Categories: Education

UCSF School of Pharmacy celebrates Commencement 2018

Thu May 10, 2018
smiling graduate
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Kimmy Hoi Tam, PharmD Class of 2018

The 122 members of the graduating class of 2018 received their PharmD degrees at commencement.

Vogt named president of American Pharmacists Association Foundation board

Thu Apr 26, 2018
Eleanor Vogt
Noah Berger

Eleanor Vogt, PhD, RPh, is a faculty member in the UCSF School of Pharmacy.

Eleanor Vogt, PhD, RPh, has been named the president of the board of directors for the American Pharmacists Association Foundation.

Stebbins empowers patients to heal themselves

Thu Apr 5, 2018
Stebbin in the pharmacy
Elisabeth Fall

Marilyn Stebbins, PharmD

Moving back home after a stay in the hospital or other acute-care setting is a precarious time, especially for an elderly patient or one who is living alone. With so many people underinsured and underserved by transportation, medical care, and other social services, it’s no surprise that nearly 20...

Presenting 2018 Grad Slam Winner Yiqi Cao

Tue Mar 27, 2018
Yiqi Cao, Bioengineering, Don't Go Breaking My Heart…Again. Grad Slam, UC San Francisco, 2018 Winner.

Yiqi Cao, 1st Place Winner

Ten finalists battled for the Grad Slam Championship on 3/22/18. The competition was stiff, the crowd was raucous; but in the end, two BioEs swept the awards.

Koda-Kimble Seed Award fuels eight original research projects

Tue Feb 27, 2018
Koda-Kimble
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Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD

The 2018 Mary Anne Koda-Kimble Seed Award for Innovation marked its fourth year of funding with the announcement of the research award recipients.

Update on PharmD curriculum transformation

Thu Feb 15, 2018
Vice Dean Sharon L. Youmans shares her perspective on the School’s new PharmD curriculum.

Advanced practice pharmacists are ready

Thu Nov 9, 2017
Kroon
Elisabeth Fall

Lisa Kroon, PharmD, professor and chair of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy, UCSF School of Pharmacy

Pharmacists are going to be more integral to health care teams in the future.

Student speaker Ana Cruz shares her path to pharmacy and activism

Thu Oct 19, 2017
Cruz
Elisabeth Fall

Ana Cruz, Class of 2018

Ana Cruz knew, when she was very young, exactly what she wanted to do when she grew up, she told the UCSF doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) Class of 2021 at their White Coat ceremony.

She wanted the same job as the woman in white.

Class of ’21 joins ranks of pharmacy at White Coat Ceremony

Wed Oct 18, 2017
student Leung with vice dean Youmans
Elisabeth Fall

First-year student Carmen Leung receives her white coat from Vice Dean Sharon L. Youmans, PharmD, MPH.

For the UCSF doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) Class of 2021, October 13 was the day they officially entered the profession. In a ceremony on the Parnassus campus, each student donned a white coat, a symbol of health care professionals for more than 100 years.

Alumni give PharmD Class of 2021 a warm welcome, and some advice

Tue Oct 3, 2017
Smith with Bhat, McCann, Khoderchah
Barbara Ries

Gregory Smith, PharmD ’92, talks with incoming students (left to right) Harini Bhat, Thalia McCann, and Christy Khouderchah. Smith is an area pharmacy director for Kaiser Permanente.

Somewhere between the pleasant September evening in San Francisco, the lively conversation about the profession of pharmacy, and the excellent wine, there were potential long-term professional connections in the making.

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