UCSF

Robin Corelli, PharmD

Professor
Vice Chair of Professional Affairs
Thomas J. Long Professor of Community Pharmacy Practice
Department of Clinical Pharmacy
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Marco Sanchez, UCSF
[email protected]
Phone: +1 714 731-0604
Fax: +1 415 476-6632
521 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94117
United States

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Educational programs

Regional Program Director, LA/OC, PharmD Degree Program

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External affiliations

What I do

I am a professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and a licensed practicing pharmacist. My research and practice efforts have been focused on the community pharmacist’s role as an advocate for positive health outcomes through disease prevention and treatment. This includes work in the areas of asthma, COPD, tobacco cessation, immunization delivery, and medication therapy management.

Departmental research area

clinical research
education research

My research expertise

pharmacy practice

Clinical expertise

community practice, tobacco cessation

Degrees

PGY2, Infectious Diseases Fellowship, University of California, San Francisco, 1991
PGY1, Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of California, San Francisco, 1990
PharmD, University of California, San Francisco, 1989
BS, Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, 1985

Biography

Dr. Robin Corelli is a Professor and Vice-Chair in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy in the School of Pharmacy at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Corelli received her PharmD from UCSF and then completed additional training at UCSF as a clinical pharmacy resident and Infectious Disease Fellow. Dr. Corelli has been a member of the UCSF faculty since 1991. She is currently the Director for the Los Angeles/Orange County Experiential Education program in Southern California. Her current research and creative efforts have largely focused on tobacco and community pharmacy initiatives including: (1) the development, evaluation and dissemination of effective training programs for healthcare providers, (2) the development, implementation and evaluation of community pharmacy-based models of care for smoking cessation, (3) policy work supporting regulations to ban sale of tobacco products in pharmacies and (4) education and academia related topics (e.g., admissions, faculty development, student research projects, faculty workforce composition).

Research keywords

curriculum, Smoking Prevention, Students, Pharmacy, smoking cessation, Faculty, Pharmacy, Preceptorship, Commerce, tobacco cessation, Community Pharmacy Services, Education, Pharmacy, Faculty, Schools, Pharmacy, tobacco, pharmacies, pharmacists

Licensure and certifications

Licentiate in Pharmacy, California, 1989
Immunization Certification, American Pharmacists Association, 8/2000
Delivering Medication Therapy Management Services Certificate, American Pharmacists Association, 3/2016
Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist (CTTS), Mayo Clinic, 7/2020
1. School trains more pharmacists to deliver critical vaccinations
2. Update from the Dean – May 2019
3. Update from the Dean - Spring/Summer 2016
4. National awards recognize pharmacy educators
5. Update from the Dean - Fall/Winter 2015
6. Update from the Dean - Spring/Summer 2015
7. Update from the Dean - Fall/Winter 2014
8. Label warnings, antibiotic measurements, cancer therapies, and smoking interventions take top honors at annual seminar
9. Update from the Dean - Spring/Summer 2014
10. UCSF School of Pharmacy adopts broad recommendation on tobacco
11. School to train Safeway pharmacists in smoking cessation counseling
12. Update from the Dean - Spring/Summer 2008
13. UCSF pharmacy faculty advocate for legislation banning tobacco sales in pharmacies
14. Update from the Dean - Spring/Summer 2007
15. About Nobuhisa Shimba, and more news
16. About Deanna Kroetz, and more news
17. Health care providers to receive smoking cessation training
18. Update from the Dean - July 2002
19. About Claire Lee, and more news
1. Public Health Excellence Award, United States Public Health Service, 2016
2. Fellow, American Pharmacists Association, 2015
3. Long Foundation Prize for Excellence in Teaching, University of California, San Francisco, School of Pharmacy, 2015
4. Apples for Preceptor Award, Los Angeles/Orange County Satellite Program, University of California, San Francisco School of Pharmacy, 2013
5. Project Preceptor of the Year (Co-awardee), Academy of Students in Pharmacy-American Pharmacists Association Tobacco Awareness Project, 2012
6. Innovations in Teaching Award, Honorable Mention, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, 2012
7. Apples for Preceptor Award, Los Angeles/Orange County Satellite Program, University of California, San Francisco School of Pharmacy, 2011
8. Apples for Preceptor Award, Los Angeles/Orange County Satellite Program, University of California, San Francisco School of Pharmacy, 2009
9. Michelotti Public Health Prize, California Pharmacists Association Foundation, 2007
10. Dean’s Recognition for Teaching Excellence, University of California, San Francisco, School of Pharmacy, 2006-2017
11. Distinguished Alumni Award, Phi Delta Chi, 2002
12. Long Foundation Prize for Excellence in Teaching, University of California, San Francisco, School of Pharmacy, 2002
13. Practitioner Fellow, California Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 1997
14. Long Foundation Award for Excellence in Clinical and Practical Instruction, University of California, Sa Francisco, School of Pharmacy, 1997
15. Preceptor of the Year, University of California, San Francisco, Clinical Pharmacy Resident Class, 1996
16. Long Foundation Award for Excellence in Clinical and Practical Instruction, University of California, San Francisco, School of Pharmacy, 1995
17. Long Foundation Award for Excellence in Clinical and Practical Instruction, University of California, San Francisco, School of Pharmacy, 1993
18. Preceptor of the Year, University of California, San Francisco, Clinical Pharmacy Resident Class, 1992
19. Outstanding Resident Research Project Award, University of California, San Francisco, 1990
20. Bowl of Hygeia, Honorable Mention, University of California, San Francisco School of Pharmacy, 1989

