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EDITORS:Sam K. Shimomura, PharmD, FASHP, CGPAssociate Dean of College Advancement

Renee CookManager of Continuing Education and Events

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Paul StoverDirector of DevelopmentUniversity Advancement

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RxBound is a joint effort of theCollege of Pharmacy and University

Advancement, published four times a year foralumni, faculty, students and friends of the

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Message from the Dean

There have been times in our collective history when somber messages seem to bethe order of the day. I see messages everyday about the economy, the lack of apolitical will to do the right thing with health care reform, and the decimation ofsupport for higher education. Not so at WesternU. I am delighted to report thatall of the news coming from the College of Pharmacy is good news. AtWesternU, we are very fortunate because we work with visionary leaders who,according to President Pumerantz “refuse to participate in the recession.” As youlook through the pages of our newly formatted RxBound, you will see countlessexamples of growth and achievement.

Winter 2009/2010 marks the opening of 300,000 square feet of new educational,research and clinical space on our campus. The cover photo is the new PatientCare Center, which will house our campus pharmacy. This will give us theopportunity to highlight all that a clinic-based community pharmacy can be;providing exemplary service to our students, faculty, staff, Center patients, andthe community.

As we look forward to an exciting 2010, we are grateful for the many partnersand sponsors who have assisted us in meeting our strategic goals over the pastyear. We have seen an unprecedented increase in support for studentscholarships, support for diversity initiatives and support for facilities.If you are looking for a place to get good news, keep tuned to RxBound… weare “bound” for greatness.

Daniel C. Robinson, PharmDDean, College of PharmacyWestern University of Health Sciences

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Introducing RxBound as the new magazine for the College of Pharmacy. To “go green” the College of Pharmacywill begin distributing electronically beginning with theWinter 2010 issue. To ensure that you continue to receiveRxBound, please update your personal information at [email protected].

page6Clearing the Smoke

WesternU alumDr. Tim Chen works to

help veterans quit smoking.

page16Western ExpansionThe University’s annualA Tribute to Caring galacelebrates Western Expansionwhile raising money forscholarships.

page4Executive in Residence

Dr. Steven Gray is named2009 Executive in Residence.

2 What’s in a Name?Introducing RxBound, the newCollege of Pharmacy magazine.

3 Patient Care CenterServing Patients, Serving the Community

7 Preceptor ProfileDr. Brian Garner provides communitypharmacy clerkships at HendricksPharmacy in Claremont, California.

9Convocation &White CoatConvocation and White Coatceremonies welcome new studentsand their families.

10 Class of 2013Selected student profiles from theCollege of Pharmacy, Class of 2013.

12 Student Activities

18 RxFilesCreating the Right Formula: News,Notes and Giving

23 Calendar

24 Faculty News

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On the cover: Teresa Corbala, PharmD ’11, Mehdi Amiri, PharmD ’11 and Tiffani Moreau, PharmD ’13.

2 | RxBound WesternU, College of Pharmacy

Introducing the new magazine:RxBound

What’s in a Name?By Jacqueline Bradley

On October 16, Dean Robinson sent an e-mail to all of thestudents in the College of Pharmacy for help in re-naming theCollege’s newsletter. Alumni Newsletter just didn’t catch theessence of what our College is about. Also, the newsletterreaches out to a much larger audience than just alumni,including students, faculty, friends, and sponsors. Theresponse from the students was great — we received nearly70 names to choose from!

After much thought and discussion, the winner was chosen —Joanne Tuquero, Class of 2010, whose suggestion was WesternBound. She suggested “Bound” for all the students going toWesternU and all the alumni, staff, friends, and sponsors “tied”into WesternU. During discussion it was discovered that theword “bound” goes beyond this initial definition:

• Bound, as in progressing forward, which WesternU iscertainly doing

• Heading in a specific direction, and WesternU is certainlyupward bound

• A special meaning for our College: an atom is “bound”to another to form a molecule

There were so many definitions of “bound” that defined bothWesternU and our College of Pharmacy. We chose to put amore pharmaceutical spin on the name, resulting inthe new name for our magazine: RxBound.

Congratulations, Joanne, andthank you to all of thestudents who submitted names.There were some highly creativeand excellent names submitted.The choice was not an easy one!

Joanne TuqueroPharmD ’10


The new WesternU Patient Care Center Pharmacy (PCCP)will do much more than fill prescriptions and providecounseling on medication therapy. It will address criticalconsumer needs through clinical pharmacy services andelectronic health records. Consumers also will benefit frompharmacy faculty experts who supervise training andlearning experiences of the student pharmacists.

Statistics demonstrate that there is a significant number ofour general population with chronic diseases. There are highrates of diabetes, childhood asthma and adult cardiovasculardisease. Pharmacists can help patients comply withmedication instructions, monitor patients’ diseases, andprovide information to both patients and their physicians.

The PCCP will offer patients a comprehensive portfolio ofservices designed to achieve the best in drug therapyoutcomes. Quality health care will be achieved throughcommunication and collaboration with the patients’ healthcare providers in order to fully understand patient needs andto provide the specific services they require. Specially trainedpharmacists are available to participate in travel medicine as

well as coordinated lipid, diabetes, hypertension, and asthmamanagement. Further, through continuous quality improve-ment, patients can be assured that medication safety, qualityservice and patient satisfaction are the highest priorities.

Rudolf Mireles, PharmD, will be the managing pharmacist incharge of the PCCP. Dr. Mireles has 23 years experience inpharmacy management and administration. He has beenfeatured on KABC-TV as a spokesperson for Eat HealthyCampaign and ABC of Summer Campaign. He hasparticipated in many community services. He is fluent inSpanish so as to benefit the Hispanic population in thesurrounding community. Dr. Mireles has been a mentor andeducator for many pharmacy students during hisprofessional career.

WesternU’s new Patient Care Center will add significantvalue to the Pomona Valley, because it will be the region’sonly academic health care facility. Every patient experiencewill involve a health professions student and an expertfaculty member who will insure the highest standards ofprofessional care.

Coming Soon: the WesternU Patient Care Center Pharmacy

Serving Patients, Serving the CommunityBy Dr. Jesse Martinez


On October 23rd, Dr. Steven M. Gray of Kaiser Permanentebecame the first Executive In Residence as part of a newprogram established by the College of Pharmacy. PresidentPumerantz made a special presentation of a plaquecommemorating Dr. Gray’s visit, which included meetingswith faculty and students and a panel discussion withDrs. Martinez, Shimomura, and Robinson. “Dr. Gray bringsa wealth of experience and wisdom in the areas of managedhealth care and health policy,” said Dean Robinson. Withover 150 student rotations being offered by Kaiser throughoutCalifornia, the relationship between WesternU and Kaiser isclearly important.

One of the great leaps forward for Kaiser has been theimplementation of electronic medical records. With over sixmillion members in California, this has been a tall order, butone that has become the model for others to try to replicate.In addition, pharmacy automation has allowed pharmacists tofocus more on clinical roles, according to Gray. He went on tooffer that pharmacists have a unique role to play indemonstrating the value of the integrated health care deliverymodel. Dr. Gray helped to craft the law for electronicprescriptions in California and he has been involved in theeffort to integrate technology that supports better patient careand drives down cost.

On the topic of healthcare reform during the panel discussion,Dr. Gray offered that “Kaiser is for universal healthcare.” He

encouraged attendees to visit www.kp.org to learn moreabout Kaiser’s complete integrated health care system.

He asked all students to evaluate what kind oforganization fits with their personal philosophyand encouraged them to make career choices

Kaiser’s Dr. Steven Gray named

2009 EXECUTIVE IN RESIDENCEBy Paul Stover


accordingly. Gray believes that pharmacists will play an evengreater role in patient care as we push the boundaries toimprove the use of medicines and expand the scope ofpharmacy practice in ways that improve outcomes ofmedication therapy.

