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Volume 3 • Issue 2 | <strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
Pearson’s Pharmacy helps recent<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy graduate<br />
with life, school and her future.<br />
page 12<br />
Also Inside:<br />
The Ray Symposium, page 2<br />
GNP/ICP Scholarship Golf Classic, page 7<br />
Commencement <strong>2012</strong>, page 22
message from the Dean<br />
I am very proud to bring you this <strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2012</strong> edition <strong>of</strong> RxBound. As our<br />
editorial team has come to realize, the challenge is not in finding great things<br />
to print but in selecting from a wealth <strong>of</strong> wonderful material to share with our<br />
audience. Our cover story is an amazing account <strong>of</strong> determination and hard<br />
work by one <strong>of</strong> our <strong>2012</strong> graduates, Esmeralda Downs. As you read this story<br />
your attention will likely shift to the extraordinary commitment <strong>of</strong> Bill and<br />
Ann Pearson, who for 15 years have been a significant part <strong>of</strong> Esmeralda’s life,<br />
providing support and encouragement through her journey to becoming a<br />
pharmacist. For me, the most memorable moment <strong>of</strong> our <strong>2012</strong><br />
Commencement was seeing the Pearsons “hood” Esmeralda as she walked<br />
across the stage after receiving her diploma. The Pearsons are a private couple<br />
who never expected any recognition for their actions. They believe in the value<br />
<strong>of</strong> education and they saw the potential <strong>of</strong> a hard working pharmacy<br />
technician who “really had some grit and a lot <strong>of</strong> drive”. I salute the Pearsons<br />
because they exemplify <strong>Western</strong>U’s core values <strong>of</strong> caring and humanism in a<br />
way that touches us all.<br />
We are using RxBound to share our successes, our stories and pride in all that<br />
we do. By reaching out to our alumni and friends we hope that you feel an ever<br />
growing connection to <strong>Western</strong>U. Please share your thoughts, suggestions,<br />
good news and photos at rxbound@westernu.edu and utilize the enclosed<br />
envelope to stay connected.<br />
309 E. Second St., Pomona, Calif. 91766-1854<br />
www.westernu.edu<br />
EDITORS:<br />
Sam K. Shimomura, PharmD, FASHP, CGP<br />
Associate Dean <strong>of</strong> College Advancement<br />
Jesse Martinez, PharmD, FASCP<br />
Vice Dean, Academic Diversity and Development<br />
Renee Cook<br />
Manager <strong>of</strong> Continuing Education and Events<br />
Bill Burrows<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Development<br />
<strong>University</strong> Advancement<br />
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS:<br />
Jess Lopatynski<br />
Jeff Malet<br />
Monica Preciado<br />
Sam Shimomura<br />
Renee Cook<br />
GRAPHIC DESIGNER:<br />
Debra Nelson<br />
Daniel C. Robinson, PharmD, FASHP<br />
Dean, College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy<br />
<strong>Western</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong><br />
RxBound is a joint effort <strong>of</strong> the<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy and <strong>University</strong><br />
Advancement, published biannually for<br />
alumni, faculty, students and friends <strong>of</strong> the<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy.<br />
<strong>Western</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong> and<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy Contacts<br />
Dean’s Office 909-469-5500<br />
<strong>University</strong> Advancement 909-469-8431<br />
Our Mission:<br />
Educating future pharmacy<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essionals to serve the health care<br />
needs <strong>of</strong> society and improve the<br />
quality <strong>of</strong> patient care through science,<br />
caring and humanism.
Volume 3 • Issue 2 | <strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
page12<br />
Paying it Forward<br />
In addition to hiring Esmeralda<br />
Downs and paying her a good salary,<br />
the Pearsons paid for her education at<br />
<strong>Western</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />
<strong>Sciences</strong>, where she earned a PharmD<br />
degree from the College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy<br />
in <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
page 2<br />
The ray Symposium —<br />
reforming <strong>Health</strong> Care: Policy,<br />
Politics, and Patient Care<br />
Guest Speaker Joshua S. Benner, PharmD,<br />
ScD, President and CEO, RxAnte, Inc. and<br />
Visiting Scholar, The Brookings Institute<br />
page 22<br />
Commencement<br />
Keynote speaker, Michael<br />
Maddux, PharmD, FCCP, and<br />
Alumni Association<br />
representative, Donald I. Hsu,<br />
PharmD ’03, address the<br />
graduating class <strong>of</strong> <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
4 Alumni and Preceptor Pr<strong>of</strong>ile<br />
<strong>Western</strong>U Grads, Tony and Cindy Le,<br />
PharmD ’07.<br />
5 News from the Office <strong>of</strong><br />
experiential education<br />
7 GNP/ICP Golf Tournament<br />
The 10th annual – and final – Good<br />
Neighbor Pharmacy/Institute for<br />
Community Pharmacy Scholarship<br />
Golf Classic.<br />
8 CPhA Outlook<br />
9 <strong>Western</strong> States Conference<br />
Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific<br />
Grove, California, May 22-25, <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
10 <strong>Western</strong>u & CSuSB sign<br />
linkage agreement<br />
11 Alumni events<br />
March <strong>2012</strong> Alumni Dinner at “Roy’s”<br />
in Pasadena, California.<br />
14 Students in Action<br />
News from student clubs,<br />
organizations and events.<br />
20 Honor’s Day<br />
24 Objective Structured<br />
Clinical examination<br />
Clinical encounters with a standardized<br />
patient ensure that pharmacy graduates<br />
are practice-ready.<br />
25 research Spotlight<br />
Master <strong>of</strong> Science in Pharmaceutical<br />
<strong>Sciences</strong> student, John Murad and his<br />
thesis adviser, College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy<br />
Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Fadi Khasawneh,<br />
BPharm, PhD, receive prestigious award.<br />
26 The Giving Center<br />
News, notes and giving to the<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy, and Dean’s<br />
Advisory Council news.<br />
29 College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy executive<br />
in residence program<br />
30 Faculty News<br />
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<strong>Western</strong>U’s Ray Symposium Focuses on <strong>Health</strong> Care Reform<br />
By Rodney Tanaka, Senior Communications Writer<br />
Joshua Benner, PharmD, ScD, challenged <strong>Western</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong> students to make a difference in health care<br />
reform in his keynote message at the annual Ray Symposium.<br />
The Ray Symposium, held April 12, <strong>2012</strong> on <strong>Western</strong>U’s<br />
Pomona, Calif. campus, is organized by the College <strong>of</strong><br />
Pharmacy and the Interpr<strong>of</strong>essional Education Program in<br />
honor <strong>of</strong> Max Ray, MS, PharmD, Dean Emeritus <strong>of</strong> the<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy. He joined <strong>Western</strong>U as Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong><br />
Pharmacy Practice and Director <strong>of</strong> the Center for Pharmacy<br />
Practice and Development in 1996, and served as Dean <strong>of</strong> the<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy from 1999 to 2006.<br />
The <strong>2012</strong> Ray Symposium was sponsored by<br />
AmerisourceBergen, Comprehensive Pharmacy Services, CVS<br />
and Ralphs Grocery Company.<br />
Benner, president and CEO <strong>of</strong> RxAnte, Inc., and visiting<br />
scholar at the Brookings Institute, outlined the current state <strong>of</strong><br />
U.S. health care, major themes <strong>of</strong> health care reform, and the<br />
role students will play in the health care system during his<br />
presentation, “Reforming <strong>Health</strong> Care: Policy, Politics, and<br />
Patient Care.”<br />
The U.S. spent $2.4 trillion on health care in 2009 and $2.6<br />
trillion in 2010. Spending is expected to increase to $4.4<br />
trillion by 2018. The country is in a state <strong>of</strong> unsustainable<br />
spending growth, Benner said.<br />
The U.S. needs to “bend the curve,” or change the trajectory<br />
<strong>of</strong> projected health care spending as a percentage <strong>of</strong> the<br />
country’s gross domestic product (GDP), he said.<br />
“We want to keep health care spending in reasonable<br />
proportion <strong>of</strong> GDP,” Benner said. “The projected rate <strong>of</strong><br />
growth <strong>of</strong> health care spending will reach almost half <strong>of</strong> GDP<br />
in 2082. What we spend on health care is a big problem and<br />
its rate <strong>of</strong> growth is a big problem.”<br />
<strong>Health</strong> care spending varies by region, and higher health care<br />
spending does not yield better quality, he said. About 55<br />
percent <strong>of</strong> patients get care that’s recommended to them by<br />
best practice guidelines, according to a study that appeared in<br />
the New England Journal <strong>of</strong> Medicine.<br />
<strong>Health</strong> care reform is challenging because <strong>of</strong> the dichotomy <strong>of</strong><br />
how health care is perceived. About 70 percent <strong>of</strong> Americans<br />
believe the current health care system meets their family’s<br />
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needs. But only 24 percent believe the system meets the needs<br />
<strong>of</strong> most Americans.<br />
“This is the paradox <strong>of</strong> reforming health care,” Benner said.<br />
“We all think the health care system meets our needs well, but<br />
we mostly all express frustration in how it meets the needs <strong>of</strong><br />
other people. Imagine trying to make policy in this<br />
environment.”<br />
The Brookings Institute, a nonpr<strong>of</strong>it think tank, convened<br />
leading health economists to come up with health care reform<br />
recommendations. Their suggested steps to reduce health care<br />
spending growth and improve quality include:<br />
• Invest in better information and better tools for measuring<br />
and improving care.<br />
• Restructure some <strong>of</strong> the inefficiencies in the insurance<br />
market.<br />
• Transition to accountable payment systems, which means<br />
paying health care providers and clinicians based on the<br />
value they deliver, not for volume <strong>of</strong> service.<br />
• Provide direct support that would encourage better<br />
individual choices by patients.<br />
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes some <strong>of</strong> these<br />
recommendations. It establishes a mandate that most legal<br />
residents in the U.S. need to buy health insurance or pay a<br />
penalty. It creates insurance exchanges through which certain<br />
individuals and families may receive federal subsidies. It<br />
significantly expands eligibility for Medicaid, and includes no<br />
fewer than 45 reforms aimed at changing how health care is<br />
delivered, Benner said.<br />
Two years after it was signed into law, the ACA looks<br />
primarily like a coverage expansion bill with new rules about<br />
how insurance markets work, Benner said. The same experts<br />
who suggested how the bill should look said it is helpful, but<br />
is not enough to bend the cost curve and ensure high-quality<br />
innovative care gets to everybody who needs it, he said.<br />
The U.S. Supreme Court is determining whether the individual<br />
insurance requirement, or mandate, is constitutional. Benner<br />
said he doesn’t know how the Supreme Court will rule, but<br />
change is coming regardless.<br />
“No matter what happens with the Affordable Care Act,<br />
health care reform will continue because it has to,” he said.<br />
“We have a lot more work to do. Real health care reform has<br />
to happen.”<br />
He concluded by giving students advice as they continue their<br />
training and begin their careers.<br />
“It’s important as a health pr<strong>of</strong>essional to keep an open mind<br />
and embrace … change,” Benner said. “Recognize that it’s<br />
healthy and it’s needed. View changes like the Affordable Care<br />
Act and other changes to law or policy as opportunities to<br />
improve health care.”<br />
This health care system students are entering is going to<br />
reward pr<strong>of</strong>essionals who seek accountability for patient<br />
outcomes and cost, he added.<br />
“Take responsibility for that patient. If things go well, you<br />
benefit. If things don’t go well, you’re on the hook. That’s<br />
what accountability means in the health care system <strong>of</strong> the<br />
future,” Benner said.<br />
Part <strong>of</strong> what’s happening in health care is a shakeout to<br />
determine who is going to be accountable for the quality and<br />
value <strong>of</strong> care in our country.<br />
“As you finish your training and move on into practice,<br />
engage in and think about the health care system at all levels<br />
— the ‘sausage making,’ the policy, the politics,” Benner said.<br />
“Ask yourself once every year, ‘What am I doing to improve<br />
health care’ And if you don’t have a good answer to that<br />
question, find one, and work for it. Because the health care<br />
system <strong>of</strong> tomorrow will reward you for it.” ■<br />
Sponsored By:<br />
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Alumni and Preceptor Pr<strong>of</strong>ile<br />
Tony and Cindy Le, PharmD ’07<br />
By Jeff Malet, Writer/Photographer<br />
Just five years after graduating from <strong>Western</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Health</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong>, Tony and Cindy Le have already opened<br />
two pharmacies.<br />
The 2007 College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy alumni met at <strong>Western</strong>U,<br />
eventually got married and now have a baby named Emma.<br />
Tony runs the two pharmacies, TC Medical Pharmacy in<br />
Corona and the newly opened TC Compounding Pharmacy<br />
in Orange, while Cindy is a clinical pharmacist for<br />
Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital (PIH) in Whittier.<br />
Tony said after successfully running the Corona pharmacy<br />
for a year and a half, he was able to hire a full-time<br />
pharmacist and open TC Compounding Pharmacy because<br />
“compounding is something new, and down the line, this is<br />
where the market is shifting,” he said. “Patients are leaning<br />
more toward individualized dosages or patient-specific<br />
medications.”<br />
While at <strong>Western</strong>U, Tony took the College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy’s<br />
Advanced Elective on Entrepreneurial Independent Pharmacy<br />
Ownership with Dr. Jesse Martinez, which taught him how to<br />
