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Tuan delivers annual Last Lecture
Rupa Tuan, PhDRupa Tuan, PhD, a faculty member in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology who also teaches pharmacology in UCSF’s School of Medicine and School of Dentistry,...
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New pathway programs funded by the California Health Care Foundation
Sharon Youmans, PharmD, MPH, and Igor Mitrovic, MDTwo new programs are being developed to expose possibilities and opportunities for applicants to pharmacy school in California’s central San Joaquin...
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So named ASHP fellow: “Pharmacy is a lifetime-learning career”
Kethen So, PharmD, MBAThe status of fellow of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) recognizes a high standard of excellence and sustained commitment to health-system practice––a...
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Pomp, circumstance, and pride at Class of 2024 commencement
Elisabeth FallA graduate poses with UCSF Chancellor Sam Hawgood, MBBS, upon receiving her PharmD.An unexpected power outage in the neighborhood surrounding Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall brought a...
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Benet honored in symposium with endowed professorship
Elisabeth FallDean Kathy Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm, and Leslie Z. Benet, PhDOn his 87th birthday, and in tribute to his pioneering career bridging laboratory research on pharmacokinetics with advances in...
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From community college to PharmD residency via UCSF
Warif Kastoun, PharmDOut of some 61,000 graduates in the University of California’s Class of 2024, close to a third started their higher education journey at a California community college, including...
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Postdocs, specialists, and researchers celebrated in symposium
Shawna McCarrollPSRs being celebrated at Genentech Hall. Postdocs, specialists, and researchers (PSRs) were celebrated as an integral part of the UCSF community in an inaugural symposium at Genentech...
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School of Pharmacy celebrates global drug development and regulatory science...
Yangfeng Wu, MD, PhD; Leslie Z. Benet, PhD; Carl Peck, MD, Dr. h.c. (Uppsala); and Peking University Clinical Research Institute Director of Department of Education and Training Sandy Zhang.Fifteen...
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White Coat Ceremony welcomes PharmD Class of 2027
Maurice RamirezThe UCSF doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) Class of 2027 officially entered the profession on July 19 at the 23rd annual White Coat Ceremony.Led by Dean Kathy Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm, the...
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Dean’s Apple Teaching Awards 2023–2024
element5digitalInstructors in the UCSF School of Pharmacy have shown remarkable commitment, creativity, and adaptability to training the next generation of doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) graduates.We are...
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BMI students at graduation
A few of our recent graduates made it into one joyous photo at Commencement. Congratulations!
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PharmD Students Win First Place at SNPhA National Competition
Second-year PharmD students Isela Lopez and Rhea Misra in the class of 2026.Second-year PharmD students Isela Lopez and Rhea Misra in the class of 2026 won first-place honors at the Student National...
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Student Committee Bridges Recreation, Education with Community Outreach
PCRA President Jerril Jacob in an interactive workshop with elementary school students.Through the Pharmacy Committee of Recreational Activities (PCRA), a group of PharmD students is fostering a...
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Gender Care and Love Course Empowers Future Pharmacists With Empathy
Alexander Gilmer, PharmDIn his journey toward coming out as trans, Alexander Gilmer, PharmD, faced a number of challenges, including navigating his own health care.He was turned away by pharmacies and...
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Vaccinate the Dean: The pharmacist’s role in preventing sick days
Alisa Koay, vice president of policy for the UCSF American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP), administers the flu vaccine to Dean Kathy Giacomini, PhD,...
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Remembering Robert L. Day, PharmD, Class of ’59
UCSF Archives and Special CollectionsRobert L. Day, PharmD ’59By UCSF School of Pharmacy StaffRobert L. Day, PharmD ’59, the former School of Pharmacy associate dean whose decades of advocacy and...
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Student Spotlight: Blending Patient Care with Innovation
Isela Lopez, PharmD student, Class of 2026Isela Lopez, PharmD, Class of '26, is pursuing her fascination with how medications improve people's health and quality of life at UCSF. Building on her...
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New Master of Science Program is Leading Transformational Change in Drug...
Cindy ChewMS-AICD3 students learn programming in class.The school’s innovative new Master of Science (MS) graduate degree program in the rapidly evolving field of Artificial Intelligence and...
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UCSF Pharmacy Faculty, Students Honored for Innovation and Leadership
Left to right: Stephanie Hsia, PharmD, MAEd, BCPP; Shirley Wong, PharmD, APh; mentor.A pharmacist-run ambulatory care telehealth clinic, founded by Stephanie Hsia, PharmD, MAEd, BCPP, and Shirley Wong,...
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Honoring the Journey: First-Generation PharmD Students Persevere, Succeed
Nearly 40 percent of students at the UCSF School of Pharmacy are first in their families to graduate from college. In honor of National First-Gen Day on Nov. 8, read about our trailblazers and what...
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