Dr. Gray is well known by many of WesternU’s students whogreeted him with great enthusiasm as he made his way aroundthe campus. He has also been a longstanding member of theDean’s Advisory Council and was earlier in the monthappointed Chair of the council by Dean Robinson.

About StevenW.Gray, PharmD, JD

Dr. Gray is currently the California Pharmacy RegulatoryCompliance and Professional Affairs Leader for KaiserPermanente. His daily responsibilities include pharmacygovernment and public relations that involve both initiativeand reactive programs. He also provides oversight forpharmacy compliance with local, State and Federal regulatoryrequirements. These duties keep him very attentive to the StateBoard of Pharmacy, DEA, HIPAA and many other areas oflaw as they apply to pharmacy or the use of pharmaceuticalsin pharmacy, clinics, medical offices, hospitals and otherfacilities and practices.

He is active in several State and national pharmacyorganizations, including the Academy of Managed CarePharmacy, the American Pharmacists Association, theAmerican Society of Health-System Pharmacists, theCalifornia Pharmacists Association, the Pharmacy Foundationof California, and the American Society for Pharmacy Law.He is also a member of the State Bar of California.

He received is PharmD degree from the University of SouthernCalifornia and his Juris Doctorate from Northrup University.He has received certificates in executive health care leadershipfrom the University of Southern California and the Universityof North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Dr. Gray’s pharmacy career extends over 35 years beginningin the US Army and covering many types of pharmacypractice including community, hospital, IV solution specialty,manufacturing and repackaging, wholesaling, residencyprogram administration, drug benefit design andadministration, and more.

About the Executive InResidence Program

The College of Pharmacy has established the ExecutiveIn Residence Program at Western University of HealthSciences to integrate senior executives into the life of theCollege and the University. Executives in residence willspend time on campus engaging our academiccommunity in topics such as legislative affairs,leadership, management and more.

Appointed by the dean, executives in residence bring anenergy and perspective to campus that give classroomstudies and research projects additional meaning.Students may establish and maintain connections withexecutives, which can translate into professionalopportunities, including summer internships.

Accessible to students, these leaders lecture and teachclasses, advise student-run clubs, participate in annualclub conferences and organize informal lunches forgroups of students with common interests, among manyother activities. While the College of Pharmacy hostsmany practitioners as visiting lecturers and conferenceparticipants each year, executives in residence have theopportunity to maintain long-term relationships withthe College.

The hallmark of the program is one-on-one counselingsessions in which executives advise students on theirprospective career choices. These meetings can takeplace at a student’s initiative and remain confidential.

Discussions typically focus on a student’s interests,background and experience as he or she considers acareer in pharmacy. Executives often advise students onthe following:

• Job-search and interview skills and strategies

• Skills and abilities required to succeed in aparticular industry or company

• Selecting courses and extracurricular activitiesthat can help prepare for various careers

• Planning a career path beyond the initial positionaccepted directly after graduation

• Strategies for maintaining momentum once acareer path has been chosen

• Dealing with challenging professional orpersonal issues

2004 GraduateActive InVeteransAdministrationSmoking Cessation Efforts

Timothy Chen, PharmD ’04, is a Clinical Pharmacist Specialistand National Director of the Tobacco Cessation ClinicalResource Center (TCCRC) at the San Diego VeteransAdministration Hospital. Dr. Chen currently works as anambulatory care pharmacist, caring for patients withhypertension, lipid disorders, diabetes, tobacco use disorder, andis involved with the HBPC (home-based primary care) program.About 50% of his time is spent in ambulatory care and 50% asDirector of the Resource Center, developing innovative practicemodels and resources for tobacco cessation that may beapplicable in all VA hospitals. The initial goals with the TCCRCwill be enhancing the telephone cessation clinic and to focus onspecial populations: female veterans, cancer patients, psychiatricpatients and patients on discharge.

After graduation, Dr. Chen completed a residency at theSan Diego VA with an ambulatory care focus, then a one-yearoncology fellowship with Dr. Siu-Fun Wong. He credits

Dr. Wong with tremendous mentorship on how to conductinnovative research and become a complete clinician. Dr. Chenis the recipient of a $625,000 three-year Project Grant from theVeterans Affairs Central Office for Tobacco Cessation ClinicalResource Center (October 2009). A previous $35,000 projectgrant was awarded in 2009 focusing on female veterans entitledPhone Utilization for Freedom From Smoking (PUFFS).

In a recent publication1, Dr. Chen and co-authors providedetails regarding clinical privileges, pharmacist training, clinicpreparation, staff education, clinic operations and pharmacistinterventions in the VA tobacco cessation clinic. Dr. Chen alsoserves as a primary preceptor for the colleges of pharmacy atUCSD and UOP.

1Harris JE, Chen TC, Kim SB, Nguyen KL: Development of a pharmacist-managed, telephone-based tobacco-cessation clinic for veterans, Am JHealth-Syst Pharm 66: 1610-1614 (2009)

Alumni Profile: Dr. Tim Chen Clearing the SmokeBy Renee Cook



Dr. Brian Garner began his pharmacy career in 1989 atSav-On Drugs as a cashier. While working as a pharmacytechnician, he continued his education until earning hisPharmD from the University of Southern California School ofPharmacy in Los Angeles in 2002. He purchased HendricksPharmacy in July 2003 in Claremont, California. Since then,Dr. Garner has partnered with several other pharmacists toopen three other pharmacies, El Monte Pharmacy, Bella VistaPharmacy, and Inland Valley Care. Dr. Garner is interested inthe implementation of collaborative practice-based diseasestate management services within the community pharmacysetting. With the assistance of Dr. Hess from WesternU, he hasbegun such programs at Hendricks Pharmacy. Since 2004,Dr. Garner has been a preceptor for pharmacy students. Thecommunity pharmacy clerkship at Hendricks Pharmacy isdesigned to provide various experiences necessary to preparestudents to become entry-level community pharmacypractitioners. Hendricks Pharmacy provides many learning

opportunities ranging from hands-on filling and dispensing inthe pharmacy department to direct patient care programs andactivities such as providing routine and travel-related vaccines,functioning within a pharmacist-run travel health clinic, andscreening patient blood glucose, cholesterol, and bloodpressure values. Dr. Garner continues to focus on improvingpatient services and providing a prominent educationalexperience for future pharmacists.

Below: Dr. Garner receives a special recognition certificate from David Olivas, Senior FieldRepresentative for Congressman David Dreier. Also in the photo is Daniel Robinson,PharmD, Dean, College of Pharmacy.

Preceptor Profile: Dr. Brian Garner

Ray Symposium, 2009

Michael R. Cohen, RPh, MS, ScD

Ray Symposium, 2008

Ray Symposium, 2007


This year, WesternU College of Pharmacy is proud to welcome Michael Cohen, RPh, MS, ScD,president of The Institute for Safe Medication Practices, a non-profit healthcare organizationthat specializes in understanding the causes of medication errors and providing error-reductionstrategies to the healthcare community, policy makers, and the public.

In 2005, Dr. Cohen was recognized as a MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T.MacArthur Foundation. In 2008, The Joint Commission and National Quality Forumawarded Dr. Cohen the prestigious John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award inrecognition of his life-long professional commitment to promoting safe medication use and asafe medication delivery system.

WesternU’s College of Pharmacy organizes the annual symposium in honor of Max Ray, MS,PharmD, Dean Emeritus of the College of Pharmacy. He joined WesternU as Professor ofPharmacy Practice and Director of the Center for Pharmacy Practice and Development in1996 and served as Dean of the College of Pharmacy from 1999 to 2006. His professionalcareer was divided almost equally into pharmacy practice, association management, andeducation. A major focus of his work, throughout his career was seeking ways in which toimprove the value of pharmacy to society.

