Rachita Sumbria, PhD, is the 2025 recipient of the Valerie Scudder Award, an award that recognizes outstanding achievement in teaching, research, scholarly or creative activities, and exemplary service to Chapman University. Selected from the group of Unit Faculty Excellence Award winners, Sumbria was recognized by her peers for her research impact and accomplishments. Sumbria’s extensive
Chapman University School of Pharmacy is proud to share the results of our 2024/2025 residency and fellowship match cycle. A total of 26 students and alumni matched to ASHP-accredited PGY-1 residencies, 10 matched to ASHP-accredited PGY-2 residencies, one student matched to a non-accredited PGY-1 residency, one student was offered a position in a non-accredited PGY-2
Awards and Recognitions Dr. Sherry Wang has been selected as a finalist for the 2025 Women in AI Awards North America, competing in the “AI in Research Award – AI Researcher of the Year” category. Publications Dr. Rachita Sumbria, Dr. Devaraj Chandrashekar, Dr. Nataraj Jagadeesan, Tamara Abdullah, Rudy Chang, and others published “Effect of chronic
Three CUSP PharmD candidates attended the 2025 Pacific Coast Patient Safety Conference, where they heard from national leaders and advocates in shaping the future of safety in healthcare delivery and policy to combat preventable harm. Jasmine Cho ’25, Bonnie Chen ’26, and Camille Olegario ’26 , synthesized their takeaways in a presentation to faculty and
For sisters Miranda and Brenda Kilzi, pharmacy is a shared passion and a lifelong commitment to patient care. Growing up together, both highly valued their education and heard stories from their mother about her positive role in patients’ lives as a pharmacist. These stories ignited their desire to make the same impact on patients, and
Chapman University hosted the fourth annual Southern California Pharmacy Mixer, a student-driven initiative of regional collaboration for dozens of professional organizations, companies, and pharmacy schools together to connect. This year’s event was a collaborative effort led by PharmD candidates across pharmacy schools and saw nearly double attendance compared to the 2024 mixer. The theme, “Beyond the
Neeloufar Fakourfar, PharmD, has been appointed President of the Orange County Society of Health-System Pharmacists (OCSHP) for the 2025 term. Fakourfar, an assistant professor at CUSP, also serves as an ambulatory care pharmacist at Providence St. Joseph Health Hospital. In her role, she will guide OCSHP to advance the role of pharmacists in healthcare, foster
The California Pharmacists Association (CPhA) has inducted Dr. Jeff Goad into the California Pharmacy Hall of Fame, their highest honor for career achievement. With over 25 years dedicated to travel health, immunization services, and infectious disease prevention, Goad has educated thousands of students and pharmacists in travel medicine and immunization services. He is an active clinician in college
Since earning her Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences (MSPS), Taran Harris has continued to earn her Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) at CUSP and credits the skills and research opportunities earned during her Master’s towards the success she feels now as a PharmD candidate. Taran has traveled and presented at conferences across the United States
Grants Dr. Amy Kang has received a Society of Infectious Disease Pharmacy (SIDP) Infectious Diseases Stewardship Staffing Calculator Grant in the amount of $90,000 for her proposal “Advancing antimicrobial stewardship: development of the stewardship personnel required for antimicrobial stewardship programs resource calculator (SPARC).” Awards and Recognitions Dr. Keykavous Parang was awarded the APP Academic Excellence