Education

Dean’s Apple Teaching Awards for Summer/Fall 2024

Thu Dec 5, 2024

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The Dean's Apple Teaching Awards for summer/fall 2024 were given to faculty and student instructors who received outstanding scores on student evaluations.

Alumni Spotlight: Constant Change from Bench to Veterinary Pharmacy

Fri Nov 22, 2024

Michael J. Bannasch

Marcos Contreras, PharmD ’05, MBA

Marcos Contreras, PharmD ’05, MBA, transitioned from medicinal chemistry to pharmacy after an interview at UCSF School of Pharmacy. Leveraging his sterile compounding skills, he moved into nuclear pharmacy and earned an MBA, leading to his role as director of pharmacy at UC Davis Veterinary Medical...

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.

Annual teaching awards for 2023-2024

Fri Oct 25, 2024

PharmD students honor their outstanding teachers and preceptors.

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.

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