The Symposium provides a forum that brings a nationally-recognized speaker to campus todiscuss issues of importance to the entire academic community, said Daniel Robinson, Deanof the College of Pharmacy. Past speakers have included Lyle Bootman, PhD, ScD, Dean ofthe College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Brian Smedley, PhD, Research Director anCo-founder of the Opportunity Agenda, and David B. Reuben, MD, Director, MulticampusProgram in Geriatrics Medicine and Gerontology (MPGMG) and Chief, Division ofGeriatrics at UCLA Center for Health Sciences.

presents

Michael R. Cohen, RPh, MS, ScDInstitute for Safe Medication Practices

April 15, 2010Western University of Health Sciences

For more information visit www.westernu.edu/raysymposium


White Coat Ceremony: Class of 2013On August 8, 2009, Western University of Health Sciences,College of Pharmacy welcomed 120 students into the class of2013 at a White Coat Ceremony held at Bridges Hall of Musicin Claremont, California. Megan Nguyen, PharmD, AssociateProfessor of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, andCollege of Pharmacy charter class alumnae, gave the keynoteaddress to the students and their families. Below is a summaryof her speech in her own words:

“There were three main messages to the class: 1) Be a life longlearner. The day I put on my first white coat, I made acommitment to God and my patients to be a life-long learner. Irealize the importance of being humble about the knowledge Ihave and the knowledge that I have yet to learn. 2) Challengeyourselves. Sometimes you don’t know your potential untilsomeone challenges you beyond a limit you thought you could

achieve and then challenges you some more. 3) Communicate.Communicate to your patients with compassion. Don’tminimize the importance of your words because you say it sooften. Communicate to physicians and nurses withprofessionalism. Remember we are all on the same team.Today, when you put your white coat on, your journey as apharmacist begins and our journey together as a community ofpharmacists, community of health care professionals begins.”

From top left: College of Pharmacy White Coat Ceremony, Bridges Hall of Music, Claremont,California; Megan Nguyen, PharmD, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice andAdministration, gives the keynote speech at the College of Pharmacy, White Coat Ceremony;Fadi Khasawneh, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, helps new studentNichelle Nguyen into her white coat; New student, Michael Trillanes poses with his parents infront of Bridges Hall of Music following the White Coat Ceremony.

Below: Western University of Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Class of 2013.


� DennisAncheta

My name is Dennis Ancheta and I was born in SouthernCalifornia. I graduated from CSU Fullerton with a BS inBiochemistry. I enjoy playing music on the piano, ukulele,and dancing. I look forward to completing my PharmD hereat WesternU, and would like to pursue a residency ininfectious diseases.

JacobArslanian �

I went to CSU Sacramento and got my BS in BiologicalSciences, with a minor in Chemistry. I like to read, hike, andcamp. I’ve wanted to be a pharmacist since 2004 when I firstbecame a science major, and I want to specialize in ER orOncology Pharmacy.

�Valerie Bonifacio

Born in Southern California, I was raised primarily inHuntington Beach. I received a BS degree in BiologicalSciences from UC Irvine. My experience includes working fora pharmaceutical company in Tustin and volunteering at acommunity pharmacy. Upon taking chemistry andmicrobiology, I realized I wanted to become a pharmacist. I’minterested in working as a pharmacist in a hospital.

Kathrin Bosnoyan �

Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, I attended UCLAand graduated with a degree in Ecology and EvolutionaryBiology. I love the field of pharmacy and have been involvedin a retail pharmacy for over 6 years now. I have a passion tohelp people, love to laugh and dance.

� Hong-yen Dang

Raised in Claremont, California, I received my BS in Biologyfrom Cal Poly Pomona. I’m a second degree black belt thatloves to travel the country to compete. I’ve only experiencedcommunity pharmacy, so I’m looking forward to be exposedto other fields of pharmacy at WesternU.

Nogie Demirjian �

Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, I graduated fromUCLA with a BS in Molecular, Cell, and DevelopmentalBiology. I currently work in an outpatient pharmacy forKaiser Permanente. I love watching and playing sports,especially basketball. I am also a car enthusiast.

Student Profiles:Class of 2013


� Eddie Diaz

Raised in Los Angeles, I studied Chemistry at Cal PolyPomona. I’ve worked at a retail pharmacy and I’m veryexcited to be taking the next step in my academic career. Ienjoy spending most of my time running and hiking. I alsoplay drums in my spare time.

Weiqin (Kin) Fang �

I emigrated from China. I received my BS degree inPharmacological Chemistry from UC San Diego. Being apharmacist can fulfill my purpose in life, which is to showcompassion to people who need it. I want to use mycompassion and advantage of being multilingual to serve thenon-English speakers in the pharmacy field.

� Rachel Fay

I was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, but raised inOrlando, Florida. I received my AA in General Studies fromValencia Community College and a BS in Molecular Biologyand Microbiology from the University of Central Florida. Mypharmacy work experience started at the age of 16 working ina community pharmacy. I am open to all areas of thepharmacy practice and very excited to pursue my dream ofbecoming a pharmacist at WesternU.

Richard Garcia �

My attraction to pharmacy began in high school during asummer program. My passion grew during my undergraduateeducation when I learned about the need for Spanish-speakingpharmacists. In addition, I want to use my background andcompassion to provide health care to the underserved.

� Sukhjeet Hayer

I was born and raised in Yuba City, California. I graduatedfrom UC Davis with a BS in Biological Sciences in 2007. Ihave been working for Walgreens pharmacy for four yearsand I look forward to gaining experience in other fields ofpharmacy. I like boating, movies, cooking, and sleeping in.

Wen-Hsin Jiang �

I graduated from UC San Diego, with a major inPharmacological Chemistry and minors in Biology andManagement Science. I have worked at CVS for 3 yearsas a technician and MedImpact Healthcare Systems for2 years as a benefits coordinator. I love to travel duringmy free time.


NCPA

Flu Shot ClinicsBy Tracy Nguyen, PharmD ’13

In the months of September and October, NCPA wasinvolved in the WesternU Flu Clinics to educate andvaccinate the faculty, staff, and students on campus.NCPA also participated in The Claremont VillageVenture Arts & Crafts Faire and offered healthscreenings to patients from Claremont and othersurrounding communities. Health screenings thatwere offered to our patients included screenings forhypertension, diabetes, FEV1, body fatness/BMI,cholesterol, flu shots, and osteoporosis.

Nancy Pezeshki, PharmD ’10, administers flu vaccines at the WesternU Flu Clinic, October 2009.

Students in

Left: Students visit the Kaiser Permanente booth during Career Day,November 3, 2009 in the Health Professions Center atrium.

Below: Youkavet Samih, PharmD ’13 speaks with a representative at theVons/Safeway booth.

Honors, Clubs & EventsAction

Career Day

Planning the FutureBy Renee Cook

The College of Pharmacy hosted its annual Career Day onNovember 3, 2009. Career Day provides studentsopportunities to talk with prospective employers about internand career opportunities. This year there were sixteenparticipating companies that had table-top displays whichallowed students to visit with all their representatives on aninformal basis. This year’s participants included:

Albertsons/Sav-on, Antelope Valley Hospital, Asereth MedicalServices, Catholic Healthcare West, CVS Caremark Pharmacy,Desert Valley Hospital, Kaiser Permanente, Kmart Pharmacy,Loma Linda University, Ralphs, Rho Chi, Rite Aid, Rx Relief,Target, Vons/Safeway, Walgreens and Walmart.

On January 29, 2010, the fourth-year students will have anopportunity to participate in the college’s annual Job Fair hereat WesternU. Interviews will be set up through the college’sStudent Affairs office. For more information, please contactMark Iannuzzo at 909-469-5507 or [email protected].

