Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice
"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."
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Clinical Pharmacy Practice News
Shawn Griffin Joins UC Irvine as Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
Griffin is a Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist and prior to joining UCI, he worked as an oncology pharmacist and clinical pharmacist in hematology, stem cell transplant, and immune cell therapy at the Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Chan, McBane Lead UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences Presentations at AACP Conference
When the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) hosted its annual meeting from July 19 through July 22, several UC Irvine School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPPS) faculty presented their recent work.
Cheryl Wisseh Awarded Grant to Study Racial Disparities in Diabetes Drug Regimens and Results
Diabetes is a growing epidemic, especially in the Hispanic community, and while increased prescribing of anti-diabetic medications to delay, manage and reduce the disease is justified, it can also add a further layer of regimen complexity that may have a negative effect on adherence.
Mission
To cultivate future-ready pharmacists to optimize individualized medication therapy through education, practice and research.
Vision
The Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice strives to be in the frontier of healthcare by transforming pharmacy practice.
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.
Clinical Pharmacy Faculty
| Name | Title | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | Christine Cadiz, PharmD, M.A., BCPS | Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor | christine.cadiz@uci.edu |
 | Alexandre Chan, PharmD, MPH, FCCP,FISOPP, BCPS, BCOP, APh | Professor and Founding Chair | a.chan@uci.edu |
 | Nana Entsuah, PharmD | Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor | |
 | Shawn Griffin, PharmD, BCOP | Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor | shawn.griffin@uci.edu |
 | Jan Hirsch, BS Pharm, MS, PhD, FNAP | Founding Dean and Professor | jdhirsch@uci.edu |
 | Keri Hurley-Kim, PharmD, MPH, BCACP | Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor | khurleyk@uci.edu |
 | Melanie Joe, PharmD, MPA, FCSHP | Founding Associate Dean for Pharmacy Professional Affairs | mdjoe@uci.edu |
 | Joyce Lee, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, BCACP, APh | Health Sciences Clinical Professor | j.lee@uci.edu |
 | Sarah McBane, PharmD, CDE, BCPS, FCCP, FCPhA, APh | Founding Associate Dean of Pharmacy Education and Health Sciences Clinical Professor | smcbane@uci.edu |
 | Lee Nguyen, PharmD, APh, BCPS-AQ ID, BCIDP | Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor | l.nguyen@uci.edu |
 | Megan Nguyen, PharmD | Founding Associate Dean of Pharmacy Student Affairs and Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor | megan.nguyen@uci.edu |
 | Jonathan Watanabe, PharmD, M.S, Ph.D., BCGP | Founding Associate Dean of Pharmacy Assessment and Quality and Professor in Clinical Pharmacy | jonathan.watanabe@uci.edu |
 | Cheryl Wisseh, PharmD, MPH | Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor | cwisseh@uci.edu |
