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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
Professor
+1 415 502-5494
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs)
Assistant Director of Experiential Education, San Francisco Bay Area
+1 415 476-2964
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs)
Office of Education and Instructional Services Experiential Education Team
Organization chart
August 2022
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 Program |
IPPE Program |
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Regional Program Director, Fresno Program |
Regional Program Directors |
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Regional Program Director, North Bay Program |
Regional Program Directors |
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Regional Program Director, Greater Sacramento Program |
Regional Program Directors |
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Regional Program Director, San Francisco Bay Area Program |
Regional Program Directors |
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Regional Program Director, Southern California Program |
Regional Program Directors |
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Experiential Education Administrator |
Valerie Clinard, PharmD (dotted line) |
Experiential Education Team |
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Program Assistant, Southern California Program |
James Ferguson (dotted line) |
Experiential Education Team |
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Experiential Education Coordinator, San Francisco Bay Area and North Bay Programs |
Experiential Education Team |
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(unfilled) |
Experiential Education Coordinator, IPPE |
Experiential Education Team |
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Program Assistant, Greater Sacramento Program |
Experiential Education Team |
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(unfilled) |
Experiential Education Coordinator |
Experiential Education Team |