CAPSLEADBy Janice Hoffman, PharmD

Ten students from each of the pharmacy schools of Californiawere invited to attend the California Pharmacy StudentLeadership (CAPSLEAD) Conference. The conference was anopportunity for these future pharmacists to learn more about

leadership skills, build effective time and teammanagement techniques and interact withpharmacy practitioners and other studentpharmacists involving current pharmacy issues.To implement the skills acquired at thisconference, the WesternU CAPSLEAD team wasrequired to design and conduct a research projectand present a poster of their findings atprofessional pharmacy meetings. The team’s finalproject was entitled: “Dextromethorphan(DXM) Abuse Awareness and its Implications onPharmacists and Student Pharmacists.” Thepurpose of their project was to evaluatepharmacy students’ and pharmacists’ awarenessof increasing DXM abuse, and to solicit theiropinion on methods to help control its abuse.

APhA-ASP(American Pharmacist Association, Academy ofStudent Pharmacists)

By Ngoc-Diem Nguyen and Eric Gin,PharmD ’12

Since the start of the new academic year,the American Pharmacist Association,Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) members have been involved innumerous activities. On August 27,APhA-ASP held our annual CVWorkshop/Networking Social for our members. The CVWorkshop was led by Dr. Karl Hess, followed by a session onnetworking tips by Jamie Ky, PharmD ’11. Afterwards, thestudent pharmacists applied what they had learned andmingled with the pharmacists, district managers, andpharmacy recruiters.

In October, WesternU faculty and students attended CPhASynergy, in Sacramento. Dr. Eric Gupta, President-Elect ofCPhA and WesternU APhA advisor, gave a presentationentitled “CPhA 2010 Vision” and Dr. EmmanuelleSchwartzman presented a lecture on “Disaster Preparednessfor Pharmacists and their Parents.” APhA-ASP is excited towelcome the newly elected officers for 2009-2010 on board.It’s going to be yet another fun and productive year!

From bottom row left to right: Joanne Nguyen, PharmD ’12, Michelle Teston,PharmD ’12, Tram Khuong, PharmD ’12, Janice Hoffman, Assistant Professor,Minah Rhee, PharmD ’12. Middle row left to right: Sandy Saekoh, PharmD’12, Dipti Patel, PharmD ’11, Jenny Chang, PharmD ’12, Beverly Mojica,PharmD ’11. Back row left to right: Karl Hess, Assistant Professor, AlbertBach, PharmD ’12, and Christopher Tjon, PharmD ’11.

Left: Dr. Steven Gray talks to studentpharmacists Sana Fazi and ParastooDerakhashanian, both PharmD ’12, atthe APhA-ASP Networking Social,August 27, 2009.

Below: Dr. Eric Gupta (standing) withpharmacy students Jenny Chang, PharmD’12, Stacey Nakatsuchi, Castor Phan andRichard Garcia all PharmD ’13, at CPhASynergy, November 7-8, 2009.


Kappa Psi

Community ServiceBy Tram Khuong, PharmD ’12

Kappa Psi is the oldest and largest pharmaceuticalfraternity in the nation. The Kappa Psi chapter hereat WesternU, Epsilon Gamma, was established in2007. Every other Wednesday, Kappa Psi membersdrive to downtown Riverside to volunteer in theStudent-Run Health Clinic (SRHC) where wecollaborate with attending physicians and medicalschool students to provide medications to thehomeless. Our members also join the FlyingSamaritans in Mexico every month where weprovide drug information to the physicians and aidin the dispensing of medications at the local clinic.Our activism and community service wererecognized at the last Province IX Meeting in SanDiego. We humbly received four awards includingthe Community Service Award.

Photo above left to right: Susan Nguyen, , Dee Zuniga, and Dr. Theresa Lin,WesternU PharmD 2009 Graduate helping out with medication filling andconsultation with Flying Samaritans in Mexico.

ASHP-CSHP

Residency ShowcaseBy Mary Pham, PharmD ’11

The WesternU ASHP-CSHP Chapter is now an ASHP-RecognizedStudent Society dedicated to promoting student membership,stimulating interest in health-system pharmacy careers and encouragingprofessionalism. The chapter started the new year with several guestspeakers including: Dr. Michael Nakamura, Dr. Nancy Korman,Dr. Shi-Hui Pan and Dr. Robert Ngo. ASHP-CSHP’s Annual ResidencyShowcase in October was represented by more than 15 differentresidency programs. The main event this fall was focused on the CSHPSeminar, which was located in beautiful San Diego. Our patientcounseling team, Jamie Ky PharmD ’11, and Richard Vuu, PharmD’11, competed against teams from other pharmacy schools in an all-out“SOAP” battle and will continue with round two at ASHP Midyear inLas Vegas.

CSHP Beckerman ScholarshipBy Renee Cook

Congratulations to Jamie Ky, PharmD ’11, for receiving the CaliforniaSociety of Health-System Pharmacists inaugural BeckermanScholarship. The Joseph H. Beckerman Memorial Scholarship Fundhonors Joe Beckerman, recognized as a mentor tohundreds of students and young pharmacists, andcreates a lasting legacy of his commitment to health-system pharmacy. Scholarships are awarded annuallyto a California student pharmacist who exhibits adesire for a career in health-system pharmacy. For astudent to qualify, she or he must also demonstratecharacteristics that were important to JoeBeckerman: ethical behavior, professionalism,leadership, caring, and compassion.

Photo top: Matthew Hyunwoo Rim, PharmD ’11, Dr. Sam Shimomura and twoKaiser Permanente representatives at the Residency Showcase, October 2009.

Photo right: Carol Beckerman, Jamie Ky and Dr. Sam Shimomura.



Gamma Sigma Chapter of the Rho Chi SocietyBy Mary Pham, PharmD ’11

WesternU’s chapter of Rho Chi, the national honor society forpharmacy, had a very busy fall semester with activities includingworking on an emergency preparedness health care booth, hostingtheir very first alumni wine and cheese event, promoting pharmacyeducator’s week, and preparing for induction of new members. Theiremergency preparedness health care booth targeted patients withchronic diseases and won the National Project Proposal Award fromthe Rho Chi Society.

Photo top right: Alumni wine and cheese reception.

Photo right: Anthony Do, PharmD ’12, Alexis Drebskaya, PharmD ’11, Carissa Bortugno, PharmD ’11,Beverly Mojica, PharmD ’11, Chris Tjon, PharmD ’11, and Walgreens’ representative Anthony Perez atthe Leadership Retreat, September 12, 2009.

Below: Phi Lambda Sigma members with Dr. Shimomura (bottom row left), Scott Carruthers PharmD,National Director of Pharmacy at AIDS Healthcare Foundationand Dr. Hoffman (bottom row right) atPathways to Success, October 8, 2009.

3rd Annual

Leadership RetreatBy Jessica Le,

WesternU College of Pharmacy was again proud tohost its 3rd Annual Leadership Retreat with RobertSmith, PharmD, Professor and Assistant to the Deanfor Professional Affairs at the Harrison School ofPharmacy at Auburn University, on September 12,2009. The Annual Leadership Retreat is aninteractive and intimate one-day conference targetedtoward helping student pharmacists developpersonal and professional leadership skills. The focusof Dr. Smith’s talk this year was a principle-basedapproach to leadership touching upon materialsfrom Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly EffectivePeople and the Arbinger Institute’s Leadership andSelf Deception. Attendees also were given andintroduced to this year’s chosen leadership-themedbook, Buckinham’s Go Put Your Strengths to Work.

The event was sponsored by the College ofPharmacy in partnership with Walgreens, and wasorganized by Dean Robinson with the help of PhiLambda Sigma, an honorary pharmacy leadershipsociety, and Mark Iannuzzo, Director of StudentServices. In attendance were Walgreensrepresentatives, Anthony Perez and Mark Buckton;Janice Hoffman, advisor and national president-electfor Phi Lambda Sigma, and 37 student pharmacists.