Publications

Corelli RL, Merchant KR, Hilts KE, Kroon LA, Vatanka P, Hille BT, Hudmon KS. Community pharmacy technicians' engagement in the delivery of brief tobacco cessation interventions: Results of a randomized trial. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2021 Sep 06.
Corelli RL, Tu TG, Lee KJ, Dinh D, Gericke KR, Hudmon KS. Smoking Cessation Pharmacotherapy Utilization and Costs to a Medicaid Managed Care Plan. Pharmacoecon Open. 2021 Jun 09.
Elkhadragy N, Aviado J, Huang H, Corelli RL, Hudmon KS. Shared Tobacco Cessation Curriculum Website for Health Professionals: Longitudinal Analysis of User and Utilization Data Over a Period of 15 Years. JMIR Med Educ. 2021 May 25; 7(2):e20704.
Hall JL, Corelli RL, DeHart R, Haney J, Lebovitz L, Philbrick AM, Ross LJ, Sierra C, Jungnickel P. Trends in Pharmacy College Admission Test Requirements and Utilization Across Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy. Am J Pharm Educ. 2021 03; 85(3):8179.
Elkhadragy N, Corelli RL, Zillich AJ, Campbell NL, Hudmon KS. Long-term evaluation of a train-the-trainer workshop for pharmacy faculty using the RE-AIM framework. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2021 09; 17(9):1562-1569.
Hudmon KS, Vitale FM, Elkhadragy N, Corelli RL, Strickland SL, Varekojis SM, Heeg MO. Evaluation of an Interprofessional Tobacco Cessation Train-the-Trainer Program for Respiratory Therapy Faculty. Respir Care. 2021 Mar; 66(3):475-481.
Elkhadragy N, Corelli RL, Russ AL, Snyder ME, Clabaugh M, Hudmon KS. Faculty perceptions of a tobacco cessation train-the-trainer workshop and experiences with implementation: A qualitative follow-up study. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2019 12; 15(12):1436-1445.
Robin Corelli, Karen Cheung, Dennis Ankrah, Michael Blatt, Karen Hudmon. Impact of a Shared Tobacco Cessation Curriculum in California Schools of Pharmacy. Journal of Contemporary Pharmacy Practice. 2018 Sep 1; 65(3):24-27.
Hudmon KS, Corelli RL, de Moor C, Zillich AJ, Fenlon C, Miles L, Prokhorov AV, Zbikowski SM. Outcomes of a randomized trial evaluating two approaches for promoting pharmacy-based referrals to the tobacco quitline. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2018 Jul - Aug; 58(4):387-394.
Corelli RL, Mehas NA, Cheung K, Ankrah DO, Blatt MW, Hudmon KS. Experience with a shared tobacco cessation curriculum in California schools of pharmacy (2000-2013). J Contemporary Pharmacy Practice. 2018; 65(3):24-27.
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.
Hudmon KS, Elkhadragy N, Kusynová Z, Besançon L, Brock TP, Corelli RL. Global sale of tobacco products and electronic nicotine delivery systems in community pharmacies. Tob Control. 2017 12; 26(e2):e127-e129.
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.
Corelli RL, Muchnik MA, Beechinor RJ, Fong G, Vogt EM, Cocohoba JM, Tsourounis C, Hudmon KS. Perceptions and Cost-Analysis of a Multiple Mini-Interview in a Pharmacy School Admissions Process. Am J Pharm Educ. 2015 Nov 25; 79(9):135.
