias. This paper discusses the pedagogical approach of using patient cases and the convention, propriety, and implications of including race in patient cases, and guides pharmacy educators in how to use information on race.