write a business plan for a successful independent pharmacy.<br />
“After that course, I ran out and managed different<br />
pharmacies, and I combined my experience in the course<br />
with my own experience. That’s how I’m owning and<br />
building pharmacies,” he said.<br />
In 2011, Tony took the College’s Contemporary<br />
Compounding Intensive CE Course, gaining the knowledge<br />
and skills to prepare compounded medications and services.<br />
Tony’s experience started when he worked at Kaiser<br />
Permanente’s pharmacy in Fontana for almost five years,<br />
from his undergrad days at Cal Poly Pomona until shortly<br />
after his graduation from <strong>Western</strong>U. His plan was to work in<br />
various retail pharmacies, gain experience in the market, and<br />
eventually open his own pharmacy.<br />
He started working at a CVS pharmacy, then Costco’s<br />
central refill and mail order pharmacy, and eventually<br />
multiple independent pharmacies.<br />
After graduation from <strong>Western</strong>U, Cindy was unsure if she<br />
wanted to go the community route or the in-patient route.<br />
After some rotations, she decided she liked a hospital/clinical<br />
setting, and did her residency at Fountain Valley Regional<br />
Medical Center.<br />
Then she became the clinical pharmacist at PIH, where she<br />
remains.<br />
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One <strong>of</strong> Tony’s goals is to open a third pharmacy combining<br />
specialty pharmacy with compounding. According to Tony,<br />
specialty pharmacy is related to complex diseases like cancer,<br />
hepatitis, HIV/AIDS and MS, where patients’ high-cost<br />
medications can run thousands <strong>of</strong> dollars.<br />
Another goal is to be a preceptor for more <strong>Western</strong>U<br />
students by adding a rotation at the new TC Compounding<br />
Pharmacy. Tony is a preceptor at the TC Medical Pharmacy.<br />
Tony said his long-term goal is to retire before he turns 50<br />
and be able to give back by doing community work.<br />
Cindy said she always knew Tony would have his own<br />
pharmacy, and she has been supportive, even though they<br />
have taken different paths in pharmacy.<br />
“I was very amazed that within a short period <strong>of</strong> time, he’s<br />
been able to grow it (the Corona pharmacy) so fast,” she<br />
said. ■<br />
Patient Bedside Delivery<br />
In June <strong>2012</strong>, the TC Medical Pharmacy started doing<br />
patient bedside delivery, something Tony and Cindy<br />
proposed to Corona Regional Medical Center.<br />
“Before a patient has been discharged, the attending<br />
physician will write a prescription, so rather than have the<br />
patient go out there and fill a prescription, those<br />
prescriptions will be faxed to our pharmacy and we will<br />
fill it before the patient is discharged,” Tony said. “Either<br />
the patient can come pick it up, or we can deliver to their<br />
bedside. Once they have their meds, they are set, and they<br />
can go home without any stress or hassle.”<br />
Cindy said she believes this model will benefit the<br />
hospital, enabling it to raise the patient satisfaction rate.<br />
News from the Office <strong>of</strong> Experiential Education<br />
By Jim Scott, PharmD, MEd, FCCP<br />
Preceptor Development<br />
The Office <strong>of</strong> Experiential Education recently co-hosted three preceptor<br />
development programs. “Sharpening Your Precepting Skills” was presented<br />
in Universal City in collaboration with the San Fernando Valley Society <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Health</strong>-Systems Pharmacists in February, in Costa Mesa in collaboration<br />
with the Orange County Society <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong>-Systems Pharmacists in May, and<br />
again in San Diego in collaboration with the San Diego Society <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong>-<br />
Systems Pharmacists. In all, over 300 pharmacists attended these live<br />
programs, which <strong>of</strong>fered two hours <strong>of</strong> ACPE approved CE credits. Our<br />
preceptor development program will next focus on incorporating students<br />
into Medication Therapy Management, which will be held on a Saturday in<br />
Pomona this Fall. We look forward to seeing you there!! ■<br />
Photos left: Jim Scott, PharmD, MEd, FCCP, leads the “Sharpening Your Precepting Skills” preceptor<br />
developement program at Maggiano’s in Costa Mesa, Calif., May <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
Rotations Fair<br />
Save the Date — October 3, <strong>2012</strong><br />
On October 3rd, <strong>Western</strong>U College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy Office <strong>of</strong> Experiential<br />
Education will hold its 3rd annual Rotations Fair. The purpose <strong>of</strong> this<br />
event is to provide third year students an opportunity to meet with key<br />
preceptors and managers prior to the selection <strong>of</strong> their rotations. This will<br />
assist students in selecting the most appropriate clinical rotations for their<br />
career path.<br />
Please contact the OEE <strong>of</strong>fice for more information email: oee@westernu.edu<br />
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A Decade <strong>of</strong> Success for the<br />
GNP/ICP Scholarship Golf Classic<br />
By Jeff Keating, Executive Director <strong>of</strong> Public Affairs<br />
More than 200 golfers from all over Southern California hit<br />
the links at Robinson Ranch Golf Club in Canyon Country on<br />
Wednesday, June 13 for the 10th annual – and final – Good<br />
Neighbor Pharmacy/Institute for Community Pharmacy<br />
(GNP/ICP) Scholarship Golf Classic. Tournament co-founder<br />
and honorary chairman Mike Quick, National Vice President<br />
<strong>of</strong> Development for GNP, hosted the event.<br />
The original concept for the event was developed by Walter<br />
Cathey, then CEO <strong>of</strong> ICP, and David Dyck, President <strong>of</strong> Santa<br />
Susana Consultants. They brought the idea to David Breslow,<br />
then CEO <strong>of</strong> United Pharmacists Network, Inc., and together<br />
they enlisted the support <strong>of</strong> GNP and Mike Quick.<br />
The <strong>2012</strong> tournament, themed “A Decade <strong>of</strong> Success,”<br />
celebrated 10 years <strong>of</strong> GNP/ICP fundraising for the College <strong>of</strong><br />
Pharmacy at <strong>Western</strong>U and the USC School <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy.<br />
Since 2003, the tournament has raised over $1 million for the<br />
two schools, providing $10,000 annual scholarships in<br />
support <strong>of</strong> pharmacy students interested in pursuing careers in<br />
community pharmacy. At the 2011 <strong>Western</strong>U “A Tribute to<br />
Caring” annual scholarship fundraiser gala,<br />
AmerisourceBergen and GNP were honored for their<br />
tremendous support <strong>of</strong> pharmacy education, and<br />
AmerisourceBergen Corporation President, David Neu,<br />
accepted the 2011 A Tribute to Caring Corporate<br />
Humanitarian Award.<br />
“About 65 percent <strong>of</strong> the pharmacy owners <strong>of</strong> independent<br />
pharmacies today in this country are 55 or older,” said Mike<br />
Quick. “There is a tremendous need for maintaining<br />
independent pharmacy ownership and practice because <strong>of</strong> the<br />
unique role these pharmacies play in their patients’ lives and<br />
for the communities they serve. I think that’s very, very<br />
important, and I couldn’t be more proud <strong>of</strong> what we’ve been<br />
able to do in 10 years.”<br />
“When we started the tournament and providing the<br />
scholarships, our goal was to foster the development <strong>of</strong> the<br />
next generation <strong>of</strong> store owners for independent pharmacies,”<br />
said David Breslow, PharmD, tournament chair and Chief<br />
Executive Officer <strong>of</strong> ICP. “We’ve done that. We’ve made an<br />
impact on the future <strong>of</strong> community pharmacy.”<br />
Daniel Robinson, PharmD, dean <strong>of</strong> <strong>Western</strong>U’s College <strong>of</strong><br />
Pharmacy, and R. Pete Vanderveen, PhD, RPh, dean <strong>of</strong> the<br />
USC School <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy, both cite the tremendous support<br />
this tournament has <strong>of</strong>fered to pharmacy students over the<br />
past decade.<br />
“This has been helping us with scholarships and benefiting<br />
students for 10 years, and we’re sorry to see it end, but<br />
it’s been a great run and we’ve had a fabulous time,”<br />
Robinson said.<br />
“We’re very grateful for the ongoing support that Good<br />
Neighbor Pharmacy and Mike Quick have provided to our<br />
school and our students,” said Vanderveen. “And we all<br />
enjoyed playing an annual round <strong>of</strong> golf together.” ■<br />
Below Left: 2011 <strong>Western</strong>U scholarship recipients Drupad Parikh, Mayur Yadav,<br />
Daniel Robinson, PharmD, Dean <strong>of</strong> <strong>Western</strong>U’s College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy, Tiffani Emerson,<br />
Aida Oganesyan, and Youkavet Samih.<br />
Below right: Dean Daniel Robinson, David Breslow, PharmD, Chief Executive Officer<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Institute for Community Pharmacy, Mike Quick, National Vice President <strong>of</strong><br />
Development for Good Neighbor Pharmacy, and R. Pete Vanderveen, PhD, RPh,<br />
Dean <strong>of</strong> USC School <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy.<br />
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Outlook<br />
CPhA Outlook <strong>2012</strong> February 2–5, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Hyatt Regency and Convention Center, Sacramento, CA<br />
<strong>Western</strong>U faculty, students and alumni took<br />
advantage <strong>of</strong> the opportunity to network, learn new<br />
information, seek career opportunities and develop<br />
leadership skills at CPhA Outlook <strong>2012</strong> in Sacramento.<br />
Faculty Presentations:<br />
Daniel Robinson, PharmD, Susan Mackintosh, DO, John Tegzes, VMD<br />
presented “Interpr<strong>of</strong>essional Education: A Foundation for<br />
Interpr<strong>of</strong>essional Collaborative Practice.”<br />
Janice H<strong>of</strong>fman, PharmD, presented “Dementia and Treatment Options.”<br />
Quiz Bowl Winners! «<br />
The student team <strong>of</strong> John Flores, PharmD ’15, Richard Garcia, PharmD<br />
’13, Jacob Arslanian, PharmD ’13, Roland Frederick, PharmD ’13 and<br />
Paideia Le, PharmD ‘14 won the coveted Quiz Bowl in competition with<br />
the other pharmacy schools in California.<br />
<strong>Western</strong>U Breakfast: «<br />
Approximately 50 alumni, students, faculty, preceptors and friends <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Western</strong>U joined together for a lively breakfast that combined good<br />
food, good conversation and even a few door prizes.<br />
Student Poster: «<br />
Karen Lai, PharmD ‘13 and Wen-hsin Jiang, PharmD ‘13 “Developing an<br />
Osteoporosis Screening and Awareness Clinic in an Independent<br />
Community Pharmacy.”<br />
House <strong>of</strong> Delegates:<br />
Karl Hess, PharmD, presided over the House <strong>of</strong> Delegates as Speaker.<br />
He was joined in the House by several <strong>Western</strong>U students, faculty,<br />
alumni and preceptors who served as delegates. In addition, Sarah<br />
Hernandez, PharmD ’15 served on the CPhA Board <strong>of</strong> Trustees<br />
representing <strong>Western</strong>U students along with faculty member Roger<br />
Klotz representing Region 6.<br />
Exhibit Hall: «<br />
The <strong>Western</strong>U College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy was the only pharmacy school in<br />
the exhibit hall. Our booth was a great venue for our faculty and staff<br />
to interact with alumni, preceptors, students, donors and even some<br />
prospective students. We recruited several new preceptors and rotation<br />
sites as well identified some potential donors.<br />
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<strong>Western</strong> States Conference<br />
for Pharmacy Residents, Fellows and Preceptors: May 22-25, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Each spring, residents, fellows and preceptors from the West<br />
Coast gather at the beautiful Asilomar Conference Center in<br />
Pacific Grove, California. This year 10 <strong>Western</strong>U residents,<br />
fellows and alumni gave presentations. They were<br />
accompanied by faculty members Dr. James Scott, Dr. Cynthia<br />
Jackevicius and Dr. Karl Hess.<br />
Oladoyin Alimi, PharmD, <strong>Western</strong>U College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy,<br />
Pomona, CA. “N-Acetylcysteine in Cardiac Surgery.”<br />
Mehdi Amiri, PharmD, Fountain Valley Regional Medical<br />
Center, Fountain Valley, CA. “Optimizing Appropriate Use <strong>of</strong><br />
Albumin for Intradialytic Hypotension during Hemodialysis<br />
in the Hospitalized Patients.”<br />
Mary Joana Co, PharmD, Providence St. Joseph Medical<br />
Center, Burbank, CA. “Evaluating Effectiveness <strong>of</strong> an<br />
Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in a Community<br />
Hospital.”<br />
Mai-Chi Hong, PharmD, Loma Linda <strong>University</strong> Medical<br />
Center, Loma Linda, CA. “Changes in Clinical Outcomes<br />
associated with Linezolid Therapy in Increased Body Mass.”<br />
Lubna Kazi, PharmD, Sharp <strong>Health</strong>Care, San Diego, CA.<br />
“Use <strong>of</strong> a Fully Weight-Based Heparin Protocol for Improved<br />
Anticoagulation.”<br />
Hai-Au Luu, PharmD, <strong>Western</strong>U College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy,<br />
Pomona, CA. “Impact <strong>of</strong> Pharmacist on Patient’s<br />
Achievement <strong>of</strong> Therapy Goals, Adherence, and Satisfaction<br />
in Psychiatric Care Clinic.”<br />
Julie Oda, PharmD, VA San Diego Ambulatory Care, San<br />
Diego, CA. “The Clinical Impact <strong>of</strong> Pharmacist Intervention<br />
on Lipid and Diabetes Outcomes at the San Diego Veterans<br />
Affairs <strong>Health</strong>care System.”<br />
Christal Pham, PharmD, <strong>Western</strong>U College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy,<br />
Pomona, CA. “<strong>Health</strong> Care Provider and Patient Attitudes,<br />
Behaviors, and Practices Regarding Complementary and<br />
Alternative Medicine Products.”<br />
Matthew Rim, PharmD, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Utah Hospitals and<br />
Clinics, Salt Lake City, UT. “Developing a Pharmacy Benefit<br />
Management Program for <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Utah Hospitals and<br />
Clinics.”<br />
Wei Wang, PharmD, St. Joseph Medical Center, Stockton, CA,<br />
“Prevention <strong>of</strong> Hospital-Acquired Clostridium Difficile<br />
Infections.”<br />
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<strong>Western</strong>U, Cal State<br />
San Bernardino sign<br />
Pharmacy linkage<br />
agreement<br />
By Rodney Tanaka, Senior Communications Writer<br />
<strong>Western</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong> and California State <strong>University</strong>,<br />
