
Our Commitment
ASHP is proud of its continued commitment to make diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) a strategic imperative for the organization. We believe it is critical that our members and staff recognize ASHP as a welcoming community that supports their professional growth and development.

Task Forces & Reports
- Women In Pharmacy Leadership
- ASHP Task Force on Racial Diversity Equity and Inclusion
- Report of the ASHP Ad Hoc Committee on Ethnic Diversity and Cultural Competence
- Report of the ASHP Task Force on Pharmacy’s Changing Demographics
- ASHP Long-Range Vision for the Pharmacy Work Force in Hospitals and Health Systems: Ensuring the Best Use of Medicines in Hospitals and Health Systems


ASHP/ABHP Joint Leadership Award
The ASHP-ABHP Joint Leadership Award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership in efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare.
Recipients
- 2020: Kathleen Kennedy
- 2019: John Clark
- 2018: Johnnie Early
- 2017: Neil J. MacKinnon
- 2016: Mary Choy
- 2015: Marie Chisholm Burns
- 2014: John J. Scrivens
- 2012: Lenore T. Coleman
- 2010: Thomas E. Buckley
- 2009: Folakemi Odedina


ASHP Foundation Pharmacy Leadership Scholars Grant
The Pharmacy Leadership Scholars™ is a competitive grant program that supports meaningful research and builds a community of leaders to spread and sustain change and promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and access to healthcare. The Pharmacy Leadership Scholars™ grants are supported by Chiesi.
The researchers and projects receiving funding for the 2021 program are:
- Kiydra Harris, Pharm.D.
Texas Southern University
The LEADRx Initiative: The Landscape and Environmental Assessment of Diversity in Post-Graduate Pharmacy Education - Terri Newman, Pharm.D., M.S.
University of Pittsburgh
Identifying Barriers and Facilitators to the Use of Disease Modifying Treatments in Sickle Cell Disease: Analysis of Provider and Patient Surveys and Interviews - Caroline Sasser, Pharm.D.
UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Influencers of Career Goals and Attainment Among BIPOC Pharmacy Trainees
- Erika Titus-Lay, Pharm.D.
California Northstate University
Identification and Mitigation of Factors Which Contribute To Increased Cancer Health Disparities as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic; A Pharmacist-Led and Implemented Initiative - Cheryl Wisseh, Pharm.D., M.P.H.
University of California, Irvine School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Diabetes-Specific Medication Regimen Complexity and Diabetes Clinical Outcomes