PharmD Education Unit

PharmD Education Unit

Subunits

  • Integrated Core Team

    Delivers four components of the PharmD degree program: Foundations, Integrated Themes, Discovery Project, and Applied Patient Care Skills.

  • Office of Experiential Education and Professional Development

    Responsible for the long-range strategic vision and the management of experiential education for the PharmD degree program external site, including introductory pharmacy practice experiences (IPPEs) and advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs) external site.

  • Office of Student Affairs

    Focuses on outreach, admissions, and the administrative needs of students in the PharmD degree program.

  • Assessment and Evaluation Team

    Responsible for the visioning, development, implementation, management, and continuous quality improvement of the assessment plan and accreditation of the PharmD degree program external site.

Subunit leadership

  • Valerie Clinard, PharmD

    Associate Dean of Experiential Education and Professional Development

    As associate dean of experiential education and professional development, I oversee the Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) programs. I work with preceptors, students, faculty, and staff to develop and implement new experiential…

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  • Rachel Lynch, MA

    Education Coordinator

    As an education coordinator in the Integrated Core Team, I provide pharmacy faculty with a variety of resources to improve teaching and learning. I also assist with course administration, program management, and data evaluation and assessment.

  • James Ferguson

    Experiential Education Administrator

    As a member of the Experiential Education staff in the Office of Experiential Education and Professional Development, I work with Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) students, faculty, and preceptors to coordinate a wide range of…

  • Tram Cat, PharmD

    Associate Dean of Student Affairs

    As associate dean of student affairs for the School of Pharmacy PharmD program, I provide leadership and management of student affairs program in the areas of recruitment and admissions, academic advising, personal and professional development, student well-being, student services, co-curricular…

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  • Jaekyu Shin, PharmD, MS

    Associate Dean of Assessment and Evaluation

    I teach and precept pharmacy students and work with underserved populations at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. My research focuses on the clinical application of cardiovascular pharmacogenetic tests and pharmacoepidemiology.

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  • Yukiko Watanabe, PhD

    Assessment Manager

    As an Assessment Manager, I cultivate assessment and program evaluation capacity, culture, practices, and systems in SOP. Curriculum evaluation/assessment is a way to create a shared sense of what we want students to develop and achieve, collectively recognize what we are doing well, and…

Curriculum and Educational Policy Committee (CEPC)

The Curriculum and Educational Policy Committee is a standing committee of the School of Pharmacy Faculty Council that works with, but is separate from, the PharmD Education Unit. Committee members are elected by the faculty and led by a chair. The CEPC provides oversight of the PharmD degree program and is responsible for the continuous study of the long-range plans of the School as these relate to the profession of pharmacy and the PharmD program. The committee liaises with other long-range education planning bodies within the University and reviews and makes recommendations regarding the PharmD curriculum, including the initiation, alteration, or discontinuance of courses of instruction. All proposed significant changes to the PharmD curriculum must be approved by the CEPC.