San Bernardino continue to strengthen their ties in turning CSUSB<br />
graduates into health pr<strong>of</strong>essionals.<br />
California State <strong>University</strong>, San Bernardino President Albert Karnig,<br />
PhD, and <strong>Western</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong> President Philip<br />
Pumerantz, PhD, signed a linkage agreement on May 31, <strong>2012</strong> that<br />
will bring CSUSB graduates into <strong>Western</strong>U’s College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy<br />
program.<br />
CSUSB will identify pre-health pr<strong>of</strong>essions students who wish to enroll<br />
in <strong>Western</strong>U’s Doctor <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy program and who meet academic<br />
requirements and display the motivation and personal qualities that<br />
give evidence <strong>of</strong> their suitability for a career in pharmacy.<br />
A substantial disparity exists between the demographics <strong>of</strong> the health<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essions workforce in California and the patient populations that<br />
workforce serves. Despite the clear need for health providers who can<br />
deliver culturally competent care, Latinos, African-Americans and<br />
other underrepresented minorities, or those from limited income<br />
backgrounds face broadly-acknowledged economic and social barriers<br />
to entering the health pr<strong>of</strong>essions. ■<br />
Top: <strong>Western</strong>U President Philip Pumerantz and CSUSB President Albert Karnig.<br />
Bottom (l-r): Stuart Sumida, Dr. Sam Shimomura, Dr. Elizabeth Rega, Dr. Michael Chao,<br />
President Pumerantz, President Karnig, CSUSB College <strong>of</strong> Natural <strong>Sciences</strong> Dean David Maynard,<br />
<strong>Western</strong>U Provost and COO Gary Gugelchuk, and <strong>Western</strong>U College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy Dean Daniel<br />
Robinson.<br />
Please Save the Date<br />
A Tribute<br />
to Caring<br />
November 10, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim California<br />
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March <strong>2012</strong> Alumni Dinner<br />
Alumni Events By Renee Cook<br />
We encourage you to attend one <strong>of</strong> the many receptions and events hosted each year. These<br />
events are great opportunities to network, reconnect with former classmates and faculty and<br />
to encourage, inspire and motivate current student pharmacists to continue to build on our<br />
tradition <strong>of</strong> excellence. Our next <strong>Western</strong>U dinner will be held during CSHP in Las Vegas,<br />
Nevada at Battista's Hole in the Wall on October 19th at 6pm. Watch for the email or follow us<br />
on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/<strong>Western</strong>UPharmacy for more details.<br />
On March 31st, we had another successful, fun-filled College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy (COP) Alumni dinner, which included a great CE<br />
presentation from current Pharmacy faculty member and alumnus, Dr. Micah Hata and student pharmacists, Hang Tran, and<br />
Michael Trillanes. Over 40 <strong>of</strong> you attended the evening’s festivities at “Roy’s” in Pasadena, the majority <strong>of</strong> which came from the<br />
Class <strong>of</strong> 2010. There were many warm reunions for classmates and COP faculty and staff members as well, including Julie Avila,<br />
Renee Cook, Mark Iannuzzo, Letty Ramirez and Drs. Jesse Martinez, Wally Murray, Jim Scott, Sam Shimomura and Dean<br />
Robinson and his wife Jacqueline. Thank you, COP alumni, for all <strong>of</strong> your enthusiastic responses, attendance and support! Keep<br />
your eyes on us to see what’s coming next! ■<br />
Photo above: (back row) Raffi Kaprielian ’07, Micah Hata<br />
’07, Donny Lin ’10, Brandon Yip ’01, Joanne Tuquero ’10,<br />
George Tran ’03, Ann Vu ’07, Vincent Le ’10, Sevana<br />
Ghazarian ’10, Cindy Le ’07, Tony Le ’07 , Xera<br />
Delmundo ’10, Alice Lu ’10, Tony Chou ’09, Sally Shin ’08,<br />
Jessica (Ko) Liou ’09, Daniel Liou ’08, Donnya Daley ’10,<br />
Vy Nguyen ’10, Saifu Morriswalla ’10; (front row) Olesya<br />
(Kornilova) Liberman ’03, Elham Khalighi ’03, Farah<br />
Mohammadi ’02, Michelle Candido ’10, Tiffany Chong ’10,<br />
Amanda Wong ’10, Karol Abedi ’11, Jeffrey Ong ’06; (not<br />
pictured) Judith Mehrpouyan ’11, Michael Soliman ’03,<br />
Hailey Yim ’06, Dionne Zuniga ’11.<br />
Right: Dean Robinson with members <strong>of</strong> the class <strong>of</strong> 2010.<br />
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Pearson’s Pharmacy helps recent College<br />
<strong>of</strong> Pharmacy graduate with life, school<br />
and her future. By Jeff Malet, Writer/Photographer<br />
Esmeralda Downs’ life changed 15 years ago when she answered<br />
Bill and Ann Pearson’s ad for a pharmacy technician.<br />
In addition to hiring her and paying her a good salary, the Pearsons<br />
paid for her education at <strong>Western</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong>,<br />
where she earned a PharmD degree from the College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy in<br />
<strong>2012</strong>. They also paid for some community college tuition, a class at<br />
Cal State <strong>University</strong>, San Bernardino, her health insurance, and for a<br />
gas card so she could commute to college.<br />
“It’s very seldom you find people like this,” Esmeralda said. “I’ve<br />
had a hard time with my life, and I could not have done it without<br />
them. They just cuddled me, just held me, protected me and gave me<br />
anything I needed.”<br />
Esmeralda calls the Pearsons her guardian angels.<br />
Bill and Ann Pearson met at the USC School <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy, and both<br />
graduated in 1967. Bill went to work for Redlands Community<br />
Hospital, and Ann worked at an independent pharmacy in San<br />
Bernardino that they ended up buying and later selling.<br />
In the late 1970s, the Pearsons took over another small pharmacy in<br />
San Bernardino from Ann’s uncle. For more than 40 years, the<br />
Pearsons have been helping pay for the education <strong>of</strong> their workers –<br />
from a few courses for clerks and delivery driver clear up to the<br />
<strong>Western</strong>U degree for Esmeralda.<br />
Bill said that his father’s story <strong>of</strong> being accepted into Stanford<br />
<strong>University</strong> during the Depression — but his grandfather not paying<br />
for him to go because he did not believe in education — motivates<br />
him to help people get through college.<br />
“If you have somebody who has the ability, you’ve got to help them<br />
get there,” Bill said.<br />
Before becoming a pharmacy technician, Esmeralda had been a<br />
forklift driver and a bus driver.<br />
She needed to change careers after the Foothill Transit bus she was<br />
driving in downtown Los Angeles was hit by a big rig and driven into<br />
an electrical pole. The company <strong>of</strong>fered to pay for a career change<br />
and she decided to earn a pharmacy technician certificate because she<br />
was unable to continue working as a bus driver.<br />
Esmeralda, 43, <strong>of</strong> Yucaipa, is one <strong>of</strong> 20 brothers and sisters born in<br />
Zacatecas, Mexico. Of those 20 siblings, 13 have survived.<br />
Her parents worked in the U.S. in the 1950s to help support their<br />
large family. Her father worked as an agricultural laborer and her<br />
mother was a seamstress.<br />
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…the Pearsons were determined to get<br />
Esmeralda through pharmacy school.<br />
“It’s like paying a debt forward,” Ann said.<br />
“Although my parents were not formally educated, they taught me<br />
good work ethics, to be compassionate <strong>of</strong> others and to always be<br />
grateful to those that help you along the way,” Esmeralda said.<br />
During her early childhood, she lived on a farm in Mexico. She also<br />
lived in Southern California, attending elementary school in the<br />
United States part <strong>of</strong> the time.<br />
She returned to Mexico after the fifth grade and did hard manual<br />
labor on a farm, helping her family financially –with no schooling.<br />
At age 15, her parents agreed to send her and her little sister back to<br />
the States.<br />
“They brought me over to the U.S. and left me with my brothers, and<br />
I began working right away,” Esmeralda said. “I started paying my<br />
own rent. I began attending Bloomington High School in the<br />
morning and working from 3 to 11 p.m., working for a food truck<br />
catering company.”<br />
When she came back to the U.S., Esmeralda was detained a grade<br />
because she lacked academic performance, which prevented her from<br />
graduating high school. A year later, she went to adult school and<br />
earned a GED.<br />
She ended up marrying her high school sweetheart, Robert, at age 18<br />
and gave birth to the first <strong>of</strong> their two children. Soon after, she<br />
received her resident visa, and six years later she became the first<br />
person in her family to be sworn in as a U.S. citizen.<br />
While working for the Pearson pharmacy, Bill and Ann encouraged<br />
her to take pre-pharmacy courses at the local community college in<br />
hopes that Esmeralda would consider a career as a pharmacist. She<br />
consented but said that she only had a GED and how would she<br />
qualify. Bill went as far as to make an appointment with a counselor<br />
at the local community college. Esmeralda kept the appointment and<br />
began taking pre-pharmacy courses while working full time. After a<br />
number <strong>of</strong> years, she completed her pre-pharmacy requirements and<br />
was ready to apply to a pharmacy program.<br />
Sam Shimomura, PharmD, Associate Dean for College Advancement<br />
at the College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy, met Esmeralda in 2006, then a licensed<br />
pharmacy technician, when she helped with a project to create mock<br />
prescriptions with M&Ms for one <strong>of</strong> Shimomura’s community<br />
workshops.<br />
Shimomura mentored and advised her, and encouraged her to apply<br />
to the College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy at <strong>Western</strong>U, thinking she would gain<br />
valuable experience by applying even if she was not admitted the first<br />
time around. Esmeralda’s interview during the admission process at<br />
<strong>Western</strong>U College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy went so well, she was <strong>of</strong>fered a job at<br />
a Rite-Aid from one <strong>of</strong> the interviewers.<br />
She received a letter <strong>of</strong> acceptance from the College and was<br />
overcome with excitement, she said, but also was nervous and<br />
worried about how she’d measure up with other classmates who<br />
came from high academic programs. She also was concerned about<br />
how to manage the cost, family, work and school.<br />
But the Pearsons were determined to get Esmeralda through<br />
pharmacy school.<br />
“It’s like paying a debt forward,” Ann said. “People helped me go to<br />
school, so I felt I should help other people go. I think she deserves<br />
every single penny <strong>of</strong> it. People like Esmeralda should be rewarded.”<br />
Shimomura said that it’s rare for someone to be accepted into<br />
<strong>Western</strong>U’s Doctor <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy program without a Bachelor <strong>of</strong><br />
Science degree, although that having a bachelor’s degree is not a<br />
requirement for admission. Esmeralda was one <strong>of</strong> 1,800 people who<br />
applied for 120 seats as first-year Pharmacy students.<br />
“I didn’t think she was going to get in, to be honest with you,” he<br />
said. “I advised her to show up; learn what you can, then once you<br />
get your (bachelor’s) degree, you’ll have a good shot at admission.<br />
She surprised me and got in without a degree on the strength <strong>of</strong> her<br />
academic performance in undergraduate courses and her interview. I<br />
think it’s miraculous.”<br />
Esmeralda said she had an enjoyable experience at <strong>Western</strong>U because<br />
<strong>of</strong> the caring staff.“I felt as if I were part <strong>of</strong> a family, not just a<br />
student,” she said.“I learned amazing and valuable information,<br />
which I will apply throughout my pr<strong>of</strong>ession.”<br />
Esmeralda’s husband also was supportive throughout the years by<br />
helping run the household while she went to school and studied,<br />
which she said she greatly appreciates.<br />
When the Pearsons retire, Esmeralda and a relief pharmacist, Omar<br />
Albaiti, would like to buy the pharmacy. For now, there is no exact<br />
plan on when or how that might happen but Esmeralda has worked<br />
on a business plan if that occasion should develop.<br />
The Pearsons’ only worry in selling their pharmacy to people they<br />
trust and care for like family, they said, is that the business may not<br />
be successful due to the current economic times.<br />
In the beginning, when Ann met and worked with Esmeralda, she<br />
had no idea that Esmeralda would aspire to become a pharmacist,<br />
but “I recognized that here is someone who really had some grit and<br />
had a lot <strong>of</strong> drive.”<br />
“I realized there was a kindred spirit there,” Ann said. “I think that<br />
she looked at me and thought if I could do it, she could do it too.” ■<br />
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Kappa Psi<br />
By Jeffrey Fajardo, PharmD ’15<br />
On April 28th, <strong>2012</strong>, Kappa Psi hosted<br />
their annual Scholarship and Awards<br />
Banquet to commemorate the success <strong>of</strong><br />
the Chapter and its members. This year,<br />
we celebrated the journey and success <strong>of</strong><br />
25 fourth-year pharmacy students. There<br />
were 122 guests in attendance, including<br />
collegiate, faculty, and alumni Brothers as<br />
well. Matthew Furukawa was awarded<br />
“Brother <strong>of</strong> the Year,” the most<br />
honorable award given by the Chapter, as<br />
well as the “Scholastic Achievement<br />
Award,” presented to the graduate with<br />
the highest GPA. The “Kappa Psi<br />
Recognition Pin” was presented to Kevin<br />
Hutchinson, who has consistently gone<br />
above and beyond to help and support<br />
the Chapter. A recognition plaque was<br />
presented to Stephanie Wu for her<br />
leadership, dedication and contributions<br />
as the Chapter Regent. Several<br />
Scholarship Honors Awards were also<br />
presented to second-year and third-year<br />
pharmacy students for their academic<br />
achievements.<br />
Photos left to right, top to bottom: fourth-year students are presented with Kappa Psi medallions; Stephanie Wu,<br />
PharmD ’14 is presented with a plaque for “Regent <strong>of</strong> the Epsilon Gamma Chapter 2011-<strong>2012</strong>,” by Eric Gupta,<br />
PharmD, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy Practice and Adminstration; Stephanie Shieh, PharmD ’14, presents Kevin<br />
Hutchinson, PharmD ’12, the “Kappa Psi Recognition Pin”; 22 students display their Scholarship Honors Award<br />
