PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Arya, Vibhuti
AU  - Butler, Lakesha
AU  - Leal, Sandra
AU  - Maine, Lucinda
AU  - Alvarez, Nancy
AU  - Jackson, Natasha
AU  - Varkey, Alex C.
TI  - Systemic Racism: Pharmacists’ Role and Responsibility
AID  - 10.5688/ajpe8418
DP  - 2020 Nov 01
TA  - American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
PG  - 8418
VI  - 84
IP  - 11
4099  - http://www.ajpe.org/content/84/11/8418.short
4100  - http://www.ajpe.org/content/84/11/8418.full
SO  - Am J Pharm Educ2020 Nov 01; 84
AB  - Systemic racism is a public health emergency and disproportionately impacts communities of color, specifically Black Americans. Pharmacists took an oath to protect the welfare of humanity and protect our patients. As such, to practice truly patient-centered care, pharmacists must recognize racism as a root cause of social determinants of health and use their privilege to educate themselves and their colleagues around dismantling structural racism.