Sharon L. Youmans, PharmD, MPH

Executive Vice Dean
Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Youmans
Eric Davila
[email protected]
Phone: +1 415 502-7554
513 Parnassus Avenue, MSB, Rm 126
UCSF Box 0403
San Francisco, CA 94143
United States

Links

UCSF Profiles

Affiliations

Education programs

PharmD Degree Program

External affiliations

Fellow, American Pharmacists Association (APhA)

What I do

As Executive Vice Dean, I partner with the Dean to drive the School’s strategic priorities. From the Dean’s Office, I oversee and lead the School’s DEI efforts; manage global partnerships, liaise with the School’s Pharmacy Practice Partnerships associate deans, serve as an advisor to the faculty leaders of the PharmD program, and carry out special projects.

Departmental research area

education research

My research expertise

pharmacy education, education administration, curriculum transformation

Clinical expertise

pediatrics

Professional background

Degrees

MPH, Public Health, San Jose State University, 2005
PharmD, University of California, San Francisco, 1985
Pre-Pharmacy, University of Southern California (USC), 1981

Licensure and certifications

Licentiate in Pharmacy, California State Board of Pharmacy, 1985

Biography

Sharon L. Youmans, PharmD, MPH, FAPhA is a Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Executive Vice Dean of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) School of Pharmacy. She received her PharmD degree from UCSF in 1985 and completed a pharmacy residency at California Pacific Medical Center in 1986. She received her MPH degree with an emphasis in community health education from San Jose State in 2005. In 2007 she was appointed as Vice Chair of Education for the Department of Clinical Pharmacy, and in 2013 appointed Vice Dean.

In 2013, she was inducted as a Fellow by American Pharmacist Association (APhA) Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management, in 2016 in recognition of contributions to DEI initiatives at UCSF she received the Founders’ Champion Award, and in 2018 she became a member of the UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators.

She serves on the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Board of Directors, and as a member of the Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education Advisory Board at Xavier University College of Pharmacy.

She teaches on the topics of public health, communication, and cultural humility. Her research interests include health communication, health disparities, global health, and pharmacy education and administration.

