UCSF

Sharon Youmans, PharmD, MPH

Vice Dean and Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Youmans
Eric Davila
[email protected]
Phone: +1 415 502-2063
Fax: +1 415 476-6632
513 Parnassus Avenue, Rm 120
UCSF Box 0403
San Francisco, CA 94143
United States

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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

education research

My research expertise

health literacy, health communication including culturally sensitive communication strategies to enhance medication compliance, pharmacy education

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, 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 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 humility. Her research interests include health communication, health disparities, global health, and pharmacy education.

Research keywords

global health, pharmacy education, Health Communication/Health Literacy, Health Disparities in Pharmacy, pharmacists, Pharmacy Service, Hospital, Patient Care Team, Interinstitutional Relations, Fraud, Public Opinion, International Cooperation, Professional Role, Drug Labeling, education, pharmacy, graduate, Students, Pharmacy, Schools, Pharmacy, toxicology, Education, Pharmacy, Counterfeit Drugs

Licensure and certifications

Licentiate in Pharmacy, California, 1985
1. PharmD Class of 2020 formally celebrates graduation
2. Office of Education and Instructional Services receives Boyden Staff Service Award
3. Class of ’23 joins ranks of pharmacy at White Coat Ceremony
4. School of Pharmacy welcomes Class of 2023 at a pivotal time
5. Update from the Dean: Confronting racism and health inequities
6. Dean Guglielmo and Vice Dean Youmans statement on the killing of George Floyd and recent protests
7. Update from the Dean: Building community while staying safe
8. Update from the Dean: Eyeing a return
9. UCSF PharmD Class of 2020 celebrates an end and welcomes a new beginning
10. UCSF PharmD students achieve highest 2020 residency match rate in the country
11. Update from the Dean: How COVID-19 is affecting us and where to find updates
12. PharmD degree program art highlights science, focus on patients
13. Youmans to serve on Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
14. Update from the Dean – November 2019
15. Class of 2022 gets their white coats and takes the Oath of a Pharmacist
16. School of Pharmacy welcomes the Class of 2022
17. Update from the Dean – May 2019
18. UCSF School of Pharmacy celebrates Commencement 2019
19. School reflects on legacy of achievement at Alumni Weekend 2019
20. Update from the Dean – November 2018
21. Youmans inducted into Academy of Medical Educators
22. School welcomes incoming PharmD class with bold new curriculum
23. Showcasing School science and change at Alumni Weekend 2018
24. Update from the Dean – March 2018
25. Update on PharmD curriculum transformation
26. Update from the Dean - September 2017
27. Rocket science? For these kids, pressure is fun
28. Fulton receives Innovation in Education Award
29. Pharmacy Alumni Weekend report
30. Youmans among honorees at Office of Diversity and Outreach anniversary celebration
31. Youmans elected AACP Council of Deans Secretary
32. Update from the Dean - Fall/Winter 2015
33. PharmD curriculum transformation
34. History event highlights School innovations in research, practice, education
35. Class of 2018 student pharmacists put on their white coats
36. Update from the Dean - Fall/Winter 2014
37. Retreat kicks off major revision of School curriculum
38. Update from the Dean - Fall 2013
39. Youmans appointed vice dean of UCSF School of Pharmacy
40. Update from the Dean - Winter 2013
41. Update from the Dean - Fall 2012
42. Radio show leads to campus invite for aspiring chef-pharmacist, age 10
43. Update from the Dean - Spring/Summer 2008
44. Update from the Dean - Fall 2007/Winter 2008
45. Youmans named first associate dean of diversity
46. Clinical pharmacists specialize in AIDS
47. Pharmacist combats AIDS in Malawi
48. Update from the Dean - July 2004
49. About Leslie Wilson, and more news
50. Joanne Whitney and the DPSL, and more news
51. 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

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.
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