Department of Clinical Pharmacy

Treat, Teach, Innovate: Why This Pharmacist Never Has a Dull Day

At the UCSF School of Pharmacy, innovation in patient care often starts beyond clinic walls. Through programs like Cut Hypertension, Director of Community-Based Practice Innovation, Crystal Zhou, PharmD, is closing gaps in access to care and improving health outcomes while shaping the next...

Vaccinate the Dean: Pharmacists Keep the Focus on Prevention

Dean Kathy Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm, received her flu shot from a second-year PharmD student, calling attention to the pharmacist’s role in safeguarding public health and kicking off American Pharmacists Month.

UCSF Health Pharmacies Redefine Patient-Centered Care

On World Pharmacists Day, UCSF Health celebrates the one-year anniversary of two new outpatient pharmacies that show how pharmacists advance patient-centered care through innovation, integration, and education.

New Approach for Smarter, Safer Cancer Treatment

Inspired by sister’s leukemia treatment, Department of Clinical Pharmacy Professor and oncology researcher Janel Long-Boyle, PharmD, PhD, is reducting side effects and increasing survival rates for children with cancer.

Preparing Pharmacy Students to Lead in the Age of AI

Department of Clinical Pharmacy Professor Conan MacDougall, PharmD, MAS, says tomorrow’s pharmacy leaders will be defined not by the tools they use, but by how thoughtfully they use them — and that education will have to adapt.

Synthesizing Science, Policy, and Precision Medicine: A Conversation with Kathryn A. Phillips, PhD

The founder and director of the UCSF Center for Translational and Policy Research on Precision Medicine (TRANSPERS), who is receiving the UCSF Academic Senate Faculty Research Lecture, discusses her cross-disciplinary journey, the evolution of precision medicine, and what’s next for health policy...

White Coat Ceremony Welcomes PharmD Class of 2028

First-year pharmacy students officially entered the profession with white coats, words of inspiration, and a warm welcome from the UCSF School of Pharmacy community.

New Possibilities for Psychedelic Treatment in Neurodegenerative Disease

Department of Clinical Pharmacy Professor Patrick Finley, PharmD, an expert in psychiatric pharmacy, co-authored a study published in Neuropsychopharmacology that is the first to test the psychedelic compound psilocybin in patients with Parkinson’s disease. 

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