certificates; Matthew Furukawa, PharmD ’12, is awarded a “Brother <strong>of</strong> the Year” plaque by Eric Gupta; Melissa<br />
Landry, PharmD ’13 Matthew Furukawa, Stephanie Wu, and Stephanie Shieh.<br />
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AmCP – Night <strong>of</strong> managed Care<br />
By Ani Khachatourian, PharmD ’14<br />
This year the <strong>Western</strong>U AMCP chapter carried on the tradition with our 3rd annual Night <strong>of</strong> Managed Care. It was great to see<br />
such growth from the years past as we hosted an evening <strong>of</strong> informative round-table discussions for over 70 guests. Notable<br />
pharmacists were in attendance from managed care as well as industry and regulatory affairs, who shared their experiences and<br />
insight on current issues that will have an impact on pharmacy practice. Student pharmacists had a chance to gain knowledge in<br />
how to better prepare for opportunities within various avenues that apply to medication management principles. Keynote<br />
speaker Dr. Doug Hillblom shared a perspective on the significance <strong>of</strong> managed care and how to excel within the field,<br />
emphasizing the role <strong>of</strong> empathy in the midst <strong>of</strong> legislation, business and regulations. On behalf <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Western</strong>U AMCP board,<br />
we would like to thank all the pharmacists and student pharmacists for attending and making the event a great success.<br />
Photo above: AMCP members pictured with Dr. Doug Hillbloom. Also in attendance were Drs. Steve and Patricia Gray, Dr. Michael Luhm, ’02, Dr. Stephanie Ho, Dr. Anandi Law,<br />
Dr. Simental, Dr. Debbie Kubota, Dr. Logan Saito, ’08, Dr. George Tran, Dr. Richard Smith, Dr. Reagan Lee, ’05, Dr. Sam Shimomura, Dr. Eric Gupta, Dr. Joan Chia,<br />
Dr. Tien Nguyen, Dr. Micah Hata, ’07, Dr. David Truong, Dr. Caroline Atwood and Dr. Susan Leong.<br />
CAPSLeAD<br />
By Johnny Lee and Jeff Dai, PharmD ’15<br />
In early March, we had the opportunity to<br />
attend the 10th annual California Pharmacy<br />
Student Leadership (CAPSLEAD) conference<br />
in Sacramento. Student leaders from all eight<br />
California Pharmacy schools participated in a weekend<br />
conference to build leadership and effective time and team<br />
management skills as well as network with faculty, student<br />
pharmacists, and representative from Rite Aid.<br />
After attending this leadership conference, students utilized<br />
these leadership and teamwork skills as a team to prepare a<br />
poster presentation on current pharmacy issues which will be<br />
showcased at various pr<strong>of</strong>essional pharmacy conferences such<br />
as CPhA Outlook and CSHP Seminar. The <strong>Western</strong>U<br />
CAPSLEAD team selected the topic <strong>of</strong> How and where<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essionalism is being cultivated and maintained by both<br />
student pharmacists and practicing community pharmacists.<br />
The result <strong>of</strong> this study will hopefully help us develop a<br />
successful mode to instill and inspire pr<strong>of</strong>essionalism in<br />
student pharmacists over the course <strong>of</strong> their career.<br />
The <strong>2012</strong> <strong>Western</strong>U CAPSLEAD team includes: Priti Amin,<br />
Jeff Dai, Johnny Lee, Triet Nguyen, Van Thuy Pham, Queena<br />
Sun, Danny Tang, and Huong-Giang Vu with faculty advisors:<br />
Dr. Eric Gupta, Dr. Karl Hess and Dr. Janice H<strong>of</strong>fman.<br />
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ASHP-CSHP<br />
California Society <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong>-Systems Pharmacists<br />
By Sareen Zinzalian, PharmD ’15<br />
<strong>Western</strong>U CSHP strives to constantly be on the forefront <strong>of</strong> happenings in the<br />
general pharmacy community. In January <strong>2012</strong>, the Cancer Awareness<br />
Subcommittee <strong>of</strong> CSHP reached out to 1500 high school students in the Pomona<br />
area, educating about skin cancer prevention. Students were taught how to give a<br />
self-check, the importance <strong>of</strong> sunscreen application, and who is most at risk. In<br />
April <strong>2012</strong>, CSHP held our first asthma awareness presentation at Barfield<br />
Elementary School in Pomona. There were 40 elementary school children from<br />
the ages <strong>of</strong> 6 to 10. The children were excited<br />
to learn about asthma, who it affects, what<br />
worsens it and how to improve it. CSHP held<br />
their second annual Mr. Pharmacy contest in<br />
January. Contestants beat-boxed, danced,<br />
wrote and presented their own poetry. A panel<br />
consisting <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essors and staff judged the<br />
event. At the end <strong>of</strong> all the fun and laughs, the<br />
winner was second year pharmacy student,<br />
Olayinka Taiwo!<br />
Photos left, top to bottom: Richard Garcia and Hazel Hang<br />
Tran at Ganesha High School in Pomona, January 27, <strong>2012</strong>;<br />
Juanqi Zhu, Amy Lo, Nikki Shamamyan, Dr. Patrick Chan,<br />
Michael Trillanes and Felicia Molina at Ganesha High School;<br />
Children at Barfield Elementary school were actively involved<br />
in the asthma presentation.<br />
Photo right: Mr. Pharmacy contest winner, Olayinka Taiwo, PharmD ’14.<br />
APhA-ASP<br />
By John Flores, PharmD ’15<br />
The <strong>Western</strong>U APhA-ASP/CPhA chapter continues to advocate<br />
for our school and our pr<strong>of</strong>ession at school and abroad. In<br />
February, our members attended CPhA Outlook in Sacramento.<br />
There, we participated in legislation within CPhA, voting on<br />
policies to direct the organization. We also competed against<br />
California pharmacy schools in the Quiz Bowl, and we won! In March, we<br />
teamed up with the <strong>Western</strong>U<br />
CSHP chapter to attend<br />
CPhA/CSHP Joint Legislative<br />
Day in Sacramento, where we<br />
advocated for pharmacy policy.<br />
In April, we had a great turnout<br />
<strong>of</strong> members attending APhA<br />
Annual in New Orleans, where<br />
we attended trainings and<br />
seminars. Also in April, we held<br />
an Interpr<strong>of</strong>essional <strong>Health</strong> Fair<br />
on our Pomona campus, sponsored by a generous contribution from Target. We<br />
rallied other on-campus organizations to provide health services to the local<br />
community. We are currently planning for exciting events in the fall.<br />
From top to bottom: Students take a quick group photo in between meetings at APhA Annual in New Orleans; <strong>Western</strong>U<br />
students provide blood glucose screenings during the Interpr<strong>of</strong>essional <strong>Health</strong> Fair; Senator Hernandez takes a quick<br />
picture with our students at CPhA/CSHP Joint Legislative Day: (left to right) Thomas Schuetz, John Flores, Samuel<br />
Bonilla, Senator Hernandez, Johnny Lee, and Ranjit Sidhu.<br />
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Phi Lambda Sigma<br />
By Paideia Le, PharmD ’14<br />
The Gamma Nu Chapter has had a year filled with celebration and outreach. Our chapter welcomed 14 new<br />
student initiates and three faculty members. With a flashback to November, two <strong>of</strong> our very own, Charles Lam<br />
and Linda Danh, won the Target sponsored Second Annual Case Competition with this year’s Target theme <strong>of</strong> “Wellness.”<br />
Charles and Linda, along with two other <strong>Western</strong>U student pharmacists took home the $4000 scholarship for their thoughtful<br />
and well-presented business plan.<br />
Gamma Nu welcomed pre-pharmacy undergraduates from Cal Baptist, Cal State Sacramento and Cal Poly Pomona throughout<br />
the semester. As hosts <strong>of</strong> our campus, we <strong>of</strong>fered admissions tips, a glimpse <strong>of</strong> student life and insight <strong>of</strong> how wonderful it is to<br />
be part <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Western</strong>U family.<br />
Top: Target Case Competition winners Linda Danh, PharmD ’14, Danielle Kim, PharmD ’14, Charles Lam, PharmD ’13, Mark Sabillo, PharmD ’13, and Target management.<br />
Bottom: Cal Poly Mixer (top row) Stephen Kang, PharmD ’14, Nogie Demirjian, PharmD ’13, Melissa Landry, PharmD ’13, (middle row) Ani Khachatourian, PharmD ’14, Linda<br />
Danh, PharmD ’14, Stephanie Shieh, PharmD ’14, Tiffani Emerson, PharmD ’13, Janine Ng, PharmD ’13, Eva Chung-Levbarg, PharmD ’14, (bottom row) Karen Lai, PharmD ’13,<br />
Paideia Le, PharmD ’14, Hilda Cheung, PharmD ’14, Amy Trieu, PharmD ’14, and Hazel Tran, PharmD ’13.<br />
Stephanie Shieh, PharmD ’14, Dr. Jesse Martinez, Dr. Chan, Amy Trieu, PharmD ’14, Ligaya Chan, Hilda Cheung, PharmD ’14, Eva Chung-Levbarg, PharmD ’14, Linda Danh,<br />
PharmD ’14, and Stephen Kang, PharmD ’14.<br />
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NCPA<br />
By Peter Phan, PharmD ’14<br />
NCPA kicked <strong>of</strong>f this semester with the return<br />
<strong>of</strong> our annual Talent Show which attracted<br />
talented students from all the colleges. Open to<br />
all <strong>Western</strong>U students, this year’s talent show<br />
brought students together to compete as well as<br />
raise money towards pro-pharmacy legislation.<br />
NCPA also hosted a variety <strong>of</strong> guest speaker<br />
events, inviting successful independent<br />
pharmacy entrepreneurs to share their<br />
knowledge with our members. Speakers<br />
included Dr Ken Thai, Clare Petrotta as well as<br />
our very own Vice Dean <strong>of</strong> Academic Diversity<br />
and Development, Dr. Jesse Martinez.<br />
Top left to right: Jasmine Rahimian, PharmD ’14, Christina Nguyen, PharmD ’15, Linda Tran, PharmD ’15,<br />
Samantha Wu, PharmD ’15, Clare Petrotta, Peter Phan, PharmD ’14, Susan Phan, PharmD ’14, David Truong,<br />
PharmD ’15, Corey Edwards, PharmD ’15, Ivy Vo, PharmD ’14, and Michelle Ha, PharmD ’15.<br />
Talent show photos left to right, top to bottom: talent show winner Michelle Bruce, DMD ’15; hosts<br />
Stephanie Wu, PharmD ’14, and Corey Edwards, PharmD ’15; and contestants JR Flores, PharmD ’15 and<br />
Samuel Bonilla, PharmD ’15.<br />
East West Scholarship Dinner<br />
The 6th Annual East West Scholarship Dinner was held on Saturday, April 21, <strong>2012</strong> at the<br />
San Gabriel Hilton. Jinoo Lee, PharmD ’13 received the Melanie S. Lim Memorial Scholarship.<br />
The scholarship was established by Soojung Kim, PharmD in loving memory <strong>of</strong> her only<br />
daughter who passed away in 2005. Five other student pharmacists also received East West<br />
Scholarships: Bich T. Tran, PharmD ’15, Amy Trieu, PharmD ’14, Eva Chung-Levbarg,<br />
PharmD ’14, Annie Song, PharmD ’13 and Joanne T. Nguyen, PharmD ’12. The scholarships<br />
are awarded to students based on academic achievement and community service.<br />
Photos left to right: Entertainment at the<br />
dinner; Stanley Wong, Joanne Nguyen,<br />
Annie Song, Eva Chung-Levbarg, Amy<br />
Trieu, and Bich Tran; Stanley Wong with<br />
Jinoo Lee, recipient <strong>of</strong> the Melanie S. Lim<br />
Memorial Scholarship;<br />
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Poster Day<br />
By Jim Scott, PharmD, MEd, FCCP<br />
This year’s Advanced Elective Poster Day was organized by<br />
topics and a complete abstract book was available to all P-4<br />
student pharmacists, poster reviewers, and guests. Poster<br />
Awards were also given to the top posters:<br />
First Place in the <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong> Track<br />
Agbomma Epoh, “The impact <strong>of</strong> new BK virus nephropathy<br />
protocol for clinical outcomes in the kidney transplant<br />
patients” (Preceptors Don Vu, PharmD and David Min,<br />
PharmD)<br />
First Place in the Community Pharmacy Track<br />
Katy Tran, “Medication consultation points patients want to<br />
Know based on their age, ethnicity, and education level”<br />
(Preceptor was alumni Josephine Vo, PharmD ’10, Walmart<br />
Pharmacy in Rosemead)<br />
Finalists: Lauren Chen, Nam Cho, Lorraine Almazan,<br />
Aline Derkalostian, Alan Lu, Julie Hoang, Joanne Nguyen,<br />
Dina Dabbous and Patricia Aguilar.<br />
Independent Ownership Track Business Plan<br />
The student pharmacists in the Independent Ownership Track<br />
were required to present and defend their business plans<br />
before outside judges.<br />
The winners for the Business Plan competition were:<br />
Best Presentation score (tie):<br />
Monique Leduc precepted by K. Tran, PharmD at TLC<br />
Express Pharmacy<br />
David Nguyen, precepted by T. Shafa, PharmD at Midwest<br />
Medical Pharmacy<br />
Best Business Plan Score:<br />
Hsiao-Li Lin precepted by A. Tate, PharmD at<br />
Market Pharmacy<br />
Best Business Plan Development — Most Creative:<br />
Soyoung Lee precepted by alumni Trinh Lam, PharmD ’06,<br />
Burbank Compounding Pharmacy.<br />
Congratulations to all <strong>of</strong> the class <strong>of</strong> <strong>2012</strong> graduates for<br />
their hard work during their final projects as student<br />
pharmacists!!<br />
Photos left to right, top to bottom: Prizes for the winners included ribbons and copies <strong>of</strong> “Lexicomp’s Drug Information Handbook” and “Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic<br />
Approach”; Melody Separzadeh presents her poster to Roger S. Klotz, BS, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy Practice and Administration and Ying Huang, PhD, Master <strong>of</strong> Medicine,<br />
MD, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor; James Scott, BS, M.Ed., PharmD, Associate Dean <strong>of</strong> Experiential and Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Affairs, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy Practice and Administration<br />
(center front), poses with all <strong>of</strong> the participants in Poster Day; David Min, PharmD, MS, FCCP, FASHP, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy Practice and Administration with Agbomma Epoh,<br />
first place winner in the <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong> Track.<br />
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Honors Day, April 5, <strong>2012</strong><br />
THE PRESIDENT’S SOCIETY AWARD<br />
Established in 1994 by the President’s Society<br />
to recognize academic excellence, financial need<br />
and service to the <strong>University</strong>.<br />
Michael Trillanes, PharmD 2013<br />
Special Award<br />
USPHS EXCELLENCE IN<br />
PUBLIC HEALTH<br />
PHARMACY PRACTICE AWARD<br />
Established to recognize pharmacy students’<br />
contributions to public health pharmacy practice.<br />
Lusineh Keshishian, PharmD 2014<br />
TEACHER OF THE YEAR<br />
Awarded to a College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy faculty member<br />
who exhibits excellence in teaching within the<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional pharmacy curriculum.<br />
Patrick Chan, PharmD, PhD<br />
Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy Practice<br />
and Administration<br />
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Student Honors & Awards<br />
ALBERTSONS/SAV-ON SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Carrie Bitterlich, PharmD ’13<br />
Cindy Fan, PharmD ’13<br />
Dhwani Shah, PharmD ’12<br />
ALBERTSONS/SAV-ON FOUNDATION<br />
SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Vanessa Diaz, PharmD ’15<br />
Natasha Gonzalez, PharmD ’15<br />
Alana Zapata, PharmD ’15<br />
CALIFORNIA KOREAN AMERICAN<br />
PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION<br />
Annie Song, PharmD ’13<br />
CVS CHARITABLE TRUST, INC.<br />
Reem Karkar, PharmD ’15<br />
Solmaz Naghsh, PharmD ’12<br />
Joanne Nguyen, PharmD ’12<br />
Jasmine Rahimian, PharmD ’14<br />
Nancy Shabani, PharmD ’14<br />
EAST WEST SCHOLARSHIP<br />
*Jinoo Lee, PharmD ’13<br />
Eva Chung-Levbarg, PharmD ’14<br />
Joanne Nguyen, PharmD ’12<br />
Annie Song, PharmD ’13<br />
Bich Tran, PharmD ’15<br />
Amy Trieu, PharmD ’14<br />
*Awarded the Melanie S. Lim Scholarship<br />
GOOD NEIGHBOR PHARMACY/<br />
THE INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY<br />
PHARMACY SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Tiffani Emerson, PharmD ’13<br />
Aida Oganesyan, PharmD ’13<br />
Drupad Parikh, PharmD ’13<br />
Youkavet Samih, PharmD ’13<br />
Mayur Yadav, PharmD ’13<br />
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN<br />
DRUG STORES FOUNDATION<br />
PHARMACY PARTNERS SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Tram Khuong, PharmD ’12<br />
Erik Kirakosyan, PharmD ’14<br />
Jack Lam, PharmD ’13<br />
Kathy Truong, PharmD ’12<br />
RALPHS PHARMACY SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Mayur Yadav, PharmD ’13<br />
RITE AID FOUNDATION<br />
SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Abigail Arguijo, PharmD ’15<br />
TARGET CASE COMPETITION<br />
SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Linda Danh, PharmD ’14<br />
Danielle Kim, PharmD ’14<br />
Charles Lam,PharmD ’13<br />
Mark Sabillo, PharmD ’13<br />
VIETNAMESE PHARMACISTS<br />
ASSOCIATION (VPhA IN THE USA)<br />
Tracey Ngo, PharmD ’12<br />
Hazel Tran, PharmD ’13<br />
Nhu Vo, PharmD ’13<br />
WALGREENS DIVERSITY<br />
SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Tom Li, PharmD ’13<br />
WALGREENS SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Priti Amin, PharmD ’15<br />
Jonathan Baharvar, PharmD ’12<br />
Carrie Bitterlich, PharmD ’13<br />
Samuel Bonilla, PharmD ’15<br />
May Chaivasin, PharmD ’13<br />
Eunah Cho, PharmD ’12<br />
Eva Chung-Levbarg, PharmD ’14<br />
Jeff Dai, PharmD ’15<br />
Nogie Demirjian, PharmD ’13<br />
Cindy Fan, PharmD ’13<br />
Wen-Hsin Jiang, PharmD ’13<br />
Karen Lai, PharmD ’13<br />
Johnny Lee, PharmD ’15<br />
Felicia Molina, PharmD ’13<br />
Ryan Ngov, PharmD ’14<br />
AnhDao Nguyen, PharmD ’14<br />
Triet Nguyen, PharmD ’15<br />
Van Pham, PharmD ’15<br />
Pauline Phan, PharmD ’13<br />
Sangeeta Salvi, PharmD ’13<br />
Queena Sun, PharmD ’15<br />
Alidz Talatinian, PharmD ’13<br />
Danny Tang, PharmD ’15<br />
Michael Trillanes, PharmD ’13<br />
Huong-giang Vu, PharmD ’15<br />
WALMART PHARMACY<br />
SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Pauline Phan, PharmD ’13<br />
Jasmine Rahimian, PharmD ’14<br />
Gopalkumar Sojitra, PharmD ’13<br />
Dhwani Shah, PharmD ’12<br />
Shreya Shah, PharmD ’12<br />
WESTERN UNIVERSITY ALUMNI<br />
ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Stephen Kang, PharmD ’14<br />
Faculty and Staff<br />
Honors & Awards<br />
FACULTY SERVICE AWARD<br />
Awarded to paid faculty who have<br />
provided outstanding service to the College<br />
<strong>of</strong> Pharmacy.<br />
Donald Hsu, PharmD<br />
Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy Practice<br />
and Administration<br />
Kabir Lufty, BPharm<br />
Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong><br />
Pharmaceutical <strong>Sciences</strong><br />
Mark Nguyen, PharmD<br />
Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy Practice<br />
and Administration<br />
PRECEPTORS OF THE YEAR<br />
AWARD<br />
Awarded to recognize paid and volunteer<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy faculty preceptors for<br />
their excellence in teaching students during<br />
their clerkships.<br />
Rudy Mireles, PharmD<br />
Director Patient Care Center Pharmacy,<br />
Pomona, CA<br />
Grace Magedman, PharmD<br />
Children’s Hospital <strong>of</strong> Orange County,<br />
Orange, CA<br />
Vishal Gandhi, PharmD<br />
Comfort RX, Costa Mesa, CA<br />
Mark Nguyen, PharmD<br />
St Mary’s Medical Center, Long Beach, CA<br />
STAFF SERVICE AWARD<br />
Awarded to a College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy staff<br />
member who has contributed outstanding<br />
service to the College.<br />
Tara Barthol<br />
Laboratory Manager,<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Pharmaceutical <strong>Sciences</strong><br />
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Commencement<br />
Class <strong>of</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
Keynote Speaker<br />
Michael Maddux, PharmD, FCCP<br />
Executive Director, American College <strong>of</strong> Clinical Pharmacy<br />
Beverly Sills, a well-known opera singer and patron <strong>of</strong> the arts, once said:<br />
“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.”<br />
I <strong>of</strong>fer five simple suggestions for your consideration:<br />
1. Like what you do. And make it meaningful. Pursue a career, not just a<br />
job. Seek to lead your personal and pr<strong>of</strong>essional life with purpose. Enjoy<br />
what you do. Strive to make a difference!<br />
2. Be a pr<strong>of</strong>essional. Remember that your patients entrust their health and<br />
well-being to you. Care for them as you would want others to care for<br />
your mother or father.<br />
3. Have friends. Maintain the friendships you’ve cultivated here—they will<br />
last your lifetime. And take the time necessary to establish new<br />
friendships. As it turns out, in terms <strong>of</strong> future happiness, the only thing<br />
that really matters in life are your relationships with others.<br />
4. Give back. Think <strong>of</strong> those who’ve helped you, either directly or<br />
indirectly. They may have supported a student initiative, funded a<br />
student scholarship, mentored you, or provided you with occasional<br />
invaluable advice. Or perhaps they unknowingly inspired you.<br />
Regardless, plan to do the same for those who will follow you. When<br />
asked, reach as deep into your pockets and time schedule as possible.<br />
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5. Lead if/when called upon. Leadership is “a calling.” If you’re called upon, don’t shy away. Again, these are opportunities to<br />
“make a difference.” There are ways to fit leadership activities into an already busy pr<strong>of</strong>essional schedule—some <strong>of</strong> the busiest<br />
people we know manage to serve in substantive leadership roles.<br />
Finally, it’s readily apparent that your efforts have resulted in engendering important attitudes and values among these<br />
graduates—key attributes that will serve them well for the rest <strong>of</strong> their lives—namely, pr<strong>of</strong>essional commitment, independence,<br />
flexibility, an innate “positivity” noted by even the students themselves, and the ability to think critically. And you did this<br />
without any “shortcuts” because:<br />
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.<br />
I congratulate all <strong>of</strong> you—family, friends, faculty, staff, administration, and, <strong>of</strong> course, the graduates themselves, on a job well<br />
done. Thank you again for the opportunity to be with you today.<br />
Alumni Message<br />
Donald I. Hsu, PharmD ’03<br />
In the next few years as you mature into practice, we trust that you will<br />
come to realize how we tried to prepare you for the challenges in pharmacy<br />
practice, and the magnitude <strong>of</strong> your responsibilities. In practice, everyday is<br />
an exam. You never know what’s on the exam. In that context, it was very<br />
fair for me to say, EVERYTHING is on the exam.<br />
Precept students, and help them realize that pharmacy practice is not about<br />
grades, regrade requests, multiple choice exams. It is about having a positive<br />
impact on the patients you care for, the healthcare pr<strong>of</strong>essionals you work<br />
with, and the students you educate. You now know what it takes to get<br />
through the rigorous pharmacy curriculum. Help us find candidates that can<br />
do the same through the admissions process.<br />
With that, I look forward to seeing each and every one <strong>of</strong> you grow, and<br />
contribute positively to the public, healthcare pr<strong>of</strong>essionals, and the<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>ession <strong>of</strong> pharmacy.<br />
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Curricular Innovation:<br />
Objective Structured<br />
Clinical Examination<br />
By Donald I. Hsu, PharmD, Karl Hess, PharmD,<br />
Emmanuelle Schwartzman, PharmD, and Eunice P. Chung, PharmD<br />
Photos top to bottom: Cathy Mac, PharmD ’14, prepares to enter a clinical<br />
simulation for discharge counselling; Ashna Patel, PharmD ’14, practices a<br />
telephone consultation; Arad Goudarzi, PharmD ’14, practices a medication<br />
consultation with a standardized patient; from the observation room, Roger S.<br />
Klotz, BS, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy Practice and Administration evaluates<br />
a student performance.<br />
<strong>Western</strong>U College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy has been one <strong>of</strong> the pioneers in<br />
incorporating OSCEs into the curriculum as a core longitudinal<br />
assessment, entering our ninth year <strong>of</strong> running the OSCEs. The<br />
Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is an assessment <strong>of</strong><br />
student pharmacists’ clinical competence which is based on objective<br />
testing and direct observation <strong>of</strong> their performance during planned or<br />
structured clinical encounters with standardized participants (SP). The<br />
OSCEs involve problems or situations that are commonly encountered<br />
in real-life practice settings and allow assessment <strong>of</strong> knowledge, skills<br />
and attitudes, which are <strong>of</strong>ten challenging to assess in traditional<br />
written multiple choice, short answer, and/or essay examinations.<br />
OSCEs involve single (first-year) or multiple standardized stations<br />
(second and third-years) and are conducted four times throughout the<br />
first-year curriculum, at midpoint and end <strong>of</strong> the second-year<br />
curriculum, and at the conclusion <strong>of</strong> the third-year didactic<br />
curriculum.<br />
OSCE stations may include components <strong>of</strong> traditional written<br />
examinations, but typically involve planned clinical encounters in<br />
which a student pharmacist interacts with an SP who has been<br />
instructed and trained to role play the part <strong>of</strong> a patient, caretaker,<br />
family member, significant other, or a health pr<strong>of</strong>essional. Evaluation<br />
criteria are based on course objectives and student learning activities.<br />
The student pharmacist performances are monitored and evaluated in<br />
real-time by trained observers using a standardized clinical checklist<br />
for each case and a global communications rubric. Through the<br />
OSCEs, student pharmacists demonstrate competency in the use <strong>of</strong><br />
medications or devices (e.g. drug counseling, glucometer use, inhaler<br />
use, insulin preparation and administration, etc.), performing physical<br />
assessment (e.g. diabetic foot exam with a mon<strong>of</strong>ilament, visual<br />
diabetic foot exam, etc.), taking patient history and providing patientdisease<br />
specific pharmacotherapeutic recommendations, or<br />
teaching/counseling/advising a patient (e.g. lifestyle modification for<br />
hypertension, diabetes, etc.) or other health pr<strong>of</strong>essionals (e.g.<br />
recommendations for therapeutic changes).<br />
Throughout pharmacy education, the OSCEs provide snapshots for<br />
introductory and advanced experiential education However, the final<br />
educational outcome is to ensure that pharmacy graduates are<br />
practice-ready, particularly in an era <strong>of</strong> changing pharmacy practice.<br />
Therefore, appropriate methods for formative and summative<br />
evaluation <strong>of</strong> trainees are needed. The OSCEs complement traditional<br />
testing methods to assess clinical competencyand is integral in<br />
preparing student pharmacists for clinical practice. The OSCE<br />
program requires intense resources, both financial and in personnel,<br />
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and extensive planning throughout the year, serving as<br />
limitations for many schools to implement into the<br />
curriculum.<br />
The next innovative step in our OSCE program will be Team<br />
Objective Structured Clinical Examination (TOSCE) that will<br />
involve an interpr<strong>of</strong>essional team based patient care scenario.<br />
Student pharmacists will be working with student<br />
practitioners from several <strong>of</strong> our other health pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
colleges to collaborate in taking care <strong>of</strong> a geriatric patient. A<br />
pilot test <strong>of</strong> the case was completed this past year and the<br />
TOSCE will be incorporated in our Interpr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
Education curriculum this coming year.<br />
Richard Garcia, PharmD ‘13 said, "Lectures, studying, and<br />
taking exams gives one the knowledge that pharmacists must<br />
possess, but OSCEs allows one to improve and perfect the<br />
skills required to become GREAT pharmacists that show<br />
compassion and empathy towards their patients." ■<br />
Research S potlight:<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy<br />
MSPS student wins<br />
milestone award<br />
By Jeff Malet, Writer/Photographer<br />
<strong>Western</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong> Master <strong>of</strong> Science in<br />
Pharmaceutical <strong>Sciences</strong> (MSPS) student John Murad won a<br />
prestigious award that serves as both a personal achievement<br />
and a milestone for the College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy.<br />
Murad, MSPS ’12, received the First Place Graduate Student<br />
Best Abstract Award <strong>of</strong> the Cardiovascular Pharmacology<br />
Division <strong>of</strong> the American Society for Pharmacology and<br />
Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) at the April 21-25, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Experimental Biology Meeting in San Diego, Calif.<br />
He was competing against PhD candidates from the U.S. and<br />
institutions around the world, and is the first Master <strong>of</strong><br />
Science student to win the award in its 10-year history. The<br />
abstract, “A Novel Antithrombotic Agent Targeting the<br />
Human Thromboxane A2 Receptor,” was co-authored by<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Fadi Khasawneh,<br />
BPharm, PhD, Murad’s thesis adviser; MSPS graduate Harold<br />
Ting; post-doctoral research fellow Enma Veronica Paez<br />
Espinosa, MD, PhD; and College <strong>of</strong> Veterinary Medicine<br />
Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Diane McClure, DVM, PhD, DACLAM.<br />