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.
Hudmon KS, Mark M, Livin AL, Corelli RL, Schroeder SA. Tobacco education in U.S. respiratory care programs. Nicotine Tob Res. 2014 Oct; 16(10):1394-8.
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.
Corelli RL, Chai T, Karic A, Fairman M, Baez K, Hudmon KS. Tobacco and alcohol sales in community pharmacies: policy statements from U.S. professional pharmacy associations. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2014 May-Jun; 54(3):285-8.
Hudmon KS, Hoch MA, Vitale FM, Wahl KR, Corelli RL, de Moor C. Tobacco cessation education for pharmacists: Face-to-face presentations versus live webinars. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2014 Jan-Feb; 54(1):42-4.
McBane SE, Corelli RL, Albano CB, Conry JM, Della Paolera MA, Kennedy AK, Jenkins AT, Hudmon KS. The role of academic pharmacy in tobacco cessation and control. Am J Pharm Educ. 2013 Jun 12; 77(5):93.
Kroon LA, Corelli RL, Roth AP, Hudmon KS. Public perceptions of the ban on tobacco sales in San Francisco pharmacies. Tob Control. 2013 Nov; 22(6):369-71.
Harris BJ, Butler M, Cardello E, Corelli R, Dahdal W, Gurney M, Harrell K, Murphy J, Pisano D, Sullivan M, Teeters J, Bradley-Baker L. Report of the 2011-2012 AACP Professional Affairs Committee: addressing the teaching excellence of volunteer pharmacy preceptors. Am J Pharm Educ. 2012 Aug 10; 76(6):S4.
Hoch MA, Hudmon KS, Lee L, Cupp R, Aragon L, Tyree RA, Corelli RL. Pharmacists' perceptions of participation in a community pharmacy-based nicotine replacement therapy distribution program. J Community Health. 2012 Aug; 37(4):848-54.
Corelli RL, Zillich AJ, de Moor C, Giuliano MR, Arnold J, Fenlon CM, Douglas CL, Magnusson B, Zbikowski SM, Prokhorov AV, Hudmon KS. Recruitment of community pharmacies in a randomized trial to generate patient referrals to the tobacco quitline. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2013 Jul-Aug; 9(4):396-404.
Zillich AJ, Corelli RL, Zbikowski SM, Magnusson LB, Fenlon CM, Prokhorov AV, de Moor C, Hudmon KS. A randomized trial evaluating 2 approaches for promoting pharmacy-based referrals to the tobacco quitline: methods and baseline findings. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2013 Jan-Feb; 9(1):27-36.
Corelli RL, Aschebrook-Kilfoy B, Kim G, Ambrose PJ, Hudmon KS. Availability of tobacco and alcohol products in Los Angeles community pharmacies. J Community Health. 2012 Feb; 37(1):113-8.
Karen Suchanek Hudmon, Robin L. Corelli, Alexander V. Prokhorov. Smoking Cessation Therapies and Programs. Encyclopedia of Lifestyle Medicine \u0026 Health. 2012 Jan 1.
Assemi M, Corelli RL, Ambrose PJ. Development needs of volunteer pharmacy practice preceptors. Am J Pharm Educ. 2011 Feb 10; 75(1):10.
Kao DJ, Hudmon KS, Corelli RL. Evaluation of a required senior research project in a doctor of pharmacy curriculum. Am J Pharm Educ. 2011 Feb 10; 75(1):5.
