{"id":33810,"date":"2017-10-18T12:15:19","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T16:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/?p=33810"},"modified":"2018-11-14T14:27:02","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T18:27:02","slug":"cincinnati-pharmaceutical-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/2017\/10\/cincinnati-pharmaceutical-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Cincinnati Pharmaceutical Association"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Ohio Pharmacist, highlighting the unique black recruiting program.<\/p><\/div>\n

Recently, the Henry R. Winkler Center received a donation of materials that are now titled the Cincinnati Pharmaceutical Association: Diversity Recruitment History Collection<\/em>. It is one of the Winkler Center\u2019s long overdue first steps in attempting to document African American involvement in the city\u2019s health professions.<\/p>\n

The Cincinnati Pharmaceutical Association, also known as CinPha<\/em> is an organization of African American Pharmacists in and around the Cincinnati area. In 1975, Ruby Hill and other black pharmacists in Cincinnati formed the organization due to poor recruitment of minorities into the University of Cincinnati, more specifically, the College of Pharmacy. The group was also formed as a professional organization which would allow African Americans an opportunity to network, build professional relationships, and stay current on trends and developments in the pharmacy profession. CinPha<\/em> is the oldest African American pharmacy organization in the city. Originally known as the Cincinnati Black Pharmacists Association, in 1984,<\/sub><\/span> Dr. Robert L. Thomas became the organization\u2019s president and the name was changed to Cincinnati Pharmaceutical Association CPhA<\/em>. In February, 1989, the acronym \u201cCinPha\u201d was adopted to represent the association.<\/p>\n

The primary objectives of the association include:<\/p>\n