Class of 2026 White Coat Ceremony Program

Friday, July 21, 2023, 10:00 a.m. Pacific

Herbst Theatre

Program

Student Processional

Students enter the theatre.

Welcome

Kathleen M. Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm

Dean and Troy C. Daniels Distinguished Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Lucy Saldana, PharmD

President, Pharmacy Alumni Association Board of Governors

Class of 1992

Distinguished Speaker Remarks

Iris Tam, PharmD

Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs & Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Coeus Consulting

Class of 1991

Presentation of Students

Sharon L. Youmans, PharmD, MPH

Executive Vice Dean and Professor

Class of 1985

Coaters

  • Jordan T. Brooks, PharmD ’21
  • Virginia L. Chu, PharmD ’98
  • Desi Kotis, PharmD
  • Lisa Kroon, PharmD
  • Lucy Saldana, PharmD ’84
  • Kethen W. So, PharmD ’95
  • Iris Tam, PharmD ’91
  • Katherine Yang, PharmD, MPH ’98

The Class of 2026

  • Libaan Elyas Abdullahi
  • Moujan Allai
  • Luis D. Alvarez
  • Balpreet Kaur Badhesha
  • Ty’Jah Banks
  • Dallon Barfield
  • Griffin Baskovich
  • Jazel Anne Lim Casino
  • Sophia Chan
  • Shin Wen Chang
  • May Chaw
  • Joyce Chen
  • Esther Chen
  • Joshua Chiang
  • Christine Angela Lumanga Corpuz
  • Danika Cruz
  • Bill Deacon
  • Alinda Deng
  • Elena Dere
  • Aneet Dhillon
  • Jeanell Rose Dimapasoc
  • Christopher Dimitropoulos
  • Han Duc Minh Dinh
  • Jennifer Do
  • Nhi Do
  • Erin Ha-Nguyen Doan
  • Josephine Doan
  • Shawna Joyce Gonzaga Domingo
  • Alayna Dornton
  • Anuki Edirimuni
  • Janiel Elizarraga-Oregel
  • Francisco Enriquez Jr.
  • Joanna Feng
  • Jay-Justin Julio Feria
  • Trevor Flores
  • Brice Gentry
  • Hannah N. Gilleran
  • Victoria Guan
  • Meiyun (Serena) He
  • Alyssa C. Hew
  • Laura Huang
  • Ray Huang
  • ShengHung Huang
  • Lorraine Ishida
  • Shahrin Islam
  • Farnaz Jahani
  • Antonnette Kaguhi
  • Nareg Yeghia Kalajian
  • Lida Khoshniat-Rad
  • Cynthia Kim
  • Hannah Kim
  • Alisa Koay
  • Irene Koua
  • David Krauth
  • William La
  • Jade Ramos Laguer
  • Jason Lam
  • Jennifer Diem Lam
  • Alexandria Lapan
  • Vivian Le
  • Kailey (Ka Yon) Lee
  • Mackenzie Chunting Lee
  • Sam Lee
  • Madeline Lequang
  • Johnny Li
  • John Li
  • Marsha Y. Li
  • Qingyu Li
  • Sophia Li
  • Ivy Liang
  • Lisseth Liu Li
  • Isela Lopez
  • Sebastian Lowe
  • Ara Mahmoudi
  • Fiona Mai
  • Eilee Karolina Mendoza
  • Jaryn Alyssa Miguel
  • Daniel Miranda Juarez
  • Rhea Misra
  • Julia Monka
  • Irena Murray
  • Jona Naqo
  • Lani Nariyoshi
  • Andrea Pham Ngoc Khanh Nguyen
  • Sammy Binh Nguyen
  • Clarisse Nguyen
  • Elizabeth Arden Do Nguyen
  • Larrisa Nguyen
  • Michael Nguyen
  • Simrat Singh Nijjar
  • Amenmwenghian Best Obanor
  • Alexa Orosz
  • Caitlyn Ortiz
  • Nishka Patel
  • Kayla Peralta
  • Lydia Perdigao
  • Justin Pham
  • Darlene Phan
  • Phuong Kim Phan
  • Naw Eh Htar Po
  • Kristine Marie Ramos
  • Yasmin Ramos
  • Arnav Rastogi
  • Wendy Rivera
  • Caitlyn Ryan
  • Jihae Ryu
  • Marcela Salazar
  • Jeremiah Samson
  • Sahana Saravanan
  • Emma Scholes
  • Adorina Shahbazi
  • Serena Siao
  • Longan Su
  • Ruth Elizabeth Su
  • Elise Sung
  • Anastasia Tentoglou
  • Agazit Takele Tesfai
  • Vy Tuong Ton
  • Henry Tran
  • Jenny Tran
  • Vicki Tran
  • Caitlin Trinh
  • Diana Tsang
  • Scott Uemura
  • Pooja Rashmi Vedam
  • Isaiah T. Williams
  • Wendy Xie
  • Victoria Yan
  • Kary Yunling Yang
  • Janeene Yeh
  • Yibing You
  • Susanna Yu
  • Janny Zhang
  • Alissa Zhao

On Becoming a Pharmacist: Student Reflections

Wilsen Lance Calaguas

Student Pharmacist

Class of 2024

Oath of a Pharmacist

Lisa Kroon, PharmD

Chair, Department of Clinical Pharmacy

Assistant Chief Pharmacy Officer for Research, Education, and Clinical Services, UCSF Health

Thomas A. Oliver Professor of Clinical Pharmacy

I promise to devote myself to a lifetime of service to others through the profession of pharmacy. In fulfilling this vow:

  • I will consider the welfare of humanity and relief of suffering my primary concerns.
  • I will promote inclusion, embrace diversity, and advocate for justice to advance health equity.
  • I will apply my knowledge, experience, and skills to the best of my ability to assure optimal outcomes for all patients.
  • I will respect and protect all personal and health information entrusted to me.
  • I will accept the responsibility to improve my professional knowledge, expertise, and self-awareness.
  • I will hold myself and my colleagues to the highest principles of our profession’s moral, ethical and legal conduct.
  • I will embrace and advocate changes that improve patient care.
  • I will utilize my knowledge, skills, experiences, and values to prepare the next generation of pharmacists.

I take these vows voluntarily with the full realization of the responsibility with which I am entrusted by the public.

Closing Remarks

Kathleen M. Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm

Dean and Troy C. Daniels Distinguished Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Recessional

Students leave the theatre.