The study looks at the ability <strong>of</strong> a custom-designed antibody<br />
that targets a specific receptor, Thromboxane A2, to act as an<br />
anti-clotting agent to manage thrombosis-based disorders such<br />
as heart attacks and strokes. The antibody has the potential to<br />
be used post-surgery to reduce the risk <strong>of</strong> blood clot<br />
formation.<br />
Murad worked under the supervision <strong>of</strong> Dr. Fadi Khasawneh,<br />
who conducted his graduate and post-doctoral training on<br />
platelet biology and pathology <strong>of</strong> thrombotic disorders at the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Khasawneh is also a<br />
previous winner <strong>of</strong> this award in 2007. This research was<br />
Master <strong>of</strong> Science in Pharmaceutical <strong>Sciences</strong> student, John Murad (left) and his thesis<br />
adviser, College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Fadi Khasawneh, BPharm, PhD<br />
funded by the Regents <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> California,<br />
Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, Grant Number<br />
19KT-0030 (to Dr. Fadi Khasawneh).<br />
“Given the translational (bench-to-bedside) nature <strong>of</strong> our<br />
studies, we believe that the antibody we employed in our<br />
studies, or an advanced monoclonal version, may be<br />
successfully purposed as a safer alternate or complement to<br />
currently approved antiplatelet or antithrombotic therapies,”<br />
Dr. Khasawneh said.<br />
“Our findings should also significantly aid molecular<br />
modeling study predictions for future organic derivatives for<br />
treating patients with thrombosis-based disorders like heart<br />
attacks and strokes,” Dr. Khasawneh said.<br />
“I have to give a lot <strong>of</strong> credit to Dr. Khasawneh and the<br />
program here for setting me up quite well,” Murad said.<br />
“They gave me the training, a lot <strong>of</strong> resources and tools to<br />
produce these results, and the opportunity to submit the<br />
abstract.” ■<br />
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THE GIVING CENTER<br />
Greg Collins, PharmD ’00 and Bill Burrows at CPh A Outlook <strong>2012</strong><br />
in Sacramento, California.<br />
Alumni Giving<br />
up 75% in <strong>2012</strong>!<br />
Thank you, College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy alumni!<br />
The numbers are in for fiscal year <strong>2012</strong>, and you, the <strong>Western</strong>U College<br />
<strong>of</strong> Pharmacy (COP) alumni have made this, far and away, the best year<br />
<strong>of</strong> COP alumni fundraising support to date! You have increased giving<br />
to the COP by over 75%, and more <strong>of</strong> you have given larger gifts this<br />
year than ever before. Thank you for your growing support, and<br />
remember that every gift <strong>of</strong> any size truly does make a positive difference<br />
in the course <strong>of</strong> our students’, your future alumni colleagues’, lives.<br />
Please peruse the list <strong>of</strong> generous COP alumni below, all <strong>of</strong> whom have<br />
given in support <strong>of</strong> their alma mater. Thank you for your support!<br />
Bill Burrows<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Development, College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy<br />
All Alumni Donors to<br />
the College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy<br />
Giang Chieu Nguyen, PharmD ’01<br />
Gene W Kim, PharmD ’03<br />
Jae Wook Yang, PharmD ’06<br />
Kim-Hong T Nguyen, PharmD ’00<br />
Tina H Rizzolo, PharmD ’09<br />
Siem M Woldemariam, PharmD ’10<br />
Ajay Roberts, PharmD ’09<br />
Michael Srapion Najarian, PharmD ’06<br />
Yelena McElroy, PharmD ’07<br />
Narine Bleu Gevorkian, PharmD ’01<br />
Su-Fen Chen, PharmD ’08<br />
Kamaljit Kaur Bhangoo, PharmD ’07<br />
Dara Bai Abacan, PharmD '09<br />
Jerry Wei Yang, PharmD ’08<br />
Azeem A Syed, PharmD ’08<br />
Eun Sook Kim, PharmD ’07<br />
Aaron W Houpy, PharmD ’04<br />
Elizabeth Marie Basteguian, PharmD ’10<br />
Yen Xuan Luong, PharmD ’08<br />
Young Ran Lee, PharmD ’07<br />
Nishant Bipin Thakkar, PharmD ’08<br />
Reagan R Lee, PharmD ’05<br />
Panit Pollavith, PharmD ’04<br />
Anthony Le, PharmD ’04<br />
Myung Hee Shin Park, PharmD ’99<br />
Sean A Pendley, PharmD ’04<br />
Zhaoying Amy Liu, PharmD ’08<br />
Katie So Lai Hui, PharmD ’08<br />
Katherine Yen Le, PharmD ’08<br />
Vicky Kim-Anh Vu, PharmD ’05<br />
Rouzanna Papoyan, PharmD ’02<br />
Richard Tri Nguyen, PharmD ’05<br />
Eun K Yang, PharmD ’00<br />
Haikui Parsamyan, PharmD ’10<br />
Luis A Aguilar, PharmD ’00<br />
Jong Chul Lee, PharmD ’01<br />
Hyun Soo Cho, PharmD ’01<br />
Bony Ma Kari, PharmD ’05<br />
Long-Shyang Chang, PharmD ’08<br />
Helen Y Lam, PharmD ’04<br />
Ann M Gutierrez, PharmD ’04<br />
David Gordon Bosch, DO ’11<br />
Suong T Vu, PharmD ’04<br />
Oanh Tran Trinh, PharmD ’10<br />
Zhanna Rubinova, PharmD ’04<br />
Elana Mossazadeh, PharmD ’11<br />
Sarah Sang In Kim, PharmD ’09<br />
Maggie Hanh Tran, PharmD ’10<br />
Tzu-Chi Hsu, PharmD ’10<br />
Laurel Rachelle Shea, PharmD ’06<br />
Nicole Lynn Orrell, PharmD ’01<br />
Kuan-Chih Lin, PharmD ’07<br />
Alan Joslin DeMartini, PharmD ’10<br />
Tiffany Lana Chong, PharmD ’10<br />
Mehdi Amiri, PharmD ’11<br />
Connie Lew Cheng-Pham, DO ’01<br />
Helen Xu, PharmD ’08<br />
Amy Wong, PharmD ’06<br />
Ann Wiwithes Vu, PharmD ’07<br />
Shereif S Sorial, PharmD ’04<br />
Andy Duy Pham, PharmD ’01<br />
Lisa Q Ngo, PharmD ’03<br />
Madina K Muy, PharmD ’02<br />
Wendy Michelle Morimoto, PharmD ’09<br />
Chang S Lee, PharmD ’07<br />
Maximillian Woojin Jahng, PharmD ’09<br />
Jayne Y Han, PharmD ’02<br />
Ann Chung, PharmD ’04<br />
Margaret E. Boyden, PharmD ’01<br />
Mahshid Akhavan-Naderi, PharmD ’03<br />
Sandra Jurado, PharmD ’02<br />
Nguyet Tammy Lam, PharmD ’01<br />
Stephanie Roberta Duggan, PharmD ’10<br />
Ivy Pui Shan Chan, PharmD ’09<br />
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Generous Support for College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy<br />
Scholarships & Student Programs<br />
Corporate and Association Support Jan. ’12 – June ’12<br />
Thanks to our corporate and association partners for their continued generosity.<br />
• $25,000 from Rite Aid for the Rite Aid Diversity Scholarship<br />
Support Fund. Pledge payment towards their $100,000<br />
endowment.<br />
• $11,000 from CVS in support <strong>of</strong> several College <strong>of</strong><br />
Pharmacy programs and events ($5000 for annual<br />
scholarships, $1000 in support <strong>of</strong> the <strong>2012</strong> Ray Symposium,<br />
and $5000 in sponsorship <strong>of</strong> the <strong>2012</strong> Commencement<br />
Banquet).<br />
• $5500 from Walgreens in support <strong>of</strong> <strong>2012</strong> Commencement<br />
Banquet ($3000) and the <strong>2012</strong> Phi Lambda Sigma Student<br />
Leadership Retreat ($2500).<br />
• $5000 from the California Korean American Pharmacists<br />
Association for the CKAPhA Scholarship Endowment Fund.<br />
• $4000 from McKesson in support <strong>of</strong> the College <strong>of</strong><br />
Pharmacy’s Pharmacy Faculty Practice Plan Fund ($3000)<br />
and the <strong>2012</strong> Towne & Gown Golf Classic ($1000).<br />
• $4000 from Albertsons/SUPERVALU in support <strong>of</strong> the <strong>2012</strong><br />
Commencement Banquet ($1000) and the College <strong>of</strong><br />
Pharmacy General Scholarship Fund ($3000).<br />
• $3500 from Ralphs in support <strong>of</strong> the <strong>2012</strong> Ray Symposium<br />
($1000) and the annual Ralphs Pharmacy Scholarship<br />
($2500).<br />
• $2000 from Glenn Etow, PharmD, President & COO <strong>of</strong><br />
Comprehensive Pharmacy Services (CPS), in support <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>2012</strong> Ray Symposium.<br />
• $2000 from the Vietnamese Pharmacists Association in the<br />
U.S.A. for the VPhA Scholarship Fund.<br />
• $1000 from Walmart for the annual Walmart Pharmacy<br />
Scholarship.<br />
OptumRx Continues Support<br />
The Pomona <strong>Health</strong> Career Ladder (PHCL) program received another generous gift <strong>of</strong> $7,500 this past<br />
May <strong>2012</strong> from our generous partner at OptumRx (formerly Prescription Solutions). John Jones,<br />
Senior Vice President, Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Practice and Pharmacy Policy with OptumRx, contacted COP<br />
administration in late April with the good news that OptumRx would be able to make a gift again this<br />
year. With this gift, OptumRx has made gifts in total <strong>of</strong> $27,500 over the past two years.<br />
John Jones is a member <strong>of</strong> the College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy’s Dean’s Advisory Council, and is a former<br />
Executive in Residence at College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy as well. “We at OptumRx definitely admire your<br />
PHCL program,” Jones has said, “and we want to support it when we can.”<br />
John D. Jones, RPh, JD, FAMCP<br />
Senior Vice President, Pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
Practice and Pharmacy Policy<br />
OptumRx<br />
Please check out the interactive website, “Pharmacy Is Right For Me,” (www.pharmacyforme.org)<br />
launched by OptumRx. It features brief interviews with <strong>Western</strong>U College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy students and<br />
some <strong>of</strong> the PHCL ninth grade<br />
students from Pomona as well.<br />
As one <strong>of</strong> the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the United<br />
States, OptumRx specializes in the delivery, clinical<br />
management and affordability <strong>of</strong> prescription medications and<br />
consumer health products. OptumRx provides retail pharmacy<br />
network claims processing, mail order pharmaceuticals and<br />
specialty pharmaceuticals management in concert with its<br />
pharmacy benefit management programs. The company also<br />
provides retail network contracting, rebate contracting and<br />
management and clinical programs, such as step therapy,<br />
formulary management and disease/drug therapy management<br />
programs that assist customers in achieving a low-cost, highquality<br />
pharmacy benefit. ■<br />
<strong>Western</strong>U College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy students address PHCL students at a Saturday Academy.<br />
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New Advisory Council Member<br />
John Cronin, PharmD, JD,<br />
Attorney at Law;<br />
President, CWL Pharmacies, Inc.<br />
John is recognized as one <strong>of</strong> the leading Pharmacy<br />
Law specialists in the country, and remains an owner<br />
operator <strong>of</strong> two local retail pharmacies. After earning<br />
his J.D., he spent several years working full-time at<br />
Fredrickson, Mazeika & Grant, LLP., in their<br />
litigation section. In 1993 he took a 3-year leave from FMG to serve as<br />
General Counsel for the California Pharmacists Association (CPhA), the largest<br />
state pharmacy association in the country. To this day John and FMG remain<br />
outside counsel for CPhA.<br />
The focus <strong>of</strong> John’s law practice is in the areas <strong>of</strong> healthcare law and<br />
governmental and licensing and regulatory affairs, with an emphasis on<br />
healthcare antitrust issues. He has assisted in the drafting <strong>of</strong> legislation and<br />
provides analysis, expert testimony and comments on a variety <strong>of</strong> regulatory<br />
issues at the state and federal levels.<br />
John continues to write articles for pr<strong>of</strong>essional journals on a variety <strong>of</strong> topics<br />
and he lectures throughout the country on Pharmacy Law issues. He also is the<br />
President Elect <strong>of</strong> the American Society for Pharmacy Law, and was its<br />
Executive Director from 1996-2000.<br />
Advisory Council Member News<br />
Dean’s Advisory Council Member<br />
Appointment by the Governor<br />
Dr. Amy Gutierrez, has been appointed to the<br />
California State Board <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy. She is Chief<br />
Pharmacy Officer and Director <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy Affairs<br />
at the Los Angeles County Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />
Services since 2006. She is also an assistant pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
<strong>of</strong> pharmacy practice and administration at<br />
<strong>Western</strong>U and a member <strong>of</strong> their Dean’s Advisory<br />
Council. In addition, she co-hosts, with Dan Ross, the online <strong>Western</strong>U<br />
continuing education program Hospital Pharmacy Monthly.<br />
John Jones Receives<br />
Steven G. Avery Award<br />
John Jones, RPh, JD, received the<br />
Steven G. Avey Award at the AMCP<br />
<strong>2012</strong> Annual Meeting in San Francisco.<br />
It is the most prestigious honor<br />
bestowed on an individual working in<br />
the field <strong>of</strong> managed care pharmacy. He<br />
has served as Board Director, Treasurer<br />
and AMCP President in 2010 and is<br />
currently Senior Vice President,<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Pharmacy Practice and<br />
Pharmacy Policy, OptumRx. In addition, he serves on the Dean’s Advisory<br />
Council for the <strong>Western</strong>U College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy.<br />
Dean’s Advisory Council<br />
Daniel C. Robinson, PharmD<br />
Dean, College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy<br />
Steven W. Gray, PharmD, JD<br />
Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Dean’s Advisory Council<br />
Bill Burrows, BS<br />
John Cronin, PharmD, JD<br />
Rebecca Cupp, RPh<br />
Glenn Etow, PharmD<br />
Richard de Leon, PharmD<br />
Amy Gutierrez, PharmD<br />
John D. Jones, RPh, JD, FAMCP<br />
Roger Klotz, RPh, BCNSP, FASCP, FACA, FCPhA<br />
Victor Law, PharmD<br />
Elaine Levy, RPh<br />
Jesse Martinez, PharmD, FASCP<br />
Michael J. Negrete, PharmD<br />
Thomas Russillo, BS<br />
Sam Shimomura, PharmD, FASHP, CGP<br />
Brad Trom, RPh, MBA<br />
Joel N. Weber, PharmD, FCSHP, FASHP<br />
Ray M. Yutani, DO, MS, PharmD, FACOFP<br />
Mission<br />
The mission <strong>of</strong> the College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy Dean’s<br />
Advisory Council is to assist the College in<br />
building a strong presence in the world <strong>of</strong><br />
pharmacy, to increase the College’s national<br />
and international visibility for quality research,<br />
education and service, and to serve as<br />
ambassadors for the College.<br />
<strong>Western</strong>U Advi$or:<br />
Will or Revocable Living<br />
Trust — You’re in Control<br />
If you would like a personal visit or additional<br />
information on how you might leave a<br />
final gift to <strong>Western</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />
<strong>Sciences</strong> or to one <strong>of</strong> its colleges or programs,<br />
please contact:<br />
Olive Stephens, Planned Giving Administrator<br />
(909) 469-5211 or ostephen@westernu.edu<br />
Tim Bamrick, CSPG, Director <strong>of</strong> Development<br />
(909) 706-3455 or tbamrick@westernu.edu<br />