Research keywords

  • global health
  • pharmacy education
  • Health Communication/Health Literacy
  • Health Disparities in Pharmacy
  • pharmacists
  • Patient Care Team
  • Interinstitutional Relations
  • Fraud
  • Public Opinion
  • International Cooperation
  • Professional Role
  • Drug Labeling
  • education, pharmacy, graduate
  • Students, Pharmacy
  • Health Education
  • Schools, Pharmacy
  • toxicology
  • Education, Pharmacy
  • Counterfeit Drugs
1. New pathway programs funded by the California Health Care Foundation
2. Executive Vice Dean Youmans honored with ASHP-ABHP Joint Leadership Award
3. A budding partnership with Korean regulatory science pharmacists
4. Class of 2026 steps into white coats and begins PharmD journey
5. Celebrating women leaders in the School of Pharmacy
6. Update from the Dean: Ongoing excellence and new frontiers
7. A new era for science and practice at UCSF
8. The School of Pharmacy’s White Coat Ceremony returns to Cole Hall
9. Giacomini lays out her vision for the UCSF School of Pharmacy
10. PharmD Class of 2022 celebrates graduation in person
11. Jennifer La selected as 2022 Bowl of Hygeia winner
12. School community bids farewell to an impactful dean
13. Campus Anti-Racism Initiative – Equity and Inclusion Speaker Series
14. Update from the Dean: A fond farewell
15. Class of 2024 proudly enters the pharmacy profession amid pandemic
16. Two PharmD classes celebrate Commencement 2021
17. School trains more pharmacists to deliver critical vaccinations
18. How to train an anti-racist PharmD student
19. PharmD Class of 2020 formally celebrates graduation
20. Office of Education and Instructional Services receives Boyden Staff Service Award
21. Class of ’23 joins ranks of pharmacy at White Coat Ceremony
22. School of Pharmacy welcomes Class of 2023 at a pivotal time
23. Update from the Dean: Confronting racism and health inequities
24. Dean Guglielmo and Vice Dean Youmans statement on the killing of George Floyd and recent protests
25. Update from the Dean: Building community while staying safe
26. Update from the Dean: Eyeing a return
27. UCSF PharmD Class of 2020 celebrates an end and welcomes a new beginning
28. UCSF PharmD students achieve highest 2020 residency match rate in the country
29. Update from the Dean: How COVID-19 is affecting us and where to find updates
30. PharmD degree program art highlights science, focus on patients
31. Youmans to serve on Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
32. Update from the Dean – November 2019
33. Class of 2022 gets their white coats and takes the Oath of a Pharmacist
34. School of Pharmacy welcomes the Class of 2022
35. Update from the Dean – May 2019
36. UCSF School of Pharmacy celebrates Commencement 2019
37. School reflects on legacy of achievement at Alumni Weekend 2019
38. Update from the Dean – November 2018
39. Youmans inducted into Academy of Medical Educators
40. School welcomes incoming PharmD class with bold new curriculum
41. Showcasing School science and change at Alumni Weekend 2018
42. Update from the Dean – March 2018
43. Update on PharmD curriculum transformation
44. Update from the Dean - September 2017
45. Rocket science? For these kids, pressure is fun
46. Fulton receives Innovation in Education Award
47. Pharmacy Alumni Weekend report
48. Youmans among honorees at Office of Diversity and Outreach anniversary celebration
49. Youmans elected AACP Council of Deans Secretary
50. Update from the Dean - Fall/Winter 2015
51. PharmD curriculum transformation
52. History event highlights School innovations in research, practice, education
53. Class of 2018 student pharmacists put on their white coats
54. Update from the Dean - Fall/Winter 2014
55. Retreat kicks off major revision of School curriculum
56. Update from the Dean - Fall 2013
57. Youmans appointed vice dean of UCSF School of Pharmacy
58. Update from the Dean - Winter 2013
59. Update from the Dean - Fall 2012
60. Radio show leads to campus invite for aspiring chef-pharmacist, age 10
61. Update from the Dean - Spring/Summer 2008
62. Update from the Dean - Fall 2007/Winter 2008
63. Youmans named first associate dean of diversity
64. Clinical pharmacists specialize in AIDS
65. Pharmacist combats AIDS in Malawi
66. Update from the Dean - July 2004
67. About Leslie Wilson, and more news
68. Joanne Whitney and the DPSL, and more news
69. Parfitt Pattie appointed director of development, and more news
1. 2019 John Ruffin Lecturer - XULA-COP 12th Health Disparities Conference, Xavier University College of Pharmacy, New Orleans, 2019
2. Center for Innovative Pharmacy Education & Research (CIPhER) Visiting Scholar, University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, 2018
3. Distinguished Commencement Speaker for the Class of 2017, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center College of Pharmacy, 2017
4. Founder's Champion - In recognition for contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion, UCSF, 2016
5. UCSF 150th Anniversary Alumni Excellence Award, UCSF, 2015
6. Inducted as a Fellow by the APhA Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management, American Pharmacists Association (APhA), 2013
7. Profiled in AETNA 2008 African American History Calendar - Health Literacy: A Dose of Understanding, AETNA - African American History Calendar, 2008
8. Sam Radelfinger Award, San Jose State University, 2005