Phi Lambda Sigma

Pathways to SuccessBy Alexis Drebskaya, PharmD ’11

On October 8th, Phi Lambda Sigma held Pathways to Success. Thisevent was sponsored by Novartis, with help from faculty advisorDr. Janice Hoffman and Associate Dean Sam Shimomura. Pathways toSuccess was open to all Phi Lambda Sigma members who received theopportunity to interact with six professionals from nontraditionalPharmD careers, and spoke to us about how they got from their PharmDto where they were today, their own pathway to success. Members alsohad the opportunity to turn in their curriculum vitæ and have itanalyzed by hiring managers to assess their strengths and weaknesses.The talks took place in the 3rd year Pharmacy classroom followed bydinner in the Commons. The event was a great success and Novartis andPhi Lambda Sigma look forward to collaborating again next year.


A capacity crowd of 520 guests raised $130,000 forstudent scholarships at WesternU’s annual fundraisinggala A Tribute to Caring on Nov. 14, 2009 held atDisney’s Grand Californian Hotel in Anaheim.

The 2009 ATC theme, Western Expansion, reflectedthe unprecedented growth at WesternU. During the2009-10 academic year, WesternU is opening fournew colleges and completing construction of morethan 200,000 square feet of new academic andclinical buildings, including the Patient Care Centerand the Health Education Center.

Pre-dinner festivities included Casino Night. Guestsplayed blackjack, poker, craps and roulette for thechance to win raffle prizes, including a special RoseParade and Rose Bowl package. Guests also receivedcopies of a book by WesternU Board of Trusteesmember Vince Naimoli, Business, Baseball &Beyond.

ATC was supported by 53 sponsors and raised$130,000 for student scholarships, said Thomas Fox,PhD, WesternU Senior Vice President ofAdvancement. A special thank you goes out to the“Pioneer Sponsors” who each donated $10,000: theArnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation, DPRConstruction Inc., Good Neighbor Pharmacy-AmerisourceBergen, Prime Healthcare Services andWells Fargo Bank.

WesternU honored Drs. Daljit and Elaine Sarkariawith the Elie Wiesel Humanism in Healing Awardand G. Patricia Beckman with the Humanitarian ofthe Year Award. The San Bernardino County Boardof Supervisors received special recognition for itsefforts on behalf of Arrowhead Regional MedicalCenter, which partners with COMP as a leader inosteopathic residency education and as one ofCOMP’s core clinical rotation sites.

1) Drs. Daljit and Elaine Sarkaria receive the Elie WieselHumanism in Healing award presented by WesternUBoard of Trustee, Dr. Ethan Allen.

2) WesternU Board of Trustee, Vincent Naimoli and guest.

3) Guests enjoy the blackjack table during the casino reception.

4) Patricia Beckman receives the Humanitarian of the Year award from WesternU Board of Trustee, LindaCrans, and Dr. Karen Hanford, Dean, College of Graduate Nursing.

5) Josie Gonzales, Vice Chair of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors receives a specialrecognition from Dr. Clinton E. Adams, Dean, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific.

“A Tribute to Caring” Celebrates

WESTERN EXPANSIONBy Rodney Tanaka, Senior Communications Writer

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WesternU President Philip Pumerantz, PhD,thanked everyone for attending ATC. The goal ofthe event is to support students as they becomecaring, compassionate health care providers.

“That’s why we’re here tonight,to make sure all of ourgraduates understand andappreciate the human aspect ofhealing.”

President Philip Pumerantz

Visit www.westernu.edu/tributefor more details and photos.


Western University of Health Sciences would like to thank the followingsponsors of the annual Tribute to Caring gala for their support of

student scholarships:

PIONEER SPONSORS

Arnold & Mabel Beckman FoundationDPR Construction, Inc-NB

Good Neighbor Pharmacy-AmerisourceBergenPrime Healthcare Services

Wells Fargo Bank

ADVENTURER SPONSORS

EXPLORER SPONSORS

BYCOR General ContractorsDowney Regional Medical Center

FairplexFluor Enterprises, Inc.

Dr. Benjamin T. FriedmanHousecall Doctors Medical Group

J. Morita USA, Inc.Jasmin Cosmetic Surgery Center

Mission RecyclingMolina Healthcare of California, Inc.

Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLPDr. and Mrs. Philip PumerantzRancho Specialty Hospital

RxOwnership “Powered by McKesson”Samaritan Health Services

West Foothill Animal Hospital

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation

Robert & Rita Colen

Hill’s Pet Nutrition

Inter Valley Health Plan

Vincent Naimoli Family

Pacific Medical Buildings LP

Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center

St. Joseph Hospital

Valley Obstetrics & GynecologyMedical Group, Inc.

Walmart


The Target Campus Grant funds awarded $50,000 to theCollege of Pharmacy as a Target Leadership School atWestern University of Health Sciences. This award willsupport the establishment of a Multi-purpose ProfessionalDevelopment Laboratory.

“We see tremendous value in what WesternU is doing bydeveloping the Professional Development Laboratory, aswell as their commitment to Diversity and on-going effort to solidify their already-great reputation for attracting qualitystudents to the University. Leadership development is a key component of our success at Target, so it is great to workalongside Dean Robinson and the faculty who demonstrates a similar focus on developing the next generation ofprofessional leaders. We have established a great partnership with WesternU over the past few years and this LeadershipSchool Grant is a perfect way for us to continue to support their efforts.”

Guy DiPasqua, RPh, Group Pharmacy Leader for Target

Creating the Right FormulaFiles Support

Dr. Sam Shimomura, Paul Stover, Target representatives Erinkay Griffiths and Kate Nelson,Dean Robinson, and Dr. Jesse Martinez.

WesternU College of Pharmacy is pleased to acknowledgegenerous gifts in support of our students from thefollowing donors:

• $25,000 from Albertsons Sav-on/ SUPERVALU Pharmaciesin support of the Albertsons Sav-on Minority StudentScholarship program.

• $4,000 on behalf of Albertsons Sav-on/ SUPERVALUPharmacies in support of our Student Welcome Dinner.

• $5,000 from Dr. Chi Vi Tran from CVS/pharmacy and the CVSCharitable Trust in support of student scholarships.

• $50,000 in support of the GNP/ICP Scholarship Fund waspresented to Dean Robinson by Dr. David Breslow, CEO of theInstitute for Community Pharmacy.

• $5,000 from the Indian Pharmacists Association (IPA) for theEndowed IPA Student Scholarship.

• $7,000 from Dr. Soojung Kim in support of the Melanie S.Lim Scholarship endowment fund.

• A gift pledge from Rite Aid. This will be the first of fourinstallments aimed at increasing diversity within the pharmacystudent population for recruiting scholarships.

Supporting Students


Spirit of Philanthropy

RxBound captures the essence of the amazing spirit thatengulfs the College of Pharmacy at WesternU. It all starts witha DNA of being a great place to become a pharmacist inAmerica. It really helps to have a wonderful developmentteam comprised of Dean Robinson, Dr. Shimomura and Dr.Martinez who see “what lies on the other side of themountains.”1

Partnering with some of America’s best companies has beenone way for the College of Pharmacy to lead with leaders.Companies like Albertsons/SUPERVALU Pharmacies,AmerisourceBergen, Good Neighbor Pharmacy, CVS, Target,and Walgreens are really leading the way. With their supportthe sky is falling UP at WesternU’s College of Pharmacy.

Please visit one of College of Pharmacy pharmacists in actionin The Los Angeles Times November 30, 2009 edition.Although unnamed in the photo, you will find WesternUalumni pharmacist, Robert Fox, PharmD ’04 who works atZweber's Pharmacy. Please follow the link to see thisimportant article. http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-pharmacists30-2009nov30,0,4663533.story

We hope you enjoy this inaugural issue of RxBound. Pleasecontact us any time and continue to support the College ofPharmacy with your ideas, your volunteerism and yourfinancial support.

