Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice
The Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice offers unparalleled training for future careers in pharmacy. Our innovative curriculum focuses on integrative health and putting the patient first. Our goal is to train students in the classroom and in the field to improve our society’s health and well-being.
The department is an essential component of the School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences as it is the home of our clinical pharmacy practice faculty, who are developing and delivering didactic and experiential curricula for the Doctor of Pharmacy program.
“Our clinical faculty are involved in collaborative research across a range of clinical foci, such as new drug clinical trials, drug adherence research, pharmacokinetics, pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacogenomics, pharmacoeconomics, and outcomes research.”
Alexandre Chan, PharmD, MPH
Founding Chair
Join Anteaters in Pharmacy
Anteaters in Pharmacy is the official UCI alumni chapter
dedicated to pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, and the overall sector. Members engage in our community, build their networks, volunteer together, and contribute to UCI. To join, contact Meredith Kwok at m.kwok@uci.edu.
Strategic Plan for UCI Pharmacy
Since the start of 2021, pharmacy leaders from the UC Irvine School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPPS) and the UCI Medical Center’s Department of Pharmaceutical Services have met to discuss the strategic direction of the two units.
The UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences is part of the Susan and Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences, which combines with the UCI Health clinical enterprise to form UCI Health Affairs. The synergy between UCI Health and the academic disciplines of medicine, nursing, pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences, public health, and integrative health, enables UCI to transform education, discovery, and patient care.
To expand the collaboration between the UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences and the UCI Medical Center Department of Pharmacy, leaders from both units will focus on six strategic initiatives from 2021 through 2023. The six initiatives will serve as the foundation for longer-term strategic planning that will begin in 2023.
Year-In-Review 2021-2022
On behalf of the University of California Irvine Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice (DCPP), we are honored to present to you our very first Department Annual Report! DCPP was founded in late 2019 and we have already gone through several historical milestones since our formation. Through this Annual Report, we hope to provide an opportunity for you to learn more about the achievements of our growing department.
Mission
To engage current and future pharmacists to enhance patient care, promote health equity, and advance science through education, collaboration, innovation, and health policy.
Vision
The Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice will be at the forefront of transforming pharmacy practice, education, and research.
Pharmaceutical Sciences & Clinical Pharmacy Practice Intertwined
Collaborations within the Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice and the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences will allow interdisciplinary research and training in pharmaceutical sciences, biomedical sciences and clinical pharmacy.
Research Publications
Clinical Pharmacy Faculty
| Name | Title | Department(s) | Phone # | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Christine Cadiz | Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor | Clinical Pharmacy Practice | christine.cadiz@uci.edu | 949.824.5969 |
 | Alexandre Chan Chan Lab | Professor and Founding Chair | Clinical Pharmacy Practice Pharmaceutical Sciences | a.chan@uci.edu | 949.824.8896 |
 | Nana Entsuah | Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor | Clinical Pharmacy Practice | nentsuah@uci.edu | 949.824.3543 |
 | Shawn Griffin | Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor | Clinical Pharmacy Practice | shawn.griffin@uci.edu | 949.824.8009 |
 | Jan Hirsch | Founding Dean and Professor | Clinical Pharmacy Practice | jdhirsch@uci.edu | 949.824.1239 |
 | Keri Hurley-Kim | Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor | Clinical Pharmacy Practice | khurleyk@uci.edu | 949.824.5952 |
 | Melanie Joe | Founding Associate Dean for Pharmacy Professional Affairs | Clinical Pharmacy Practice | mdjoe@uci.edu | 714.456.5514 |
 | Herman Joseph Johannesmeyer | Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor | Clinical Pharmacy Practice | hjohanne@hs.uci.edu | 949.824.6462 |
 | John Jones | Part-Time Health Sciences Clinical Professor | Clinical Pharmacy Practice | johndj@uci.edu | - |
 | Farah Khorassani | Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor | Clinical Pharmacy Practice | fkhorass@hs.uci.edu | - |
 | Joyce Lee | Health Sciences Clinical Professor | Clinical Pharmacy Practice | j.lee@uci.edu | 949.8246546 |
 | Sarah McBane | Founding Associate Dean for Pharmacy Education | Clinical Pharmacy Practice | smcbane@uci.edu | 949.824.8948 |
 | Lee Nguyen | Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor | Clinical Pharmacy Practice | l.nguyen@uci.edu | 949.824.5953 |
 | Megan Nguyen | Founding Associate Dean of Pharmacy Student Affairs | Clinical Pharmacy Practice | megan.nguyen@uci.edu | 949.824.4286 |
 | Aya Ozaki | Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy | Clinical Pharmacy Practice | afozaki@uci.edu | 949.824.3942 |
 | Aryana Sepassi | Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy | Clinical Pharmacy Practice | asepassi@uci.edu | 949.824.3792 |
 | Kevin (Zhijun) Wang | Associate Professor of Teaching | Clinical Pharmacy Practice | zhijunw1@uci.edu | 949.824.2984 |
 | Jonathan Watanabe | Founding Associate Dean of Pharmacy Assessment and Quality | Clinical Pharmacy Practice | jonathan.watanabe@uci.edu | 949.824.0498 |
 | Cheryl Wisseh | Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy | Clinical Pharmacy Practice | cwisseh@uci.edu | 949.824.6123 |