Patient Care

UCSF Pharmacy Experts Strategize on Shaping Health Care Through 2030

Wed Jan 15, 2025

Jonathan H. Watanabe, PharmD, PhD

The Pharmacy Forecast, published annually in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy (AJHP), identifies trends and provides strategic recommendations aimed at equipping health-system leaders and pharmacy professionals to proactively address future events.

Year in Review: Top 5 Milestones of 2024

Mon Dec 30, 2024

Here are some of the standout moments from 2024 that drove our commitment to leadership in research, education, patient care, and innovation, all aimed at expanding knowledge and enhancing health worldwide.

Using AI to Make Precision Medicine More Accessible

Fri Dec 20, 2024

Emily A. Hammad Mrig, PhD

Emily A. Hammad Mrig, PhD, is using natural language processing (NLP) to identify patients and solutions that make molecular diagnostics more affordable and equitable.

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.

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

Mon Oct 21, 2024

Parizher stands in front of SFDPH building

Cindy Chew

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.

UCSF Health Opens New Outpatient Pharmacies in San Francisco

Mon Oct 14, 2024

Pharmacist at shelf of pharmaceuticals at new Mission Bay pharmacy

Raymond Ibale

Staff pharmacist at the new Mission Bay pharmacy.

The retail pharmacies at Mission Bay and Parnassus will complement comprehensive and accessible health services and create opportunities for UCSF pharmacy students to complete part of their training with interprofessional teams that equipped to provide patient-centered care.

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.

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.

Building Better DNA Editors: Retrons Raise the Bar for Gene Research

Wed Sep 18, 2024

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