Paul A. Stover, MEdDirector of Development, College of PharmacyPhone: (909) 706-3769E-mail: [email protected]

1 President Philip Pumerantz’s 2009 State of the University Message, “The Other Side of theMountains,” September 2009. http://www.westernu.edu/xp/edu/university/university-newprograms4.xml

Alumni Give Back

College of Pharmacy gets dose ofKorean traditionBy Jeff Malet, Writer/Photographer

Jae Wook Yang, PharmD, PhD, recently accepted a job as atenure track assistant professor at the University of KansasSchool of Pharmacy, and has donated $2,000 of his firstpaycheck to the College of Pharmacy at Western Universityof Health Sciences, where he graduated in 2006.

"I know this amount of money is not enough to fullyexpress my gratitude toward Western University," hewrote in a letter to members of the College of Pharmacythat accompanied his donation.

According to Korean tradition, some money from yourfirst paycheck is usually set aside for parents to showappreciation and gratitude. In this case, Yang explainedthat WesternU is like his parents.

Dr. Yang surprised many by presenting the check during arecent luncheon celebrating the end of residencies andfellowships. He just completed three years of fellowship inrenal transplantation under the supervision of WesternUCollege of Pharmacy Associate Professor Dr. David Min.In his letter, he expressed his appreciation for the college'steaching, training, mentoring and encouragement.

Howard Umemoto, PharmD ’09, currently a resident ofKaiser Permanente, Riverside, made a generouscontribution to WesternU to enable a student pharmacistto attend the CSHP seminar.


World Diabetes DayThe College of Pharmacy led a special effort to help WesternUcelebrate World Diabetes Day by receiving special sponsorshipsupport from Inter Valley Health Plan in Pomona. WorldDiabetes Day (WDD) is celebrated every year on November14th with a campaign led by the International DiabetesFederation (IDF) and its member associations. It engagesmillions of people worldwide in diabetes advocacy andawareness. WesternU observed and participated in WorldDiabetes Day on November 14, 2009 by producing a specialposter that can be posted throughout the Inland Empire toencourage community involvement. According to a newreport by researchers at the University of Chicago, the numberof people in the United States with diabetes will nearly doubleover the next 25 years, while spending on the disease willnearly triple. According to the study — commissioned byDanish drug maker Novo Nordisk through its NationalChanging Diabetes Program and published in the Decemberissue of the journal Diabetes Care — 44.1 million people willhave diabetes in 2034, while spending on the disease will total$336 billion. Those figures currently are 23.7 million and$113 billion, respectively. Meanwhile, Medicare patients withdiabetes will more than double, from 6.5 million to 14.1million, while Medicare spending will go from $45 billion thisyear to $171 billion in 2034. WesternU’s leadership role willattempt to be expanded annually as research projects, healthfairs and other opportunities are developed to assist thecommunity in this special effort.

AmerisourceBergen's Good Neighbor Pharmacy (GNP)donated a bone density machine worth more than $13,000 onAugust 12. The machine screens for osteoporosis bymeasuring density of the heel bone.

Beth McLaughlin, PharmacyRecruiter for Safeway/Vonshelped College of Pharmacysecure a gift of $5,000 insupport of our new StudentCommunity and ProfessionalService Fund.

Money from this fund willsupport student participationin flu vaccination clinics,health fairs, and MedicarePartD information sessions.In addition, it will support student attendance at professionalmeetings and other events that develop leadership skills.

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Calendar2010

Jan. 23 WesternU Alumni Dinner, San Diego, CA

Jan. 29 Job Fair, Pomona, CA

Jan. 22 Legislative Advocacy Day, Pomona, CA

Feb. 4-7 CPhA Outlook, Long Beach, CA• WesternU Breakfast• GNP/ICP Scholarship Reception

Mar. 12-15 APhA Annual Meeting, Washington, DC

April 8 Honors Day, Pomona, CA

April 14 CPhA Legislative Day, Sacramento, CA

April 15 Ray Symposium, Pomona, CA

April 17 East West Scholarship Dinner, San Gabriel, CA

May 19 Commencement Dinner, Pasadena, CA

May 20 Commencement, Pasadena, CA

May 25-28 Western States Conference for Residents, Fellowsand Preceptors, Asilomar, CA

June 14-17 ASHP Summer Meeting, Tampa, FL

June 8 GNP/ICP VIP Reception, Santa Clarita, CA

June 9 GNP/ICP Golf Tournament, Santa Clarita, CA

Photo left to right: Deepthi Are, MSPS ’09, Abhishek Chaudhary, MSPS ’09, Hari ChandanaMulamalla, MSPS ’09, Kate Wang, MSPS ’09, Drupad Parikh, MSPS ’09.

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Dr. Patrick Chan earned his degreein Integrative Biology from UCBerkeley in 2000. Dr. Chanattended pharmacy school at theUniversity of the Pacific. He washeavily involved in variousorganizations and had the honorof serving on multiple committees.He joined Kappa Psi Pharma-ceutical Fraternity in 2001 andwas also inducted to Rho ChiHonor Society (2001) and PhiLambda Sigma Leadership Society(2002). Dr. Chan graduated frompharmacy school Magna cumlaude in 2003. He graduated witha PhD in 2009.

Dr. Chan joined the Department ofPharmacy Practice andAdministration at WesternU inSeptember of 2009. He will beteaching clinical pharmacokineticsand developing an internalmedicine rotation site. Hisresearch interests are inmathematical modeling ofbiological cascades and controlsystems affected by various diseasestates and pharmacotherapy.

Dr. Vikrant Vats completed hisPhD in Pharmacology from the AllIndia Institute of Medical Sciences,India. He also completed a 2-yearacademic post-doctoral fellowshiptraining at the Center ofPharmacoeconomic Research atthe College of Pharmacy,University of Illinois at Chicago,and 1-year post-doctoral trainingat Walgreens Health Initiatives inDeerfield, IL. Prior to this, he hadover 4 years of experience in thecorporate pharmaceutical settingas a Project Manager in QualityAssurance, where he gainedexpertise in conducting phase II-IVmulticentric clinical trials and inimplementing European Unionand USFDA compliant qualityassurance program for electronicdata capture in clinical trials. Hehas published more than 50research papers in national andinternational scientific journals inthe areas of herbal drug discovery,health delivery and servicesresearch, with a focus onadherence to medications andanticoagulation/thrombosis. Hisresearch interests include healthcare service research, largedatabase analysis and persistence/adherence to medications.

Renee Cook joined the College ofPharmacy as the new Manager ofContinuing Education & Events onAugust 3, 2009. In this role, she isresponsible for coordination ofcontinuing education courses andother events, oversees publicationof the college magazine, and assiststhe Office of ExperientialExperience with rotations andpreceptor training. Renee hasworked for more than ten years inthe combined fields of mentalhealth, hospital administration,and veterinary medicine.

Renee came to the College ofPharmacy from the College ofVeterinary Medicine here atWesternU, where, for more thanthree years, she planned andcoordinated events such asOrientation Week, White CoatCeremony, and Open House;and coordinated the quarterlynewsletter.

Jaqui Bradley, Executive Assistantto Dean Robinson, joined theCollege of Pharmacy on September22, 2009, after working in atemporary position there foralmost three months. Jaquicompleted her BA in SocialEcology from the University ofCalifornia, Irvine and her MBA in2002 from Cal Poly, Pomona. Sheis a former Air Force LaboratoryTechnician, scuba divinginstructor, and cloisteredFranciscan nun. “It’s all aboutgiving to others.”

Jaqui came to WesternU from theClaremont School of Theology,where she served as liaisonbetween students and scholarshipdonors, and revived thescholarship stewardship program.

New Faculty and Staff


Grants and contracts

Chow, SL, Vilardi-Norred, L, Westlake, C,“Thiamin replacement intervention in elderlypersons with systolic heart failure,” ScrippsClinical Research Development Award,$49,638.60.

Lambros M, Huang Y, Chow M, Pon D, “A3-Dimensional Human Cell Culture Model asa Replacement of Animal Models in the Studyof Mucositis,” ARDF foundation, $40,000.

Nazarian A “The effects of acetaminophen onthe rewarding properties of hydrocodone inrats,” NIH-R03 grant award.

