Education

Maddie Blaauw, Jacqueline Williams Named 2025 Genentech-UCSF School of Pharmacy Diversity Fellows

Wed Nov 13, 2024

Maddie Blaauw and Jacqueline Williams

PhD students Maddie Blaauw and Jacqueline Williams have been awarded the 2025 Genentech-UCSF School of Pharmacy Diversity Fellowship. This one-year fellowship provides industry experience, new research skills, and the chance to apply for a Genentech summer research internship.

Honoring the Journey: First-Generation PharmD Students Persevere, Succeed

Fri Nov 8, 2024

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 their determination to succeed brings to our school’s diverse community.

UCSF Pharmacy Faculty, Students Honored for Innovation and Leadership

Thu Nov 7, 2024

Hsia and Wong receive a plaque from mentor

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, PharmD, APh, has won the California Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP) Innovative Pharmacy Practice Award.

New Master of Science Program is Leading Transformational Change in Drug Discovery and Drug Development

Tue Nov 5, 2024

Cindy Chew

MS-AICD3 students learn programming in class.

The first program of its kind in the United States, the MS in AICD3 is enabling its graduates to gain a competitive edge for some of the most desirable jobs in the biopharmaceutical industry and in academia.

Student Spotlight: Blending Patient Care with Innovation

Thu Oct 10, 2024

Isela Lopez, PharmD student, Class of 2026

Isela Lopez, from Chula Vista, San Diego, studied physiology and metabolism at UC Berkeley before choosing UCSF to pursue her interest in pathways and drug action.

Remembering Robert L. Day, PharmD, Class of ’59

Wed Oct 9, 2024

UCSF Archives and Special Collections

Robert L. Day, PharmD ’59

Over a career that spanned five decades, Robert L. Day, PharmD, ’59, significantly advanced pharmacy education, changed the lives of countless students and became the school’s resident historian.

Vaccinate the Dean: The pharmacist’s role in preventing sick days

Mon Oct 7, 2024

Pharmacy student in white coat administers flu shot to dean

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, BSPharm.

Two second-year PharmD students joined Dean Kathy Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm, in a School of Pharmacy tradition to amplify the importance of getting vaccinated.

Gender Care and Love Course Empowers Future Pharmacists With Empathy

Thu Sep 26, 2024

Alexander Gilmer, PharmD

Alexander Gilmer, PharmD, prepares future pharmacy professionals to be pioneers of change by teaching how to provide compassionate and competent care to transgender and nonbinary patients.

Student Committee Bridges Recreation, Education with Community Outreach

Tue Sep 10, 2024

Jacob holds and discusses a lung while kids watch intently

PCRA President Jerril Jacob in an interactive workshop with elementary school students.

Through the Pharmacy Committee of Recreational Activities (PCRA), a group of students is supporting wellness and fostering community while introducing elementary and high school students to the diversity of pharmacy roles in the health care system.

PharmD Students Win First Place at SNPhA National Competition

Wed Sep 4, 2024

Second-year PharmD students Isela Lopez and Rhea Misra in the class of 2026.

After teaming up previously in a local skills competition, second-year students Rhea Misra and Isela Lopez earned the opportunity to compete nationally in the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) National Clinical Skills Competition.

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