IPPC Indigenous Pharmacy Scholarship
2025-2026 PharmD Scholarship Recipient

Juliet Webster
University of British Columbia

Juliet Webster is a third-year PharmD student at the University of British Columbia and a proud member of the Lower Nicola Indian Band. Of mixed Indigenous and Korean heritage, Juliet brings a unique and deeply personal perspective to her pharmacy journey. Her experiences navigating her identity and reconnecting with her culture have profoundly shaped her passion for Indigenous health and culturally safe pharmacy practice. 

Juliet’s academic path has been guided by a desire to create more inclusive spaces in health care. Her recent directed studies project at UBC focused on traditional Indigenous medicines, which was an experience that not only expanded her academic knowledge but also helped her reconnect with her roots. This work sparked a deeper desire to reconnect with her culture, learn from Elders, support Indigenous patients and honour Indigenous knowledge systems within modern pharmacy care. Through this process, Juliet has grown more committed to integrating traditional healing into pharmacy practice in a way that uplifts and respects Indigenous ways of knowing. 

Outside the classroom, Juliet works part-time in a community pharmacy in Vancouver, where she supports Indigenous patients in accessing medications through different programs. She also volunteers at a community centre serving vulnerable populations with meals, basic needs and harm reduction supplies. Juliet is actively involved in student leadership and peer support. She will be serving as the Social Chair for the Indigenous Pharmacy Students' Collegium (IPSC), where she will help build community among Indigenous students at UBC. She also served as Fundraising Officer for Lambda Kappa Sigma (LKS), where she contributed to events and initiatives supporting student wellness and professional growth. 

Receiving the IPPC Indigenous Pharmacy Scholarship has empowered Juliet to continue reclaiming her identity and advocate for change within the health-care system. She hopes to use her education and lived experience to help reshape pharmacy into a profession that listens to, uplifts and respects Indigenous voices, medicines and healing practices, starting with the work she is doing now as a student and continuing throughout her career. 

This scholarship has been generously supported by McKesson Canada.