PharmD Degree Program

Alumni Spotlight: PharmD Excels in Industry Project Management

Wed Oct 16, 2024
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Christopher Nowak, PharmD ’22, PMP

Playing to his interpersonal and technical strengths, Christopher Nowak, PharmD, PMP, Class of ‘22, says UCSF’s pharmacy curriculum has helped him thrive at AstraZeneca Rare Disease.

Student Spotlight: Blending Patient Care with Innovation

Thu Oct 10, 2024
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Isela Lopez, PharmD student, Class of 2026

Isela Lopez, from Chula Vista, San Diego, studied physiology and metabolism at UC Berkeley before choosing UCSF to pursue her interest in pathways and drug action.

Vaccinate the Dean: The pharmacist’s role in preventing sick days

Mon Oct 7, 2024
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Alisa Koay, vice president of policy for the UCSF American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP), administers the flu vaccine to Dean Kathy Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm.

Two second-year PharmD students joined Dean Kathy Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm, in a School of Pharmacy tradition to amplify the importance of getting vaccinated.

Gender Care and Love Course Empowers Future Pharmacists With Empathy

Thu Sep 26, 2024
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Alexander Gilmer, PharmD

Alexander Gilmer, PharmD, prepares future pharmacy professionals to be pioneers of change by teaching how to provide compassionate and competent care to transgender and nonbinary patients.

Alumni Spotlight: Clinical Practice and Public Health Come Together for Transplant Pharmacist

Wed Sep 25, 2024
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Rachael Gordon, PharmD 2022, MPH

Rachael Gordon, PharmD, MPH, uses her background in statistics and analysis to extend her role beyond the clinical, informing research that she hopes will lead to a broader understanding of transplant medicine.

Student Committee Bridges Recreation, Education with Community Outreach

Tue Sep 10, 2024
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PCRA President Jerril Jacob in an interactive workshop with elementary school students.

Through the Pharmacy Committee of Recreational Activities (PCRA), a group of students is supporting wellness and fostering community while introducing elementary and high school students to the diversity of pharmacy roles in the health care system. 

PharmD Students Win First Place at SNPhA National Competition

Wed Sep 4, 2024
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Second-year PharmD students Isela Lopez and Rhea Misra in the class of 2026.

After teaming up previously in a local skills competition, second-year students Rhea Misra and Isela Lopez earned the opportunity to compete nationally in the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) National Clinical Skills Competition.

Dean’s Apple Teaching Awards 2023–2024

Wed Jul 24, 2024
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UCSF School of Pharmacy instructors, praised for their dedication, have received the Dean’s Apple Teaching Awards for excellent student evaluation scores across several terms in 2023 and 2024.

White Coat Ceremony welcomes PharmD Class of 2027

Mon Jul 22, 2024
First-year learners were welcomed to the pharmacy profession with a meaningful blend of tradition and celebration, surrounded by friends, family, faculty, and staff.

From community college to PharmD residency via UCSF

Mon Jun 10, 2024
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Warif Kastoun, PharmD

Nearly a third of the University of California’s Class of 2024 started their higher education journey at California community colleges, including Warif Kastoun, PharmD, whose plans to run her own local pharmacy in Damascus, Syria, were interrupted by civil war.

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