August 2025, PrideRx delivered a workshop focused on integrating sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression into pharmacist training programs. Guest speakers Dr. Vaibhav Saria, Dr. Lesley Thomas, Mandy Young, and a panel of patient partners guided participants through equity-oriented teaching strategies to advance inclusion in health professions education.
Real voices from community partners, practitioners, and students.
“We love working with the PrideRx team and we need more teams like them. This team of diverse thinkers and leaders work to ensure that pharmacy students get connected to real-world community context that impacts Two-Spirit, queer, and trans lives. They provide space for important conversations while they enrich and improve pharmacy practice by infusing lived experience into the learning. The PrideRx team collaborates on projects that benefit the community as well as the learners at UBC in ways that are mutually beneficial and expansive.”
Aaron Purdie
Executive Director Health Initiative for Men (HIM)
“PrideRx brings a forward-thinking, creative approach to pharmacy education—one that equips future pharmacists to deliver inclusive, affirming care. Their intersectional lens and responsiveness to current social climates make them invaluable partners in shaping equitable healthcare. Their collaboration with QMUNITY has been deeply meaningful; through intentional community consultation, they sparked conversations and created learning environments that extended far beyond the scope of the project.”
Alex DeForge
Former Grant Strategy and Reporting Lead QMUNITY
“Working with the PrideRx team over the past two years has been one of the highlights of my career. It is inspiring to teach, collaborate, and create with this group of engaged healthcare providers and student pharmacists to enhance the care for 2SLGBTQ+ British Columbians.”
Dr. Rob Wright
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Vancouver General Hospital
“I look fondly on my time with PrideRx because it allowed me to grow as an individual and learn essential concepts that I know will be beneficial in my future career. I am grateful for being a part of such a caring team that promotes inclusivity.”
Jasneek Manhas
Former Undergraduate Academic Assistant PrideRx
“Working at PrideRx has allowed me to contribute to 2SLGBTQ+ inclusion within the pharmacy profession. I’m glad to watch this project grow and reach more students each year.”
Mel Tsai
Former Undergraduate Academic Assistant PrideRx
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