Front Matter
Preliminary Material
Overcoming Isolation and Rediscovering My Purpose
Experiences of Underrepresented People in Pharmacy and Pharmacy Education
The Day My Soul Stood Up
A Racialized Inpatient Sickle Cell Crisis Experience
Insight from the Editors: The Administrative Perspective
Section 2: Isolating Systems
Bridging Transgenerational Trauma and Isolation to Cultivate Safe Spaces Within Communities
Breaking Barriers: Lessons in Leadership and Diversity in Pharmacy Education
Insight from the Editors: The Differential
Insight from the Editors: What Will We Choose?
Insight from the Editors: The Exception. The Unicorn. The Chameleon. The Catalyst.
Section 3: The Status Quo
Representation Matters
The Color of Medicine: My Journey Through Pharmacy Residency
Soy Boricua
Redefining the Concept of Professionalism
Identification
Dear Ancestors
The Story of a Biracial Black and Latina Woman’s Career Journey into Pharmacy and Pharmacy Education
Empowering Pharmacy: Navigating the Shadows of Recognition
Section 4: Malignant Messages
Dispensed and Then Dismissed: A Queer Pharmacist’s Fight Against Invisibility in LGBTQIA+ Healthcare
You Are Not Just Your Accomplishments, You Are Enough
Melanin or Merit? A Pharmacy Student’s Struggle with Racial Identity and Confidence
“Let’s Meet Over Lunch”
Pain Has No Prejudice: Implicit Bias in the Setting of Pain Management
Prescription of Prejudice
Reflection Questions
Self-Reflection Questions
Team- or Group-Based Reflection Questions
Organizational and Leadership Reflection Questions
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Section 1: Silence

in Hidden Narratives
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37573/9781585287291.001
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Silence. It is a force with the power to transform us or leave us feeling isolated and lonely. The power of silence is one that has roots across ancient civilizations, where meditating, sitting with oneself, and being able to commune with our inner parts can move us deeply. Yet in today’s world of unrest, chaos, and loneliness, where we pine for community, silence can leave us feeling stripped of connection as we yearn for anyone around us to speak up and stand in solidarity. Particularly through experiences of marginalization, silence often abandons voices to wither on their own, creating a void leaving wounds deep, often unintentionally, by many around us.

While we honor the power of silence, we also highlight the necessity of solidarity, not only through words but also through action in the stories you are about to read. We invite you to sit in silence and reflect on what moves you, what troubles you, what questions you, and what you question. We invite you to think about the complexity of silence and how each of us can take responsibility to break through it.

The stories within this section provide a glimpse into ways in which silence can leave us hurting, retreating, and withdrawing in pain, however unintentional that pain may be. We come back to our moments of silence to move us, transform us, commit us to our own journeys. We come back to our moments when we know silence must be broken so that we remind ourselves of the importance of solidarity and community.