Wang J “Solubility and stability studies ofCOH-29, a potential anticancer agent,” City ofHope Beckman Research Institute, $10,000.

Honors andAwards

Chow, Moses• Reviewer for American College of Clinical

Pharmacology, July 2009• Review Manuscript for The Journal ofClinical Pharmacology, July 2009

• External Reviewer for University of TexasHealth Science Center at San Antonio(UTHSCSA) July 23, 2009

Chow, Sheryl• American College of Clinical Pharmacy

(ACCP) Cardiology PRN Chair-Elect/Chair 2009-2011.

Gupta, Eric• Elected Grand Counselor for Kappa Psi

Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc. at the mostrecent national meeting held in ClearwaterBeach, FL in August 2009. This is thethird highest position in Kappa Psi.

Hess, Karl• Received the Certificate in Travel Health

(CTH) from the International Society forTravel Medicine

• Appointed to the NonprescriptionMedicines Academy Advisory Counsel

• Appointed to the Recruitment andRetention Task Force for AACP

• Appointed to the Professional AffairsCommittee for AACP

Hoffman, Janice• Appointed to the CA ASCP Board of

Directors for 2009-2010

Klotz, Roger• Elected Chair-Elect of the Ambulatory,

Home Care, and Chronic Care Section ofthe American Society of Health SystemsPharmacists.

• Re-appointed to the ASCP Board ofDirectors for the additional year of2009-2010

Jackevicius, Cynthia• Pharmacotherapy Self Assessment Program

(PSAP) Module Reviewer 2009• Chapter Title: “Evaluating Drug-Induced

CVD: A PharmacoepidemiologicPerspective”

• Member, ACCP Awards Committee2009-2010

• Manuscript Reviewer, American HeartJournal MS#: AHJ90877 (Topic area:Medication Beliefs in Ischemic HeartDisease)

• Manuscript Reviewer, PharmacotherapyMS# 05-09-0198 (Topic area: Evaluationof Models of Anticoagulation Clinics)

• Invited to review manuscript, AmericanJournal of Managed Care MS#2009-06-0140 (Topic area: Beta-blockerCompliance)

• Invited to review manuscript,CIRCULATION MS#AHA/2009/890707(Topic area: Medication Adherence)

• Invited to review manuscript, Journal ofthe American College of CardiologyMS#JACC072809-3515 (Topic area:Clopidogrel use in practice)

• Invited to review manuscript, AmericanJournal of Managed Care MS#AJMC-2009-09-0210 (Topic area: ImprovingAdherence to CAD Treatment: an RCT)

Law, Anandi• Invited member, Wiederholt Best Paper

Award Screening Committee, AmericanPharmacists Association.

• Abstract Reviewer, American PharmacistsAssociation Annual Meeting 2010.

• Invited to serve on the CurriculumCommittee, SAS section 2009-2010,American Association of Colleges ofPharmacy

• Invited to serve on the 2009-2010 VolwilerResearch Achievement Award SelectionCommittee, American Association ofColleges of Pharmacy

Martinez, Jesse• Appointed the CA ASCP Policy &

Advocacy Committee Chair for 2009-2010

Nguyen, Mark• Honored as one of the AACP Teachers of

the Year• Judge, CSHP Clinical Skills Competition,

CSHP Seminar, San Diego, October, 2009

O’Barr, Steve• Was inducted as Chair-Elect of the

Biological Sciences Section of AACP

Pham, David• Nominated for Treasurer-Elect, California

Society of Health-System Pharmacists• Elected to CPhA Policy Committee for

1-year term

Prabhu, Sunil• Completed the AACP Academic

Leadership Fellow Program in July

Robinson, Daniel• Elected Secretary of the Council of Deans

at AACP

Scott, James• Elected to the California/Hawaii Chapter

Steering Committee of the AmericanAcademy of HIV Medicine

Shankar, Gollapudi• Appointed to the CPhA Policy Committee

for 2009-2010.• Appointed to the CA ASCP Educational

Committee for 2009-2010.

Wong, Siu-Fun• Instrumental in producing an instructional

video on “Investigational Agent Handling”that is being widely used as a resource inOncology. Since its posting to theSouthwest Oncology Group website inearly June, the 23-minute video has beenviewed more than 1,300 times. Many ofthose visitors were likely referred to theresource by pointers on other Web sites.

• Promoted to Professor of PharmacyPractice and Administration in July

Invited presentations

Chow SL, Vu A, Razaq A, A-Haja C, Ng TM,Litwinski RA, Kangavari, S, Weiss M. Effect ofIodixanol and Ioxilan on QT change and renalfunction markers in patients with systolic heartfailure. Society for CardiovascularAngiography and Interventions (SCAI) AnnualMeeting, LV, NV. May 7, 2009.

Chow MS, “A Bio-activity GuidedPharmacokinetic Method for ImprovingQuality Control of TCM” at the session ofNew Concepts in Chinese Medicine Research,Hong Kong, August 13, 2009

Faculty News & Accomplishments

Hoffman J, “Ask the Doctor Series –Medication Missteps and Older Adults.” Circleof Care, Leeza’s Place, Sherman Oaks, CA.Given for caregivers and patients. Sept. ’09

Hoffman J, “Medication Missteps” Given atS+AGE Breakfast Series at Sherman Oaks, CAfor Health Care Professionals August ’09

Hoffman J, “Interprofessional Education:Development of Case-Based Curriculum Usinga Problem-Based Learning Model” Given at theAmerican Association of Colleges of PharmacyAnnual Meeting, Boston, MA July ’09

Jackevicius C, Invited presentation at theMayo Clinic Scottsdale for their MedicalGrand Rounds, called “The same, nodifference, or not worse than: demystifyingnon-inferiority studies in cardiovascularmedicine.”

Klotz R, “USP Chapter <797> & PharmacyBoard Update” CSHP Seminar, San DiegoOctober, 2009

Law AV, Zargarzadeh, AH, “Improving safetyand ease of prescription medication use topatients: Modifying and testing prescriptionlabel templates,” DIA 45th Annual Meeting,San Diego, CA June 2009.

Scott JD, O’Barr SA, Sparrow, T. “T-CellMarker Activation, and MitochondrialMembrane Integrity after Exposure toLopinavir, Ritonavir or Efavirenz on HIV-negative CD4+ Lymphocytes.” 5th IASConference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatmentand Prevention, Cape Town, South Africa,19-22 July 2009, Abstract # 331.

Scott JD, “CCR5 Co-Receptor: A New Targetfor HIV Treatment,” Audience: Multi-disciplinary providers at Children’s Hospital ofLA; Host: Pfizer Pharmaceuticals; Sept. 2009

Scott JD, “HIV: Incorporating Adherence intoPharmacy Practice,” Audience: Pharmacistsform Southern California; Host: IndianPharmacists Association; Sept. 2009

Shimomura S, “Update on New Drugs inCommon Geriatric Conditions” Given at the26th Annual UCLA Intensive Course inGeriatric Medicine and Board Review, Marinadel Rey, CA, Sept. 2009

Wong SF, “Longitudinal Pharmacy CurriculumDevelopment and Management of StudentIssues” Kobe Gakuin University College ofPharmacy, Kobe, Japan, July 2009

Wong SF, “Lung Cancer Practice Model:Assessment and Management,” Kobe CityHospital Pharmacy Department, Kobe, JapanJuly 2009

Wong SF, “Pharmaceutical-related Issues inProtocol Development,” Southwest OncologyGroup Young Investigator Workshop, Seattle,Washington, Sept. 2009

Wong SF, “Pharmacology and Supportive Carefor Patients with Ovarian Cancer: Keys tosuccess in writing chemotherapy orders,”University of California, Irvine Gynecology-oncology Fellow, Orange, CA, Sept. 2009

Publications

Chow M, Chang Q, Zuo Z, “Studies on theinfluence of esterase inhibitor to thepharmacokinetic profiles of oseltamivir andoseltamivir carboxylate in rats using animproved LC/MS/MS method.” Biomed.Chromatogr.2009; 23: 852-857.