Kim SE, Whittington JI, Nguyen LM, Ambrose PJ, Corelli RL. Pharmacy students' perceptions of a required senior research project. Am J Pharm Educ. 2010 Dec 15; 74(10):190.
Hudmon KS, Corelli RL, Prokhorov AV. Current approaches to pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation. Ther Adv Respir Dis. 2010 Feb; 4(1):35-47.
Stebbins MR, Cutler TW, Corelli RL, Smith AR, Lipton HL. Medicare part D community outreach train-the-trainer program for pharmacy faculty. Am J Pharm Educ. 2009 May 27; 73(3):53.
Karen Suchanek Hudmon, Robin L. Corelli. ASHP Therapeutic Position Statement on the Cessation of Tobacco Use. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 2009 Feb 1; 66(3):291-307.
Hudmon KS, Corelli RL. ASHP therapeutic position statement on the cessation of tobacco use. Am J Health-Syst Pharm. 2009; 66(3):291-307.
Houston LN, Warner M, Corelli RL, Fenlon CM, Hudmon KS. Tobacco education in US physician assistant programs. J Cancer Educ. 2009; 24(2):107-13.
Corelli RL, Fenlon CM, Kroon LA, Prokhorov AV, Hudmon KS. Evaluation of a train-the-trainer program for tobacco cessation. Am J Pharm Educ. 2007 Dec 15; 71(6):109.
Sobhani P, Christopherson J, Ambrose PJ, Corelli RL. Accuracy of oral liquid measuring devices: comparison of dosing cup and oral dosing syringe. Ann Pharmacother. 2008 Jan; 42(1):46-52.
Heath J, Kelley FJ, Andrews J, Crowell N, Corelli RL, Hudmon KS. Evaluation of a tobacco cessation curricular intervention among acute care nurse practitioner faculty members. Am J Crit Care. 2007 May; 16(3):284-9.
Hudmon KS, Hussar DA, Fenlon CM, Corelli RL. Pharmacy students' perceptions of tobacco sales in pharmacies and suggested strategies for promoting tobacco-free experiential sites. Am J Pharm Educ. 2006 Aug 15; 70(4):75.
Hudmon KS, Prokhorov AV, Corelli RL. Tobacco cessation counseling: pharmacists' opinions and practices. Patient Educ Couns. 2006 Apr; 61(1):152-60.
Corelli RL, Hudmon KS. Pharmacologic interventions for smoking cessation. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2006 Mar; 18(1):39-51, xii.
Hudmon KS, Fenlon CM, Corelli RL, Prokhorov AV, Schroeder SA. Tobacco sales in pharmacies: time to quit. Tob Control. 2006 Feb; 15(1):35-8.
Corelli RL, Kroon LA, Chung EP, Sakamoto LM, Gundersen B, Fenlon CM, Hudmon KS. Statewide evaluation of a tobacco cessation curriculum for pharmacy students. Prev Med. 2005 Jun; 40(6):888-95.
Hudmon KS, Bardel K, Kroon LA, Fenlon CM, Corelli RL. Tobacco education in U.S. schools of pharmacy. Nicotine Tob Res. 2005 Apr; 7(2):225-32.
Hudmon KS, Kroon LA, Corelli RL, Saunders KC, Spitz MR, Bates TR, Liang D. Training future pharmacists at a minority educational institution: evaluation of the Rx for change tobacco cessation training program. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2004 Mar; 13(3):477-81.
Hudmon KS, Hemberger KK, Corelli RL, Kroon LA, Prokhorov AV. The pharmacist's role in smoking cessation counseling: perceptions of users of nonprescription nicotine replacement therapy. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2003 Sep-Oct; 43(5):573-82.
