PharmD Degree Program

Leading the Way in Training Pharmacists to Tackle Tobacco Dependence

Tue Jun 3, 2025
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Marco Sanchez

Robin Corelli, PharmD

World No Tobacco Day is an occasion to reflect on UCSF’s national leadership and innovation in tobacco education — with limitless potential to directly reach patients. Department of Clinical Pharmacy Professor Robin Corelli, PharmD, has been taking on nicotine addiction for more than two decades.

Celebrating the PharmD Class of 2025: A Commencement to Remember

Fri May 30, 2025
Graduating PharmD Immanuel Tjahjadi and UCSF Chancellor Hawgood
Elisabeth Fall

Immanuel Tjahjadi, PharmD and UCSF Chancellor Hawgood, MBBS

On May 27, UCSF School of Pharmacy proudly celebrated the commencement of the PharmD Class of 2025 at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco. The moment marked more than the culmination of academic achievement, with cheering family, friends, faculty, and mentors celebrating the achievements of a new...

Three Kids, One PharmD: Lubna Khan Balances Family and Pharmacy School

Tue May 20, 2025
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Lubna Khan, PharmD student, Class of 2025

Lubna Khan, a first-gen graduate in the Class of 2025, has managed to balance the demands of grad school with the challenges of motherhood (she welcomed her third child during final exams) thanks to her family support system and relentless determination.

Lopez Recognized With 2025 UCSF Alumni Humanitarian Service Award

Tue May 13, 2025
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Illustration: John Jay Cabuay

Maria Lopez, PharmD ’01

Her transformative, positive contribution to the human condition through health care and science as a community pharmacy pioneer laid the groundwork for her responses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Student Wins Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award

Fri May 9, 2025
Emil Tran
UCSF PharmD student Emil Tran is a recipient of the prestigious Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award from the United States Public Health Service.

The award recognizes pharmacy students who make significant contributions to public health — beyond what is required by their school’s curriculum...

For Preceptors, Investing in Future Health Care Leaders Inspires Their Work

Thu Apr 10, 2025
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Elisabeth Fall

Pharmacist and preceptor Zlatan Coralic (left) mentors third-year pharmacy student Katherine Gee

In honor of National Preceptor Appreciation Month, we hear from preceptors who play an essential role in these educational experiences, guiding students as they refine their skills, gain confidence and prepare for future roles as pharmacists.

How UCSF Pharmacy Students Advance Community Health on Their Own Time

Wed Apr 2, 2025
Pharmacy students demonstrate how to take blood pressure readings.
Cindy Chew

Pharmacy students volunteer for the Project Healthy Heart initiative, exposing San Francisco high school students to health-science careers.

Through hands-on workshops, direct community service, and health care-focused outreach, dedicated learners who volunteer for student-led initiatives extend the school’s mission to expand knowledge and improve the health outcomes of people everywhere.

California Poison Control System: Protecting Public Health, One Call at a Time

Tue Mar 18, 2025
CPCS saved costs infographic
With call centers in Fresno/Madera, Sacramento, San Francisco and San Diego, the California Poison Control System (CPCS) serves as a crucial safety public health safety net, providing free, confidential and multilingual assistance on over 250,000 calls annually that range from accidental ingestions...

Frontline Pharmacy: Rising to the Moment

Tue Mar 11, 2025
UCSF staff getting vaccinated by Hom
Susan Merrell

Tomas Diaz, a clinical fellow in the UCSF Department of Emergency Medicine, gets a COVID-19 shot from Matthew Aludino, a fourth-year student in the School of Pharmacy.

As COVID-19 cases began rising in San Francisco, UCSF Health mobilized to vaccinate thousands of frontline workers; secured and rapidly deployed new therapeutics; and worked with public health and pharmacy leaders nationwide to share protocols and best practices as new therapies emerged, while...

Aweeka: “Be More of a Global Pharmacist”

Thu Feb 20, 2025
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Fran Aweeka, PharmD

Energized from a yearlong term as global chair at England’s University of Bath, Fran Aweeka, PharmD, is embracing the challenge of finding new ways to foster international collaboration in pharmaceutical sciences.

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