Department of Clinical Pharmacy

Lopez Recognized With 2025 UCSF Alumni Humanitarian Service Award

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.

Youmans Receives 2025 UCSF Pharmacy Alumni Association Alum of the Year

The Executive Vice Dean and Department of Clinical Pharmacy professor is being recognize for a career of thoughtfully directing brilliant minds toward their potential and ensuring equitable access for the next generation of health professionals.

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

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.

Caitlin Calhoun Named 2025 UCSF-Genentech Clinical Development Fellow

Caitlin Calhoun, PharmD, a pharmacist and scientist with experience in basic science and clinical research, has been named the 2025 UCSF-Genentech Clinical Development Fellow.

Koda-Kimble Seed Award Fuels 11 Innovative Projects

Eleven innovative projects with the potential to further the mission of the UCSF School of Pharmacy in new ways will garner a financial boost from the 2025 Mary Anne Koda-Kimble Seed Award for Innovation.

Frontline Pharmacy: Rising to the Moment

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...

Q&A with Marilyn Stebbins, PharmD: Pharmacy Advocate and COVID-19 Patient Zero

One of California’s first COVID-19 patients reflects on her hospitalization during the earliest days of the pandemic and the perspective she gained on patient care and the expanded scope of the pharmacy profession.

Lessons Learned: Five Years of COVID-19 Research and Response at UCSF

UCSF School of Pharmacy experts share their perspectives on the lessons learned from the pandemic and the evolving role of pharmacy in strengthening public health, advancing scientific discovery and preparing for future global challenges.

DIY Medical Tests Are Hot

Aweeka: “Be More of a Global Pharmacist”

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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