Chow M, Yin O, Tomlinson B, “Effect ofMultidrug Resistance Gene-1 (ABCB1)Polymorphisms on the Single-DosePharmacokinetics of Cloxacillin in HealthyAdult Chinese Men.” Clinical Therapeutics:2009; 31: 999-1006.

Chow M, Wang Z, Wo S, Wang L, Lau C, Lee V,Zuo Z, “Simultaneous quantification of activecomponents in the herbs and products of Si-Wu-Tag by high performance liquidchromatography-mass spectrometry.” Journal ofPharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 2009;50: 232-244.

Chow M, Zhuo L, Zuo Z, “Effect of sodiumcaprate on the oral absorptions of danshensu andsalvianolic acid B.” International Journal ofPharmaceutics 2009; 379:109-118.

Chow SL, Houseman D, Phung T, French W.“Transient Acute Decompensated Heart FailureFollowing Propofol and Fentanyl Administrationin a Healthy 19-Year Old Patient.” In press,Congestive Heart Failure Journal.

Chow SL, Dorsch M, Dunn S, Jackevicius C,Page RL, Trujillo T, Vardeny O, Wiggins B,Bleske B. “Key Articles Related toComplementary and Alternative Medicine inCardiovascular Disease.” In press,Pharmacotherapy.

Hess K, Gabrielian C. “Pharmacists’ Role inInfluenza Education and Vaccination” PharmacyTimes 2009; 75(9):72a-75a.

Jackevicius CA, Cox J, Carreon D, Tu JV,Rinfret S, So D, Johansen H, Kalavrouziotis D,Demers V, Humphries K, Pilote L. “Long-termtrends in cardiovascular medication utilization& expenditures: 1996-2006” CMAJ 2009;181:E19-28.


CPhA MeetingThe College of Pharmacy was wellrepresented at California PharmacistsAssociation Synergy Meeting held Nov. 7-8.President-elect Dr. Eric Gupta gave a speechabout CPhA’s 2010 Vision. He alsomoderated workshop discussions.Dr. Emmanuelle Schwartzman presented aninvited talk on “Disaster Preparedness forPharmacists and their Patients” and twoworkshops on CPhA’s role in preparedness.Drs. Shimomura and Martinez were also inattendance at the meeting.

From left: Dr. Sam Shimomura, Dr. Jesse Martinez, and WesternU COP students Stacey Nakatsuchi, PharmD ’13,Albert Ngo, PharmD ’12, Jenny Chang, PharmD ’12, Richard Garcia, PharmD ’13, and Castor Phan, PharmD ’13.


Law AV, Zargarzadeh AH. “Literacy medicationlabels.” J Gen Intern Med. 2009 Jun; 24(6):779.

Min D, Yang JW, Lee PH, Hutchinson I, PravicaV, Shah T, “Genetic polymorphismsof MRP2 and UGT2B7 and gastrointestinalsymptom rating scale in renal transplant patientstaking mycophenolic acid.” Therapeutic DrugMonitoring 2009 Oct; 31(5):542-8.

Nguyen MH, Saito T, Pham DQ. “Making animpact: students improving patient care.” PharmTimes 2009; 75(8):55-6.

Nguyen MH, Saito T, Pham DQ. Making animpact: students improving patient care. PharmTimes 2009; 75(8):55-6.

Pham DQ, Youn ST. “Hypertensive crisis in thehealth system.” Pharm Times 2009; 75(4):70-3.

Pham DQ, Pham VQ. “Diagnosis and treatmentof COPD in health systems.” Pharm Times 2009;75(4):64-5.

Scott JD, Shin SM, Macias MN. “Therapeuticconsiderations in the treatment of cold sores: acomparative look at available treatments.”Rx Consultant, 18(9) 1-8.

Scott JD, Smith KM, Scott DR, Barner JC,DeHart RM, Martin SJ. “InterprofessionalEducation in Six US Colleges of Pharmacy.” Am JPharm Ed, 2009, 73(4) 1-7.

Wang J, Shen WC, and Zaro JL. “Modifying thephysicochemical nature of biodrugs by reversiblelipidization.” In: Morishita M and Park K (eds).Biodrug Delivery Systems: Fundamentals,Applications and Clinical Development, InformaHealthcare, New York, 2009, pp. 309-322.

Dr. Glen EtowNew Dean’sAdvisoryCouncil Member

Dr. Glenn Etow is currently the ChiefOperating Officer for ComprehensivePharmacy Services, the country's largesthospital pharmacy managementcompany. His 32 years of experienceincludes managing small, medium andlarge hospital pharmacies plus overseeinga home infusion operation. In 1981 hestarted the ASHP accredited Pharmacypractice residency and served as theProgram Director of that residencyprogram for ten years. Dr. Etow receivedhis Doctor of Pharmacy degree from theUniversity of Southern California, Schoolof Pharmacy. He continues to be activein pharmacy associations and isdedicated to the advancement ofpharmacy practice.

Dean’s Advisory CouncilDaniel C. Robinson, PharmDDean, College of Pharmacy

Steven W. Gray, PharmD, JDChairman of the Dean’s Advisory CouncilPharmacy Professional Affairs Leader, Kaiser Permanente, Downey, CA

Glenn Etow, PharmDChief Operating Officer, Comprehensive Pharmacy Services

Richard de Leon, PharmDDirector of Pharmacy Affairs, Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA

John D. Jones, RPh, JD, FAMCPSenior Vice President of Professional Practice and Pharmacy Policy, Prescription Solutions, Irvine, CA

Roger Klotz, RPh, BCNSP, FASCP, FACA, FCPhARegional Coordinator, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice & Administration, College of Pharmacy

Victor Law, PharmDOwner, Pharmacist, Alpha Medical Pharmacy, Alhambra, CA

Elaine Levy, RPhSystem Director of Pharmacy and Clinical Nutrition Services, Sharp Healthcare, San Diego

Jesse Martinez, PharmDVice Dean, Academic Diversity and Development, College of Pharmacy

Michael J. Negrete, PharmDChief Executive, Pharmacy Foundation of California, Sacramento, CA

Megan Nguyen, PharmDAssociate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy

James Prazak, RPhVice President, Trustee, Bristol Myers Squibb, Patient Assistance Foundation, Clarksburg, NJ

Thomas Russillo, BSExecutive Vice President, President, US Generics Division, Watson Pharmaceuticals, Corona, CA

Tom Saito, PharmDDirector of Pharmacy Services, Respiratory Therapy and Neurodiagnostics, Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, Fountain Valley, CA

Byron Schweigert, PharmD, LDHChief Education and Government Affairs Officer, Memorial Health Services, Huntington Beach, CA

Sam Shimomura, PharmDAssociate Dean, College Advancement, College of Pharmacy

Denny Spruce, RPh, FACHEOwner, House of Speed, Orange County

Paul A. Stover, BFA, M.EdDirector of Development for the College of Pharmacy

Brad Trom, RPh, MBAHealthcare Operations Executive, Albuquerque, NM

Joel N. Weber, PharmD, FCSHP, FASHPVice President, Professional Services, AmerisourceBergen, Clovis, CA

Ray M. Yutani, DO, MS, PharmD, FACOFPModule Coordinator, Family Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, Downey, CA


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USC School of Pharmacy

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Our MissionOur mission is to serve society by preparing students for the present and futurepractice of pharmacy as competent, caring, ethical professionals. Education,

training and research occur in an environment that celebrates diversity,encourages the free exchange of ideas and promotes active learning,

scholarship, patient care, and public service. Our graduates will utilize theirknowledge and abilities to promote safe and effective drug therapy and

improve health care outcomes for the communities and populations they serve.

The College of Pharmacy wouldlike to wish everyone a safe and happyholiday season and happy new year!

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