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College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy<br />
Executive in Residence <strong>2012</strong><br />
By Rodney Tanaka, Senior Communications Writer<br />
A longtime supporter <strong>of</strong> <strong>Western</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong> is sharing his<br />
expertise with College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy students and faculty.<br />
The College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy named Glenn Etow, PharmD, as its <strong>2012</strong> Executive in<br />
Residence. He met with College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy faculty and students and <strong>Western</strong>U<br />
President Philip Pumerantz, PhD, on April 5, <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
Etow is president and chief operating <strong>of</strong>ficer <strong>of</strong> Comprehensive Pharmacy<br />
Services (CPS), the country’s largest hospital pharmacy management company.<br />
His 32 years <strong>of</strong> experience includes managing small, medium and large hospital<br />
pharmacies.<br />
CPS manages the pharmacy at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton,<br />
Calif., which was one <strong>of</strong> the first organizations to take on College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy<br />
students for rotations. Etow has been involved in residency training for more<br />
than 30 years.<br />
“We need to develop<br />
leaders, people who<br />
are passionate about<br />
improving the<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>ession and providing<br />
quality care.”<br />
“We need to develop leaders, people who are passionate about improving the<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>ession and providing quality care,” he said.<br />
Mentoring students is a way <strong>of</strong> developing future leaders and pr<strong>of</strong>essionals while<br />
giving back to the pr<strong>of</strong>ession, Etow said.<br />
“Working with students in a teaching and learning environment is stimulating to<br />
the staff, and it keeps us all on our toes,” he said.<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy Dean Daniel Robinson, PharmD, selects prominent<br />
pharmacists for the Executive in Residence program, those who are leaders in the<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>ession and who have made significant contributions to the pr<strong>of</strong>ession and<br />
health care in general, said College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy Associate Dean Sam<br />
Shimomura, PharmD.<br />
“Glenn has been involved with our college from the start,” Shimomura said.<br />
“This was a great way to honor and recognize Glenn, and he delivered an<br />
inspirational message to our students at Honors Day.”<br />
This type <strong>of</strong> leadership initiative allows students to get to know these influential<br />
leaders and learn from their experiences. The program provides a much deeper<br />
interaction than a one-time visiting lecturer.<br />
“All <strong>of</strong> our Executives in Residence make themselves available to mentor and<br />
counsel our students and help them find jobs as well,” Shimomura said.<br />
Etow said he appreciates the honor <strong>of</strong> serving as the Executive in Residence.<br />
“I hope the students take the opportunity to reach out to me and seek my<br />
advice,” he said. “If I can help them navigate their careers, I would find that<br />
rewarding.” ■<br />
Glen Etow, PharmD, President and COO <strong>of</strong> Comprehensive Pharmacy Services, speaks to students at the<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy Honors Day, May 5, <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
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New Faculty and Staff<br />
Hyma P. Gogineni, MS, PharmD, TTS,<br />
Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy<br />
Practice and Administration<br />
Dr. Gogineni received her Master’s<br />
from Gulbarga <strong>University</strong> (Gulbarga,<br />
India) and her PharmD from Ferris<br />
State <strong>University</strong> (Big Rapids, MI). She<br />
has received her training as a Tobacco<br />
Treatment Specialist (TTS) at the<br />
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. She<br />
worked as the Director for<br />
Experiential Education at Loma<br />
Linda <strong>University</strong> School <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy<br />
and established numerous practice<br />
sites for Introductory and Advanced<br />
Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE<br />
& APPE). Her clinical practice<br />
expertise are immunizations,<br />
Medication Therapy Management<br />
(MTM), Tobacco Dependence<br />
Treatment, diabetes management, and<br />
Hepatitis C management. Her clinical<br />
practice site will be the Veterans<br />
Administration (VA) at Loma Linda<br />
where she will focus on medication<br />
management <strong>of</strong> Hepatitis C, Tobacco<br />
Dependence Treatment and GI<br />
disorders. Her primary clinical<br />
research will be on tobacco<br />
dependence treatment, and her<br />
secondary research will be on small<br />
bowel bacterial overgrowth and<br />
GERD. Dr. Gogineni joined <strong>Western</strong>U<br />
in February <strong>2012</strong>, and will be<br />
facilitator for the integration block<br />
for the second-year PharmD class.<br />
Ligaya Sanchez Chan,<br />
Administrative Assistant<br />
Ligaya Chan joined the College <strong>of</strong><br />
Pharmacy in March <strong>2012</strong> as an<br />
Administrative Assistant. Ligaya<br />
comes to us from the <strong>Western</strong>U Office<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>University</strong> Recruitment. As a<br />
<strong>University</strong> Recruiter for the College <strong>of</strong><br />
Pharmacy, she had the opportunity to<br />
recruit prospective students and<br />
represent the university throughout<br />
the country. In this new role, she will<br />
provide administrative support to<br />
COP faculty members, assist with<br />
Continuing Education courses, and<br />
sponsored events.<br />
Prior to joining <strong>Western</strong>U, Ligaya<br />
worked at the Disneyland Resort<br />
Hotel Guest Services where she<br />
assisted with corporate executive<br />
reservations, celebrity visits, and<br />
special premieres. At CSU Dominguez<br />
Hills – Teacher Education Division,<br />
she held the position <strong>of</strong> Program<br />
Admissions Coordinator where she<br />
assisted in student recruitment,<br />
admissions processing, and program<br />
management. Her pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
experiences also include serving as a<br />
Client Services Rep at Activision Inc.<br />
and as a Marketing Coordinator for<br />
the International Right <strong>of</strong> Way<br />
Association. Ligaya earned her<br />
bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies<br />
from the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> California<br />
Riverside in 2000.<br />
Faculty News &<br />
Accomplishments<br />
Honors & Awards<br />
Patrick Chan and Mark Nguyen<br />
• Selected along with two PharmD students<br />
(Hazel Tran and Michael Trillanes Jr.) for<br />
the <strong>2012</strong> American Association <strong>of</strong> Colleges<br />
<strong>of</strong> Pharmacy (AACP) Walmart Scholars<br />
Program and received $1,000 travel<br />
scholarships to attend the AACP Annual<br />
Meeting and the AACP Teachers Seminar in<br />
Kissimmee, Florida July 14-18, <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
Eric Gupta<br />
• Invited by the California Pharmacists<br />
Association to testify before the California<br />
Assembly Business and Pr<strong>of</strong>essions<br />
Committee on Senate Bill 1481 to allow<br />
pharmacists to perform over the counter<br />
CLIA-waived tests without the need for<br />
laboratory director oversight.<br />
Janice H<strong>of</strong>fman<br />
• Recognized as a Fellow <strong>of</strong> the American<br />
Society <strong>of</strong> Consultant Pharmacists (FASCP)<br />
• Elected Chair <strong>of</strong> Academy <strong>of</strong> Long-Term<br />
Care <strong>of</strong> the California Pharmacists<br />
Association<br />
Cynthia Jackevicius<br />
• Featured on the Internet medical<br />
information channel CurrentMedicine.tv<br />
that provides insight into the article,<br />
“Generic Atorvastatin and <strong>Health</strong> Care<br />
Costs,” published in December 2011 in the<br />
New England Journal <strong>of</strong> Medicine<br />
• Served as a Visiting Pr<strong>of</strong>essor at Kobe-<br />
Gakuin <strong>University</strong> in Kobe, Japan from<br />
April 5 to May 10, <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
Roger Klotz<br />
• Confirmed as one <strong>of</strong> the reviewers for the<br />
CMSi <strong>Health</strong> Care Innovation Challenge<br />
Quang Le<br />
• Invited to be on the editorial board for the<br />
health services research section <strong>of</strong> the new<br />
journal, “Advances in Breast Cancer<br />
Research.”<br />
Daniel Robinson<br />
• Appointed to the Task Force on <strong>Health</strong> Care<br />
Reform’s Impact on Pharmacy Education,<br />
AACP Council <strong>of</strong> Dean.<br />
• Appointed by AACP to the MedEdPORTAL-<br />
IPEC Advisory Committee (Interpr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
Education Collaborative)<br />
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Faculty Promotions<br />
Arezoo Campbell<br />
was promoted to<br />
Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong><br />
Pharmaceutical <strong>Sciences</strong><br />
Sheryl Chow<br />
was promoted to<br />
Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong><br />
Pharmacy Practice and<br />
Administration<br />
Karl Hess<br />
was promoted to<br />
Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong><br />
Pharmacy Practice and<br />
Administration<br />
Ying Huang<br />
was promoted to<br />
Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong><br />
Pharmaceutical <strong>Sciences</strong><br />
Anandi Law<br />
was promoted to<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy<br />
Practice and<br />
Administration<br />
Kabir Lutfy<br />
was promoted to<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong><br />
Pharmaceutical <strong>Sciences</strong><br />
Grants & Contracts<br />
Doreen Pon<br />
• <strong>Western</strong>U ASHP/CSHP Cancer Awareness<br />
Community Service project was awarded<br />
$5,000 from the California Dialogue on<br />
Cancer Program<br />
Ying Huang and Maria Lambros<br />
• “In vivo Evaluation <strong>of</strong> MTD and<br />
Pharmacokinetics <strong>of</strong> Nex-Gem-0, Nex-Gem-<br />
2 and Ne-Herceptin” from FULGENT<br />
Therapeutics Inc. This project will last six<br />
months with a total budget <strong>of</strong> $78,844<br />
Ying Huang<br />
• “Anticancer efficacy for novel formulations<br />
<strong>of</strong> gemcitabine, COH-29 and trastuzumab in<br />
mice” Fulgent Therapeutics, $118,096 for a<br />
1-year period<br />
Olivia Phung<br />
• “The Use <strong>of</strong> Indirect Statistical Comparisons<br />
in Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC)<br />
Reports” from <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Connecticut,<br />
$14,012 for a 9-month period<br />
• “Early Combination Therapy for the<br />
Treatment <strong>of</strong> Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus:<br />
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” from<br />
Merck, $30,000 for a 6-month period<br />
Publications<br />
Johnson A, Le IP, Andresen BT, Stodola J,<br />
Dewey GL, Dean SB, Resau J, Haak P, Ruch T,<br />
Sartor A, Lazdins I, Barney CC, and<br />
Burnatowska Hledin MA. VACM-1/cul5<br />
expression in vascular tissue in vivo is induced<br />
by water deprivation and its expression in vitro<br />
regulates aquaporin-1 concentrations. Cell<br />
Tissue Res. <strong>2012</strong> DOI 10.1007/s00441-012-<br />
1419-3 (co-first author with AEJ and IPL)<br />
Campbell A, Cassee F, Boere A, McLean S,<br />
Duffin R, Krystek P, Gosens I, Miller M,<br />
“The biological effects <strong>of</strong> subacute inhalation<br />
<strong>of</strong> diesel exhaust following addition <strong>of</strong> cerium<br />
oxide nanoparticles in atherosclerosis-prone<br />
mice” Environ Res. <strong>2012</strong> Apr 14.<br />
Chow S. <strong>2012</strong> ACCP Updates in Therapeutics<br />
Preparatory Course for BCPS (April 27-May 1)<br />
Cardiology I. update for ADHF, atrial and<br />
ventricular arrhythmias, pulmonary arterial<br />
hypertension, and hypertensive emergency.<br />
http://www.accp.com/meetings/ut12/schedule.a<br />
spxmode=detail&i=2452<br />
Chow S. Cardiology I. In: Dugan J, El-Iibrary<br />
S, Foote EF, et al. Updates in Therapeutics: The<br />
Pharmacotherapy Preparatory Review and<br />
Recertification Course, <strong>2012</strong> ed. Lenexa, KS:<br />
American College <strong>of</strong> Clinical Pharmacy, <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
Chow S, Finks SW, Airee A, Macaulay TE,<br />
Moranville M, Rogers KC, Trujillo TC. “Key<br />
Articles <strong>of</strong> Dietary Intervention that Influence<br />
Cardiovascular Mortality.” Pharmacotherapy<br />
<strong>2012</strong>;32(4):e54-e87.<br />
Hata M. and the CORE (Community Pharmacy<br />
Research and Education) “Advance community<br />
pharmacy practice to improve patient outcomes<br />
and pharmacist pr<strong>of</strong>essional recognition.”<br />
American Journal <strong>of</strong> Pharmaceutical Education<br />
<strong>2012</strong>; 76 (3) Article 51.<br />
H<strong>of</strong>fman J, Shah D, “Pain Management in the<br />
Elderly.” California Pharmacist. Spring <strong>2012</strong><br />
Issue.<br />
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/PH<br />
DQ0212/index.php#/28<br />
Huang Y, Wang J, Liu, M. “Developing<br />
Phytoestrogens for Breast Cancer Prevention.”<br />
Anticancer Agents Med Chem. <strong>2012</strong> May 2.<br />
Jackevicius CA, de Leon N. “Use <strong>of</strong> aspirin<br />
and clopidogrel post-coronary artery bypass<br />
graft surgery”Ann Pharmacother <strong>2012</strong>; DOI<br />
10.1345/aph.1Q692<br />
Jackevicius CA, Ionescu-Ittu, Abrahamowicz<br />
M, Essebag V, Pilote L,. “Comparative<br />
effectiveness <strong>of</strong> rhythm control vs. rate control<br />
drug treatment effect on mortality in patients<br />
with atrial fibrillation.” Arch Intern Med<br />
<strong>2012</strong>; DOI 10.1345/aph.1Q692<br />
Jackevicius CA, Tsadok MA, Rahme E,<br />
Humphries KH, Behlouli H, Pilote L. “Sex<br />
differences in stroke risk among older patients<br />
with recently diagnosed atrial fibrillation.”<br />
JAMA <strong>2012</strong>;307:1952-8.<br />
Jackevicius CA, Psaty B, Redberg R, “Evidence<br />
<strong>of</strong> Pharmaceutical Innovation and Therapeutic<br />
Enthusiasm: Strategies for Patent Extension”<br />
Arch Intern Med Published online April 9,<br />
<strong>2012</strong> http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/<br />
full/archinternmed.<strong>2012</strong>.382etoc<br />
Jackevicius CA, Downing N, Ross J, Krumholz<br />
H. “Avoidance <strong>of</strong> Generic Competition by<br />
Abbott Laboratories’ Fen<strong>of</strong>ibrate Franchise”<br />
Arch Intern Med Published online April 9,<br />
<strong>2012</strong>. http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/<br />
