UCSF

Mitra Assemi, PharmD

Associate Dean of Accreditation and Quality Improvement
Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy
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Marco Sanchez, UCSF
[email protected]
Phone: +1 559 499-6515
Fax: +1 559 499-6513
155 N Fresno St, Rm 281
Fresno, CA 93701
United States

Private practice

155 N. Fresno St., Ste 224
155 N. Fresno St., Ste 224
Fresno, CA 93701
United States
+1 559 499-6515

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Experiential Education

Educational programs

Regional Program Director, Fresno, PharmD Degree Program

What I do

As the associate dean of accreditation and quality improvement, I focus on ensuring accreditation compliance and quality improvement for the Doctor of Pharmacy degree program. I am also an experiential program director for the School’s Fresno program, one of five sites in California where doctor of pharmacy students complete their degree requirements. In this role, I am responsible for the experiences students complete during their time in Fresno. I am also involved in teaching and volunteer faculty development efforts.

Departmental research area

education research

My research expertise

student learning and evaluation in the experiential environment, program assessment, preceptor development

Clinical expertise

adult diabetes

Degrees

PharmD, University of California, San Francisco, 1997
Bachelors in Arts and Sciences, Genetics and German Literature, University of California, Davis, 1993
Bachelors in Arts and Sciences Minor, Cultural Anthropology, University of California, Davis, 1993

Biography

Dr. Mitra Assemi is a Professor and Experiential Program Director in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and the Associate Dean for Accreditation and Quality Improvement in the School of Pharmacy at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Assemi received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from and completed a one-year residency in general pharmacy practice at UCSF. As Associate Dean, she is responsible for accreditation of the School's Doctor of Pharmacy degree program and provides guidance for the program's organizational structure and processes related to assessment. Related accomplishments include leading program assessment for the PharmD program and re-accreditation for the PharmD program in 2013 and 2021. Dr. Assemi also serves as the Experiential Program Director for the School’s pharmacy practice experiences (I/APPEs) based in central California. As such, she is responsible for developing and maintaining IPPE and APPE sites and experiences; teaching, mentoring, and advising students; and recruiting and developing volunteer faculty. Her current research interests include programmatic assessment and curriculum development and assessment (including experiential education program-related development and assessment). Her experiences with curriculum development and assessment include developing and assessing train-the-trainer programs focused on curriculum development for cultural and linguistic competence training within health professions education. Additional interest areas include care for the underserved and diversifying the health professions workforce.

Research keywords

  • curriculum
  • preceptor development
  • Programmatic assessment
  • cultural humility in health professions education and practice
  • experiential education in pharmacy
  • pharmacists
  • Educational Models
  • Faculty, Pharmacy
  • Students, Pharmacy
  • Educational Measurement
  • curriculum
  • Education, Pharmacy
  • Schools, Pharmacy
  • pharmaceutical services
  • Cultural Competency
  • Faculty
  • Educational Status
  • Preceptorship
  • accreditation
  • Cultural Diversity

Licensure and certifications

Certified in Basic Life Support, American Heart Association, 2003
Certified Diversity Trainer, The Network, Center for Health Professions, University of California, San Francisco, 2001
Certified Immunization Provider, American Pharmacists Association (APhA), 1998
Licentiate in Pharmacy, California State Board of Pharmacy, 1997
1. Update from the Dean: A fond farewell
2. Assemi wins award for work on PharmD experiential education
3. Update from the Dean – November 2019
4. Assemi and Clinard assume new associate dean roles
5. Pharmacy Alumni Weekend report
6. Update from the Dean - Fall 2013
7. Update from the Dean - Fall 2012
8. Pharmacy school program aims to increase pharmacists in California’s Central Valley
9. Update from the Dean - Fall/Winter 2010
10. Assemi named assistant dean of accreditation and quality improvement
11. Update from the Dean - Spring/Summer 2007
12. Update from the Dean - Fall/Winter 2007
13. High school students learn firsthand about pharmacy in California Central Valley
14. About Deanna Kroetz, and more news
15. Parfitt Pattie appointed director of development, and more news
1. 2019-20 Award for Excellence in Scholarship in Experiential Education, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Experiential Education Section, 2020
2. 2018-19 Scholarly Collaborative Publication Award, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Assessment Special Interest Group (SIG), 2019
3. Champion of Diversity Award, UCSF, 2005
4. Doctor of the Year Award, Doctor's Academy at Sunnyside High School, LaCMER, School of Medicine, UCSF, 2004
5. Honorary Lifetime Member, Phi Lambda Sigma, beta-beta chapter, UCSF, 2002
6. Development Partner's Pharmacy Award, SmithKline Beecham, 1999