Hudmon KS, Corelli RL, Chung E, Gundersen B, Kroon LA, Sakamoto LM, Hemberger KK, Fenlon C, Prokhorov AV. Development and implementation of a tobacco cessation training program for students in the health professions. J Cancer Educ. 2003; 18(3):142-9.
Corelli RL, Hudmon KS. Medications for smoking cessation. West J Med. 2002 Mar; 176(2):131-5.
Karen Suchanek Hudmon, Robin L. Corelli, Lisa A. Kroon, Marilyn Standifer Shreve, Alexander V. Prokhorov. Reducing Pulmonary Disease: The Pharmacist’s Role in Smoking Cessation. Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 2001 Apr 1; 14(2):143-159.
Hudmon KS, Corelli RL, Kroon LA, Shreve MS, Prokhorov AV. Reducing pulmonary disease: The pharmacist’s role in smoking cessation. J Pharmacy Practice. 2001; 14:143-59.
Guglielmo BJ, Luber AD, Corelli RL, Flaherty JF, Jacobs RA. Prevention of adverse events in hospitalized patients using an antimicrobial review program. West J Med. 1999 Sep; 171(3):159-62.
Smith PF, Corelli RL. Doxepin in the management of pruritus associated with allergic cutaneous reactions. Ann Pharmacother. 1997 May; 31(5):633-5.
Kroon LA, Dennehy CE, Corelli RL, Reisner L, Brethauer B, Koda-Kimble MA. Documenting and characterizing pharmaceutical care in an academic health center. Hospital Pharmacy. 1997; 32:1639-46.
Luber AD, Corelli RL, Flaherty JF, Kostiuk KA, Robinson MD, Guglielmo BJ. J Infect Dis Pharmacother. The evolution of an antimicrobial review system at a university hospital. 1996; 2:65-90.
Wong-Beringer A, Corelli RL, Schrock TR, Guglielmo BJ. Influence of timing of antibiotic administration on tissue concentrations during surgery. Am J Surg. 1995 Apr; 169(4):379-81.
Singh RF, Corelli RL, Guglielmo BJ. Sterility of unit dose syringes of filgrastim and sargramostim. Am J Hosp Pharm. 1994 Nov 15; 51(22):2811-2.
Corelli RL, Gericke KR. Renal insufficiency associated with intramuscular administration of ketorolac tromethamine. Ann Pharmacother. 1993 Sep; 27(9):1055-7.
Colford JM, Corelli RL, Ganz JW, Guglielmo BJ, Jacobs RA. Home antibiotic therapy for streptococcal endocarditis: a call for a controlled trial. Am J Med. 1993 Jan; 94(1):111-2.
Corelli RL, Guglielmo BJ, Kapusnik-Uner JE, McMaster JR, Greenblatt RM. Medication usage patterns in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection: a comparison of patient-reported medication usage with medical chart review. DICP. 1991 Dec; 25(12):1374-8.
Robin Corelli, Linda L. Hart. Beta-Blocking Agents for Migraine. Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 1989 Mar 1; 23(3):248-249.
Corelli R, Hart LL. Use of beta-blockers in the treatment of migraine headache. Drug Intell Clin Pharm. 1989; 23:248-49.
Yoder M, Torres C, Corelli R, Jurnak F. Bulk preparation and crystallization of the Escherichia coli elongation factor Tu-Ts complex. Anal Biochem. 1985 Oct; 150(1):243-8.
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