abstract/archinternmed.<strong>2012</strong>.187etoc<br />
Jackevicius CA, Ross JS, Krumholz HM,<br />
Ridgeway JL, Montori VM, Alexander GC,<br />
Zerzan JT, Fan J, Shah ND. “State Medicaid<br />
programs did not make use <strong>of</strong> prior<br />
authorization to promote safer prescribing<br />
after rosiglitazone warnings.” <strong>Health</strong> Affairs<br />
<strong>2012</strong>;31:188-98.<br />
Khasawneh F, Espinosa E.V.P., Murad J.P.,<br />
Ting H.J., “Mouse Transient Potential Channel<br />
6: Role in Hemostasis and Thrombogenesis,”<br />
Biochem Biophys Res Commun., 2011 Dec 20.<br />
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Faculty News & Accomplishments continued<br />
Khasawneh F, Murad J, Espinosa E.V.P.,<br />
McClure D. “A novel antibody targeting the<br />
ligand binding domain <strong>of</strong> the thromboxane<br />
A(2) receptor exhibits antithrombotic<br />
properties in vivo.” Biochem Biophys Res<br />
Commun. <strong>2012</strong> Apr 7.<br />
Law A, Jackevicius CA, Le J, Murray W,<br />
Hess K, Pham D, Min D. “Impact <strong>of</strong> Faculty<br />
Orientation and Development Committee” as<br />
a Special Article in the American Journal <strong>of</strong><br />
Pharmaceutical Education <strong>2012</strong>;76(1).<br />
Lufty K, Nguyen K, Tseng A, Hamid A, “The<br />
role <strong>of</strong> endogenous dynorphin in ethanolinduced<br />
state-dependent CPP.” Behav Brain<br />
Res. <strong>2012</strong> Feb 1;227(1):58-63<br />
Lufty K, Mangubat M, Lee ML, Pulido L,<br />
Stout D, Davis R, Shin C-S, Shahbazian M,<br />
Seasholtz S, Sinha-Hikim A, Sinha-Hikim I,<br />
O’Dell LE, Lyzlov A, Liu Y and Friedman TC.<br />
“Effect <strong>of</strong> nicotine on body composition in<br />
mice.” Journal <strong>of</strong> Endocrinology, 212: 317-<br />
326, <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
Lutfy K, Nguyen A, Marquez P, Hamid A.<br />
“The role <strong>of</strong> mu opioid receptors in<br />
psychomotor stimulation and conditioned<br />
place preference induced by morphine-6-<br />
glucuronide.” Eur J Pharmacol. <strong>2012</strong> May<br />
5;682(1-3):86-91. Epub <strong>2012</strong> Feb 21<br />
Sanchez D, Miranda DA. "Using a Team<br />
Structure for Student-Assisted Facilitation <strong>of</strong><br />
Laboratories in an Introductory Allied <strong>Health</strong><br />
Microbiology Course.” Journal <strong>of</strong><br />
Microbiology & Biology Education, May<br />
<strong>2012</strong>, Volume 13(1).<br />
Sanchez D, Su-Yang L, Aliyari R, Lu S, Cheng<br />
G. “Systematic identification <strong>of</strong> type 1 and<br />
type 2 interferon-induced antiviral factors.”<br />
Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
Shankar G, Nazer LA, Basel Al-Haj A,<br />
Taghreed AN, “Fatal agranulocytosis<br />
associated with psychotropic medication use”<br />
Am J <strong>Health</strong> Syst Pharm <strong>2012</strong>;69 863-867<br />
http://www.ajhp.org/cgi/content/abstract/69/10<br />
/863
Administrative Promotions<br />
EXPANDED ONLINE CONTENT<br />
• Min D, Yang J, Shah T, Naraghi R, Hutchinson I. “Risk scoring<br />
system in predicting the risk <strong>of</strong> late post-transplant anemia in renal<br />
allograft recipients.” American Transplant Congress, Annual Meeting,<br />
Boston, MA, June <strong>2012</strong><br />
• Nguyen M, Lu S, Hirokawa C. “A Retrospective Study on the Safety<br />
and Efficacy <strong>of</strong> a Diabetic Ketoacidosis/ Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic<br />
State Treatment Protocol at a Community-Teaching Hospital.” The<br />
46th Annual ASHP Midyear Meeting New Orleans, LA, December 4-<br />
8, 2011<br />
Eunice Chung, BS, PharmD<br />
was promoted to<br />
Assistant Dean for<br />
Curricular Affairs<br />
Presentations<br />
Mark Iannuzzo, BS, EdM<br />
was promoted to<br />
Assistant Dean <strong>of</strong><br />
Student Affairs<br />
• Chow S, Annual event is designed to provide the most up to date<br />
standards in clinical application <strong>of</strong> biomarkers targeting cardiologists,<br />
internists, physicians, emergency medicine physicians, clinical<br />
laboratorians, and nursing pr<strong>of</strong>essionals. 8th Annual Biomarkers in<br />
Heart Disease Program San Diego, CA, May 12-13, <strong>2012</strong><br />
• Gupta E, “The Intersection <strong>of</strong> Leadership and Networking” at<br />
Midwestern <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong> Phi Lambda Sigma<br />
Leadership Speaker Series, Downers Grove, IL, January 27, <strong>2012</strong><br />
• Gupta E, “Optimizing Care Through the Integration <strong>of</strong> Pharmacist<br />
Services” at <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Pacific's Annual Legislative Dinner,<br />
Stockton, CA, April 26, <strong>2012</strong><br />
• H<strong>of</strong>fman J, “<strong>Health</strong> Literacy and the Impact on Medication Adherence<br />
in the Elderly;” American Society <strong>of</strong> Consultant Pharmacist Annual<br />
Meeting, Anaheim, CA, May <strong>2012</strong><br />
• H<strong>of</strong>fman J, Nguyen ND. “QTc Prolongation on initiation <strong>of</strong><br />
antipsychotic therapy in the very old;” College <strong>of</strong> Psychiatric and<br />
Neurologic Pharmacist Annual Meeting Jacksonville FL May 1 <strong>2012</strong><br />
• H<strong>of</strong>fman J, Gleiberman ST. “Impact <strong>of</strong> a Consultant Pharmacist in a<br />
Specialized Ambulatory Geriatric Clinic.” California Academy <strong>of</strong> Long<br />
Term Care Medicine Annual Meeting Los Angeles, CA, May 11, <strong>2012</strong><br />
• Jackevicius CA, “A Comparative Effectiveness Study <strong>of</strong> Rhythm<br />
Versus Rate Control Therapy in Reducing Stroke in Patients With<br />
Atrial Fibrillation” American College <strong>of</strong> Cardiology Annual Scientific<br />
Session Meeting Chicago, IL, March 26, <strong>2012</strong><br />
• Min D, Tellez-Corrales E, Cho, E, Yang J, Hutchinson S, Naraghi R.<br />
“Genetic Polymorphisms <strong>of</strong> NF-B and Allograft Survival after Kidney<br />
Transplantation in the Hispanic Allograft Recipients.” American<br />
Transplant Congress, Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, June <strong>2012</strong><br />
• Nguyen ME, Nguyen MA, Hong MC, Hirokawa C. “Evaluation <strong>of</strong><br />
extended infusion <strong>of</strong> piperacillin-tazobactam therapy.” The 46th<br />
Annual ASHP Midyear Meeting New Orleans, LA, December 4-8,<br />
2011<br />
• Lee J, Mehta RJ, Phung OJ, White S. Venlafaxine-induced<br />
hyponatremia: a review <strong>of</strong> the literature. Poster at American College <strong>of</strong><br />
Osteopathic Family Physicians Annual Conference and Scientific<br />
Seminars, Kissimmee, FL. March <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
• Baker WL, Phung OJ. Do Differences Exist Between Oral<br />
Anticoagulants in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation An<br />
Adjusted Indirect Comparison Meta-Analysis. Poster at American<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Cardiology, 61st Annual Scientific Session, Chicago, IL,<br />
March <strong>2012</strong><br />
• Phung OJ, Sakharkar PR, Law AV. Angiotensin receptor blockers and<br />
risk <strong>of</strong> cardiovascular death in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.<br />
Poster at the International Society <strong>of</strong> Pharmacoeconomics and<br />
Outcomes Research, Washington DC, June <strong>2012</strong><br />
• Phung OJ, Allen RW, Schwartzman E, Engel S, Rajpathak S.<br />
Sulfonylureas and risk <strong>of</strong> cardiovascular disease: systematic review and<br />
meta-analysis. Poster at American Diabetes Association 72nd Scientific<br />
Sessions, Philadelphia, PA, June <strong>2012</strong><br />
• Phung OJ, “Oral Antidiabetic Drugs for the Prevention <strong>of</strong> Type 2<br />
Diabetes”. The 46th Annual ASHP Midyear Meeting New Orleans,<br />
LA, December 4-8, 2011<br />
• Phung OJ, “Bisphosphonate use and the risk <strong>of</strong> atypical fractures: a<br />
meta-analysis” Llanos S, Lee S, Phung OJ. The 46th Annual ASHP<br />
Midyear Meeting New Orleans, LA, December 4-8, 2011<br />
• Pon D, with the <strong>Western</strong>U ASHP/CSHP Cancer Awareness<br />
Subcommittee members. Presentation <strong>of</strong> service project: “Making a<br />
SCEne (Student-led Cancer Education in Early Teens) for Skin<br />
Cancer.” The 46th Annual ASHP Midyear Meeting New Orleans, LA,<br />
December 4-8, 2011<br />
• Wang J, “Developing therapeutics for type 1 and type 2 diabetes<br />
mellitus.” LSU School <strong>of</strong> Medicine Shreveport, LA January 10, <strong>2012</strong><br />
• Wang J, “ADCs: the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics<br />
aspects.” National Biotechnology Conference <strong>of</strong> the American<br />
Association <strong>of</strong> Pharmaceutical Scientists San Diego, CA, May 23, <strong>2012</strong><br />
• Min D, Vu D, Tellez-Corrales E, Hutchinson C, Hutchinson I, Naraghi<br />
R, Shah T. “Effects <strong>of</strong> Mycophenolate on Highly Sensitized Patients<br />
Awaiting Kidney Transplant.” American Transplant Congress, Annual<br />
Meeting, Boston, MA, June <strong>2012</strong><br />
• Min D, Vu D, Hutchinson I, Naraghi R, Shah T. “The impact <strong>of</strong><br />
Intravenous Immunogolbulin in treatment for BK Virus<br />
Nephropathy”American Transplant Congress, Annual Meeting,<br />
Boston, MA, June <strong>2012</strong><br />
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California Geriatric Education Center and<br />
<strong>Western</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong>, College <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy<br />
present<br />
INTENSIVE COURSE<br />
IN GERIATRIC PHARMACY AND BOARD REVIEW<br />
Save the Date<br />
September 19–22, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza<br />
Los Angeles, California<br />
Fee: $650<br />
For more information, please contact<br />
Ms. Kami Chin at (310) 312-0531 or<br />
e-mail: icinfo@ucla.edu<br />
This four-day intensive course in geriatric pharmacy emphasizes a functional<br />
assessment approach to comprehensive care <strong>of</strong> older adults and is directed<br />
toward health care pr<strong>of</strong>essionals who care for older persons, and toward<br />
faculty in teaching programs in geriatrics and gerontology. The <strong>2012</strong> course<br />
will be especially useful to pharmacists who are preparing to take the<br />
examination to become a Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (CGP).<br />
<strong>Western</strong>U is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education<br />
as a provider <strong>of</strong> continuing pharmacy education.<br />
This activity is eligible for ACPE credit; see final CPE activity announcement<br />
for specific details.<br />
www.geronet.med.ucla.edu<br />
www.westernu.edu<br />
Contemporary Compounding<br />
Intensive CE Certificate Course<br />
September 14-16, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Location Information<br />
The conference will be held on the <strong>Western</strong>U<br />
campus, 309 E. Second Street, Pomona, CA,<br />
91766.<br />
CE Coordinator Contact Information<br />
Meghan Stevenson, CPhT,<br />
Compounding Technical Support<br />
Toll-free: 800.239.5288 ext. 4696<br />
Email: mstevenson@letcomedical.com<br />
For more information, please visit<br />
http://www.westernu.edu/pharmacycontinuing-education.xml<br />
CE Accreditation<br />
Target Audience: Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians<br />
Activity Type: Practice Based<br />
<strong>Western</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong> College<br />
<strong>of</strong> Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation<br />
Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider<br />
<strong>of</strong> continuing pharmacy education.<br />
1.7 CEU’s or 17 Contact Hours.<br />
UAN #0059-9999-025-L-03-P, 0059-0001<br />
and #0059-9999-025-L-03-T, 0059-0001<br />
Instructors:<br />
Erik Tosh, RPh<br />
Jesse Martinez, PharmD, FASCP<br />
Rudolf Mireles, PharmD<br />
Dana B. Nelson, PharmBS, PharmMS, FASCP<br />
Goals and Objectives<br />
Conference Fees: $1,200<br />
(Cancellations made 10 days in advance <strong>of</strong> class date<br />
are fully refundable. If cancelled in less than 10 days,<br />
there is no refund, however, you may reschedule for a<br />
future class.)<br />
• Demonstrate pr<strong>of</strong>iciency in the use <strong>of</strong> the electronic balance, hot plate/stirrer, hand-held blender, Ungulator, ointment<br />
mill, capsule machine, powder blender, homogenizer, and general laboratory processes, devices, and equipment.<br />
• Demonstrate pr<strong>of</strong>iciency in the formulation, compounding, packaging and dispensing <strong>of</strong>:<br />
• liquid dosage forms (general, oral and topical)<br />
• powder dosage forms (oral and topical)<br />
• cream, gel and ointment dosage forms (topical, transdermal and vaginal)<br />
• lollipop and troche dosage forms<br />
• stick (lip balm) dosage forms<br />
• suppository dosage forms (rectal and vaginal)<br />
• State the importance <strong>of</strong> quality control and quality assurance procedures.<br />
• Discuss pertinent pr<strong>of</strong>essional, state, and federal compounding laws and regulations.<br />
• Discuss the importance and availability <strong>of</strong> compounding references and resources.<br />
• Review the fundamentals <strong>of</strong> building and marketing a compounding practice.<br />
This program is made possible with support from<br />
Certification requires attendees attend the entire course,<br />
pass an examination, and complete an evaluation.<br />
Partial credit will not be given.
Non-Pr<strong>of</strong>it Org.<br />
U.S. Postage<br />
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Permit No. 465<br />
San Dimas, CA 91773<br />
309 E. Second Street • Pomona, CA 91766-1854<br />
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CALENDAR <strong>2012</strong><br />
August 6-10<br />
August 11<br />
Sept. 14<br />
Sept. 14-16<br />
Sept. 19-22<br />
October 3-5<br />
October 25<br />
October 14-18<br />
October 18-21<br />
October 19<br />
October 21- 24<br />
November 7-10<br />
November 10<br />
December 2<br />
December 2-6<br />
Orientation Week,<br />
<strong>Western</strong>U, Pomona, CA<br />
Convocation Ceremony,<br />
Fairplex, Pomona CA<br />
White Coat Ceremony<br />
Sheraton Fairplex Hotel & Conference<br />
Center, Pomona CA<br />
Residency Showcase,<br />
<strong>Western</strong>U, Pomona CA<br />
CE: Contemporary Compounding<br />
Intensive Course,<br />
<strong>Western</strong>U, Pomona CA<br />
CE: Intensive Course in Geriatric<br />
Pharmacy and Board Review,<br />
Hyatt Century Plaza, Los Angeles, CA<br />
AMCP Educational Conference<br />
Duke Energy Convention Center,<br />
Cincinnati, OH<br />
Rotations Fair, <strong>Western</strong>U, Pomona CA<br />
AAPS Annual Meeting and Exhibition<br />
McCormick Place, Chicago, IL<br />
CSHP Annual Seminar, Las Vegas, NV<br />
<strong>Western</strong>U Dinner at CSHP<br />
ACCP Annual Meeting Hollywood, FL<br />
ASCP Annual Meeting<br />
National Harbor, MD<br />
A Tribute to Caring<br />
Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, CA<br />
<strong>Western</strong>U Reception, ASHP, Las Vegas, NV<br />
ASHP Midyear Meeting, Las Vegas, NV