Alumni

Alumni Spotlight: Psychiatric Pharmacy, Public Health and the Human Experience

Mon Oct 21, 2024

Parizher stands in front of SFDPH building

Jacqueline Parizher, PharmD ’22, psychiatric clinical pharmacist at the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH)

Jacqueline Parizher, PharmD ’22, a psychiatric clinical pharmacist at the San Francisco Department of Public Health, is at the forefront of psychiatric and substance use disorder care, serving the city’s most vulnerable populations.

Alumni Spotlight: PharmD Excels in Industry Project Management

Wed Oct 16, 2024

Christopher Nowak, PharmD ’22, PMP

Playing to his interpersonal and technical strengths, Christopher Nowak, PharmD, PMP, Class of ‘22, says UCSF’s pharmacy curriculum has helped him thrive at AstraZeneca Rare Disease.

Alumni Spotlight: Clinical Practice and Public Health Come Together for Transplant Pharmacist

Wed Sep 25, 2024

Cindy Chew

Rachael Gordon, PharmD 2022, MPH

Rachael Gordon, PharmD, MPH, uses her background in statistics and analysis to extend her role beyond the clinical, informing research that she hopes will lead to a broader understanding of transplant medicine.

BMI students at graduation

Sun Jun 9, 2024

A few of our recent graduates made it into one joyous photo at Commencement. Congratulations!

Meet the School of Pharmacy 2024 Alum of the Year: Ruth Arnold Smarinsky, PharmD ’83

Mon May 13, 2024

John Jay Cabuay

Ruth Arnold Smarinsky, PharmD ’83

Whether she’s adding pharmacy services to safety-net clinics or giving the field a bigger foothold in disaster relief, Smarinsky has consistently found new ways to put pharmacy skills into practice. “I always like going into programs that haven’t existed before. UCSF gave me the confidence to do...

So named ASHP fellow: “Pharmacy is a lifetime-learning career”

Tue May 7, 2024

Kethen So, PharmD, MBA

Department of Clinical Pharmacy volunteer faculty member Kethen So, PharmD, MBA, challenges students to continuously expand their practice and will be honored on June 11, 2024, as a fellow by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).

Computational strategy boosts ability to target proteins inside the membrane

Thu Apr 18, 2024

Hearns blazes PharmD trail from military service to patient-centered practice

Thu Feb 29, 2024

Zach Hearns, PharmD

Channeling his passion for chemistry and computers into the ever-evolving landscape of pharmacy, Hearns has carved out his own lane.

Remembering David Adler

Wed Dec 13, 2023

Elisabeth Fall

David Adler, PharmD ’70, Distinguished Pharmacy Alumnus 2016.

A tribute is planned for January 13, 2024, in honor of the clinical pharmacy pioneer who became a role model for social justice, education, and service in the field of pharmacy.

Executive Vice Dean Youmans honored with ASHP-ABHP Joint Leadership Award

Mon Dec 11, 2023

above a stage Sharon Youmans and her name appear on a screen with “Imagine the Possibilities.”

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)-Association of Black Health-System Pharmacists (ABHP) Joint Leadership Award winner Dr. Sharon Youmans is presented with the award during the ABHP Luncheon on December 5, 2023, at the 2023 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in Anaheim, California.

The award from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the Association of Black Health-System Pharmacists recognizes efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health care.

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