Pharmacy lab builds students’ Indigenous health knowledge – University of Toronto

March 18, 2025

Lab organizer Jaris Swidrovich says the goal is to teach students to navigate different knowledge systems and communicate respectfully with Indigenous patients

Cloé Lafleur was among the first University of Toronto students to participate in a novel lab at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy that focused on counselling Indigenous patients on medication and health issues – and says she got so much out of the initiative last year that she decided to get involved.

“The response from my cohort was so overwhelmingly positive,” says Lafleur, a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) student. “Even this small bit of exposure from one lecture and lab made people so much more aware of Indigenous health, and it allowed us to have so many more productive conversations, even in casual settings.

Read More: https://www.utoronto.ca/news/pharmacy-lab-builds-students-indigenous-health-knowledge