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Office of Experiential Education and Professional Development
About the office
The Office of Experiential Education and Professional Development is responsible for the long-range strategic vision and the management of experiential education for the doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) degree program, including introductory pharmacy practice experiences (IPPEs) and advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs) within the PharmD curriculum.
The team also oversees the professional development of the School’s preceptors and manages the Department of Clinical Pharmacy's volunteer faculty appointments, ensuring excellence in the experiential training for every PharmD student.
Part of the Education Unit in the Dean’s Office, the team is managed by Valerie Clinard, PharmD, the associate dean of experiential education and professional development, who reports to the vice dean who, in turn, reports to the dean.
Responsibilities include
- Experiential Education
- Preceptor Development
- Volunteer Faculty Appointments
Areas of expertise include
- Experiential education curriculum development, management, and assessment
- Management of student, preceptor, and partner site needs, issues, and concerns
- Training in experiential pedagogy
- Quality assurance of experiential education precepting and learning environments
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Contact us
Leadership
Associate Dean of Experiential Education and Professional Development
Vice Chair of Experiential Education and Professor
+1 415 502-5494
Leadership and Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs)
Assistant Director of Experiential Education, San Francisco Bay Area
+1 415 476-2964
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs)
Associate Dean of Accreditation and Quality Improvement
Professor
+1 559 499-6515
Professor
Vice Chair of Professional Affairs
Thomas J. Long Professor of Community Pharmacy Practice
+1 714 731-0604
Office of Education and Instructional Services Experiential Education Team
Organization chart
August 2021
Chart
Table
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Name |
Title |
Reports to |
Subunit |
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Dean |
none |
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Vice Dean |
none |
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Associate Dean of Experiential Education and Professional Development |
Office of Experiential Education and Professional Development |
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Assistant Director of Experiential Education, San Francisco Bay Area |
IPPE Program |
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Regional Program Director, Fresno |
Regional Program Directors |
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Regional Program Director, Los Angeles / Orange County |
Regional Program Directors |
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Regional Program Director, North Bay |
Regional Program Directors |
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Regional Program Director, Greater Sacramento |
Regional Program Directors |
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Regional Program Director, San Francisco Bay Area |
Regional Program Directors |
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Experiential Education Administrator |
Valerie Clinard, PharmD (dotted line) |
Experiential Education Team |
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Program Assistant, Los Angeles / Orange County |
James Ferguson (dotted line) |
Experiential Education Team |
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Experiential Education Coordinator, San Francisco Bay Area and North Bay |
Experiential Education Team |
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Experiential Education Coordinator, IPPE |
Experiential Education Team |
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Program Assistant, Greater Sacramento |
Experiential Education Team |
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(unfilled) |
Experiential Education Coordinator |
Experiential Education Team |