Publications

Assemi M, DiVall MV, Lee K, Sy E, O'Sullivan T. Quality Assurance and Improvement Practices of Experiential Education Programs in Schools of Pharmacy. Am J Pharm Educ. 2019 04; 83(3):6582.
Lee KC, Rudolph MJ, Assemi M, Bray BS, Daugherty KK, Karpen SC, Maerten-Rivera JL, Pavuluri N, Sease JM, Vellurattil RP, Weck MA. Factors associated with cultures of assessment at US schools and colleges of pharmacy. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2019 02; 11(2):129-138.
Rudolph MJ, Lee KC, Assemi M, Bray BS, Daugherty KK, Karpen SC, Maerten-Rivera JL, Pavuluri N, Sease JM, Vellurattil RP, Weck MA. Surveying the current landscape of assessment structures and resources in US schools and colleges of pharmacy. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2019 02; 11(2):117-128.
Assemi M, Yu J, Liu S, Corelli RL, Hudmon KS. Educational Attainment and Academic Profile of Deans and Chairs at US Pharmacy Schools. Am J Pharm Educ. 2017 Sep; 81(7):5928.
Assemi M, Hudmon KS, Sowinski KM, Corelli RL. Educational Background and Academic Rank of Faculty Members within US Schools of Pharmacy. Am J Pharm Educ. 2016 May 25; 80(4):61.
Assemi M, Ibarra F, Mallios R, Corelli RL. Scholarly contributions of required senior research projects in a doctor of pharmacy curriculum. Am J Pharm Educ. 2015 Mar 25; 79(2):23.
Penick Brock T, Assemi M, Corelli RL, El-Ibiary SY, Kavookjian J, Martin BA, Suchanek Hudmon K. A nontraditional faculty development initiative using a social media platform. Am J Pharm Educ. 2014 Jun 17; 78(5):105.
Mason HL, Assemi M, Brown B, Cain JJ, Cox WC, Cutler SJ, Duba VK, Robinson ET, Plaza CM. Report of the 2010-2011 Academic Affairs Standing Committee. Am J Pharm Educ. 2011 Dec 15; 75(10):S12.
Assemi M, Corelli RL, Ambrose PJ. Development needs of volunteer pharmacy practice preceptors. Am J Pharm Educ. 2011 Feb 10; 75(1):10.
Skrabal MZ, Jones RM, Walters RW, Nemire RE, Soltis DA, Kahaleh AA, Hritcko PM, Boyle CJ, Assemi M, Turner PD. National Survey of Volunteer Pharmacy Preceptors: effects of region, practice setting, and population density on responses. J Pharm Pract. 2010 Jun; 23(3):265-72.
Nkansah NT, Youmans SL, Agness CF, Assemi M. Fostering and managing diversity in schools of pharmacy. Am J Pharm Educ. 2009 Dec 17; 73(8):152.
Assemi M, Shane-McWhorter L, Scott DR, Chen JT, Seaba HH. Caring for the underserved: exemplars in teaching. Am J Pharm Educ. 2009 Feb 19; 73(1):18.
Skrabal MZ, Jones RM, Nemire RE, Boyle CJ, Assemi M, Kahaleh AA, Soltis DA, Allen RE, Hritcko PM, O'Sullivan TA, Destache CJ. National survey of volunteer pharmacy preceptors. Am J Pharm Educ. 2008 Oct 15; 72(5):112.
Zweber A, Roche VF, Assemi M, Conry JM, Shane-McWhorter L, Sorensen TD, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Services Support Center Task Force. Curriculum recommendations of the AACP-PSSC task force on caring for the underserved. Am J Pharm Educ. 2008 Jun 15; 72(3):53.
Assemi M, Mutha S, Hudmon KS. Evaluation of a train-the-trainer program for cultural competence. Am J Pharm Educ. 2007 Dec 15; 71(6):110.
Jariangprasert C, El-Ibiary S, Tsourounis C, Assemi M.. What women want to know: An assessment of online questions asked by women using an ask-the-pharmacist service. J Pharm Technol. 2007; 23:214-20..
Assemi M, Cullander C, Hudmon KS. Psychometric analysis of a scale assessing self-efficacy for cultural competence in patient counseling. Ann Pharmacother. 2006 Dec; 40(12):2130-5.
Assemi M, Cullander C, Hudmon KS. Implementation and evaluation of cultural competency training for pharmacy students. Ann Pharmacother. 2004 May; 38(5):781-6.
Assemi M, Torres NM, Tsourounis C, Kroon LA, McCart GM. Assessment of an online consumer "Ask Your Pharmacist" service. Ann Pharmacother. 2002 May; 36(5):787-92.
Assemi M. Herbs affecting the central nervous system: gingko, kava, St. John's wort, and valerian. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2001 Dec; 44(4):824-35.
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