Categories: Patient Care

For Preceptors, Investing in Future Health Care Leaders Inspires Their Work

Thu Apr 10, 2025
health care workers
Elisabeth Fall

Pharmacist and preceptor Zlatan Coralic (left) mentors third-year pharmacy student Katherine Gee

In honor of National Preceptor Appreciation Month, we hear from preceptors who play an essential role in these educational experiences, guiding students as they refine their skills, gain confidence and prepare for future roles as pharmacists.

How UCSF Pharmacy Students Advance Community Health on Their Own Time

Wed Apr 2, 2025
Pharmacy students demonstrate how to take blood pressure readings.
Cindy Chew

Pharmacy students volunteer for the Project Healthy Heart initiative, exposing San Francisco high school students to health-science careers.

Through hands-on workshops, direct community service, and health care-focused outreach, dedicated learners who volunteer for student-led initiatives extend the school’s mission to expand knowledge and improve the health outcomes of people everywhere.

Koda-Kimble Seed Award Fuels 11 Innovative Projects

Mon Mar 31, 2025
Eleven innovative projects with the potential to further the mission of the UCSF School of Pharmacy in new ways will garner a financial boost from the 2025 Mary Anne Koda-Kimble Seed Award for Innovation.

California Poison Control System: Protecting Public Health, One Call at a Time

Tue Mar 18, 2025
CPCS saved costs infographic
With call centers in Fresno/Madera, Sacramento, San Francisco and San Diego, the California Poison Control System (CPCS) serves as a crucial safety public health safety net, providing free, confidential and multilingual assistance on over 250,000 calls annually that range from accidental ingestions...

UCSF School of Pharmacy Leads National Academies Workshop on Future of Pharmacy

Fri Mar 14, 2025
The UCSF School of Pharmacy is leading a new National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine workshop that will bring together leaders and experts nationwide to address pressing workforce issues and formulate strategies that will shape the future of pharmacy.

Decoding COVID-19: QBI Researchers Pave the Way for New Drug Discoveries to Combat Virus

Tue Mar 11, 2025
Krogan (left) in his lab with Xu (right)
Susan Merrell

Nevan Krogan, PhD, left, director of the Quantitative Biosciences Institute and founder of the UCSF Coronavirus Research Group, and Jiewei Xu, specialist in the department of Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology, worked around the clock mapping human proteins with the goal of finding a drugs to prevent COVID from replicating.

The QBI Coronavirus Research Group (QCRG) fast-tracked antiviral drug discovery by partnering with scientists around the globe and around the clock, deepening understanding of how viruses attack cells and shaping the future of pandemic preparedness.

Frontline Pharmacy: Rising to the Moment

Tue Mar 11, 2025
UCSF staff getting vaccinated by Hom
Susan Merrell

Tomas Diaz, a clinical fellow in the UCSF Department of Emergency Medicine, gets a COVID-19 shot from Matthew Aludino, a fourth-year student in the School of Pharmacy.

As COVID-19 cases began rising in San Francisco, UCSF Health mobilized to vaccinate thousands of frontline workers; secured and rapidly deployed new therapeutics; and worked with public health and pharmacy leaders nationwide to share protocols and best practices as new therapies emerged, while...

Q&A with Marilyn Stebbins, PharmD: Pharmacy Advocate and COVID-19 Patient Zero

Tue Mar 11, 2025
Stebbins
Elisabeth Fall

Marilyn Stebbins, PharmD

One of California’s first COVID-19 patients reflects on her hospitalization during the earliest days of the pandemic and the perspective she gained on patient care and the expanded scope of the pharmacy profession.

Lessons Learned: Five Years of COVID-19 Research and Response at UCSF

Tue Mar 11, 2025
SARS-CoV-2
National Institutes of Health
UCSF School of Pharmacy experts share their perspectives on the lessons learned from the pandemic and the evolving role of pharmacy in strengthening public health, advancing scientific discovery and preparing for future global challenges.

How AI Drug Manufacturing Is Changing the Game

Thu Mar 6, 2025

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