Publications

Erstad BL, Youmans SL, Crismon ML. Navigating the Path to Careers in Academic Pharmacy Administration. Am J Pharm Educ. 2023 09; 87(9):100046.
Sharon Youmans, Marcus Ferrone. Design and implementation of a novel doctor of pharmacy curriculum. Pharmacy Education. 2021 Sep 23; 538-545.
Bautista CA, Huang I, Stebbins M, Floren LC, Wamsley M, Youmans SL, Hsia SL. Development of an interprofessional rotation for pharmacy and medical students to perform telehealth outreach to vulnerable patients in the COVID-19 pandemic. J Interprof Care. 2020 Sep-Oct; 34(5):694-697.
Marieke Kruidering, Rupa Tuan, Tracy Fulton, Igor Mitrovic, Sharon L. Youmans, Jaekyu Shin. Aligning hearts and minds: creation of an integrated cardiovascular pharmacy course. The FASEB Journal. 2020 Apr 1; 34(S1):1-1.
Clinard VB, Kearney TE, Repplinger DJ, Smollin CG, Youmans SL. An interprofessional clinical toxicology advanced pharmacy practice experience. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2019 05; 11(5):505-512.
White C, Conway JM, Davis PK, Johnson-Fannin AM, Jurkas JG, Murphy NL, Smith WT, Echeverri M, Youmans SL, Owings KC, Adams JL. AACP Special Taskforce White Paper on Diversifying Our Investment in Human Capital. Am J Pharm Educ. 2017 Oct; 81(8):S13.
Rankin SH, Jong S, Matovu S, Youmans S, Lindgren T. Sources of Social Capital for Malawi People Living With HIV. Glob Qual Nurs Res. 2016 Jan-Dec; 3:2333393616676432.
Franson KL, Buring SM, Davis PJ, Krueger KP, Umland EM, Woodward JM, Youmans SL, Plaza CM. Report of the 2014-2015 Academic Affairs Standing Committee: Addressing Affordability, Accessibility, and Accountability. Am J Pharm Educ. 2015 Oct 25; 79(8):S13.
Madalene Mandap, Sarah Carrillo, Sharon L. Youmans. An evaluation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) health education in pharmacy school curricula. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. 2014 Nov 1; 6(6):752-758.
J.L. Marriott, I. Larson, M. Costelloe, S. Youmans, T. Brock, P. Edsall, L. Holle, J. Fitzgerald. SABER and MyDispense: Building better pharmacy education through innovation and sharing. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 2014 Sep 1; 10(5):e65-e66.
Youmans S, Ngassapa O, Chambuso M. Clinical pharmacy to meet the health needs of Tanzanians: education reform through partnership across continents (2008-2011). J Public Health Policy. 2012; 33 Suppl 1:S110-25.
Law E, Youmans SL. Combating counterfeit medications: the California pharmacist perspective. J Pharm Pract. 2011 Feb; 24(1):114-21.
Nkansah NT, Youmans SL, Agness CF, Assemi M. Fostering and managing diversity in schools of pharmacy. Am J Pharm Educ. 2009 Dec 17; 73(8):152.
Robles JR, Youmans SL, Byrd DC, Polk RE. Perceived barriers to scholarship and research among pharmacy practice faculty: survey report from the AACP Scholarship/Research Faculty Development Task Force. Am J Pharm Educ. 2009 Feb 19; 73(1):17.
Schillinger D, Hammer H, Wang F, Palacios J, McLean I, Tang A, Youmans S, Handley M. Seeing in 3-D: examining the reach of diabetes self-management support strategies in a public health care system. Health Educ Behav. 2008 Oct; 35(5):664-82.
El-Ibiary SY, Youmans SL. Health literacy and contraception: a readability evaluation of contraceptive instructions for condoms, spermicides and emergency contraception in the USA. Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care. 2007 Mar; 12(1):58-62.
Youmans SL, Schillinger D, Mamary E, Stewart A. Older African Americans' perceptions of pharmacists. Ethn Dis. 2007; 17(2):284-90.
Youmans SL, Schillinger D, Mamary E, Stewart A. Talk with your pharmacists--they are there to help. Ethn Dis. 2007; 17(2):420.
Swana HS, Youmans SL, Kogan BA, Bogetz MS. Hallucinations after hypospadias repair. J Pediatr Surg. 2006 Mar; 41(3):e33-5.
Voirol P, Kayser SR, Chang CY, Chang QL, Youmans SL. Impact of pharmacists' interventions on the pediatric discharge medication process. Ann Pharmacother. 2004 Oct; 38(10):1597-602.
Youmans SL, Schillinger D. Functional health literacy and medication use: the pharmacist's role. Ann Pharmacother. 2003 Nov; 37(11):1726-9.