ASHP Archive - School of Pharmacy

Preventable Harm and the Path Forward: Experts Weigh In at the Pacific Coast Patient Safety Conference

March 5, 2025 by Luke O'Connell | Faculty

The 5th Annual Pacific Coast Patient Safety Conference (PCPSC) brought together healthcare professionals, patient safety officers, and academic leaders for in-depth discussions on advancing patient safety and optimizing medication safety protocols. Co-hosted by Chapman University and the California Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP), this year’s conference provided an advanced platform for interdisciplinary dialogue on clinical

On the CUSP: December 2024

January 9, 2025 by Luke O'Connell | Faculty

Quotables (Faculty in the News) Dr. Sherry Wang‘s work was featured as a key finding and reference in the California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) report titled Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality on pages 23 and 24. Publications Dr. Ajay Sharma, Dr. Saleh Alfuraih, Dr. Lois Kim, Amy Tran, and others published “Hyperglycemia causes differential

Evaluating Pharmacists’ Readiness for Long-Acting Injectable HIV Prevention

July 22, 2024 by Luke O'Connell | Faculty

Chapman University’s Dr. Jerika Lam and CSHP‘s CEO Dr. Loriann De Martini co-published “A mixed methods evaluation of pharmacists’ readiness to provide long-acting injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in California” in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS). The study investigated the underlying causes for why HIV prevention medication, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), isn’t widely used

Students Lead Annual Mental Health Awareness Week at Rinker

June 17, 2024 by Luke O'Connell | Faculty

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, CUSP’s CSHP/ASHP student chapter hosted their annual Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW). MHAW brought together all cohorts and academic programs at the Rinker Campus over a diverse series of activities designed to promote education and awareness in the newly completed Campus Center. Last year’s MHAW was so impactful

Dr. Jennifer Ko Awarded by ASHP for Project Benefitting Spanish Speaking Patients

June 14, 2024 by Luke O'Connell | Faculty

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Foundation has awarded Dr. Jennifer Ko the Pharmacy Leadership Scholars Grant for her project, “Fostering Patient-Pharmacist Concordance with Patients Who Speak Spanish”. The project will investigate how language concordance (LC) and concordance on health beliefs regarding medication-taking (CMT) between pharmacists and Spanish-speaking patients affects patient trust. The research will

Dr. Jeff Goad Honored as ASHP Fellow

June 10, 2024 by Luke O'Connell | Faculty

CSHP Spotlights Alumna Dr. Mary Ngo, PharmD ’19

June 7, 2024 by Luke O'Connell | Career

Dr. Mary Ngo, a two-time CUSP graduate, has been one of the most active alumna in the institution’s history. Since graduating in 2019 with her Doctor of Pharmacy, Dr. Ngo has served as the CUSP Alumni Advisory Board Chair for the 21-22 academic year and was awarded the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award. Today Dr. Ngo

On the CUSP: May 2024

June 5, 2024 by Luke O'Connell | Faculty

Grants Dr. Cintia Citterio was awarded a new investigator grant of $11,000.00 by the AACP for the study of “Molecular Pathogenesis of Thyroid Cystinosis and New Therapeutic Approaches”. Dr. Gary Fong received one of Chapman University’s Faculty Grant for Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity awards with an amount of $14,960 for his project titled: “Identifying

Influence of Brotherhood: Dr. Inna Tagarino on Connection

May 16, 2024 by Luke O'Connell | Students

“Being part of a professional fraternity allowed me to come out of my shell and be the best version of myself, both personally and professionally during pharmacy school.” Drawn to a career in healthcare and seeking an accelerated program, Dr. Inna Tagarino joined APEx with the intent to bridge into the PharmD program. APEx, Chapman University’s

CUSP Celebrates Residency and Fellowship Match Success

April 15, 2024 by Luke O'Connell | Pharmacy School

Chapman University School of Pharmacy’s 2023-2024 residency and fellowship match results have been a resounding success! CUSP had a 81% ASHP PGY-1 residency match rate, tying for 3rd in the state, and representing 26 students from our graduating PharmD class and 4 alumni. In addition, 9 students matched to a PGY-2 residency, 4 students obtained