UCSF

Sharon Youmans, PharmD, MPH

Vice Dean and Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy
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Eric Davila

[email protected]
Phone: +1 415 502-7554
Fax: +1 415 476-6632

513 Parnassus Avenue, Rm 120
UCSF Box 0403
San Francisco, CA 94117
United States

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Affiliations

Joint appointments

HS Clinical Professor, WOS, UCSF School of Nursing

Educational programs

External affiliations

What I do

I serve as Vice Dean of the School of Pharmacy and lead all aspects of School administration in the absence of the dean. My specific responsibilities are to oversee the education and diversity initiatives of the School.

Departmental research area

Health services and policy research

My research expertise

Health literacy, Health communication including culturally sensitive communication strategies to enhance medication compliance

Clinical expertise

Community pharmacy practice, Pediatrics

Degrees

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

Biography

Sharon L. Youmans, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, FAPhA is a Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and in July 2013 was appointed as Vice Dean of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) School of Pharmacy. In her role as Vice Dean she oversees the schools education mission and diversity initiatives. She also holds a volunteer faculty appointment as Professor in the UCSF School of Nursing, Department of Community Health Systems.

She received her PharmD degree from UCSF in 1985 and a MPH degree from San Jose State in 2005. Prior to receiving a faculty appointment in 2001, she worked as a pharmacist in the hospital and community pharmacy settings. From 2007 to 2013 she served as Vice Chair of Education for the Department of Clinical Pharmacy. From 2010 to 2013 she served as the clinical pharmacist at Glide Health Services, a nurse managed primary care clinic for homeless and uninsured citizens of San Francisco. Her focus was medication management and adherence strategies.

Dr. Youmans teaches on the topics of public health, communication, and cultural competence. Her research interests include health communication, health disparities, global health, and pharmacy education.

Research keywords

pharmacy education, Health Communication/Health Literacy, global health, Health Disparities in Pharmacy, Professional Role, pharmacists, Fraud, Education, Pharmacy, Interinstitutional Relations

Licensure and certifications

Licenciate in Pharmacy, California, 1985
Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS)

Publications

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.
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.
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