Awards and Recognitions Dr. Emmanuelle Schwartzman received the University of Southern California Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Alumni Excellence in Education Award during an awards ceremony on June 27th, 2025. Dr. Sherry Yun Wang has been named the recipient of the “2025 AI in Research Award – AI Researcher of the
Chapman University School of Pharmacy is pleased to welcome Dustin Le, Pharm.D., who will join us at the Rinker campus as an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice this June. Le is the first faculty member in our young history to also be a CUSP alumnus after earning his Doctor of Pharmacy in 2020. Before attending
On May 7, 2025, Chapman University School of Pharmacy hosted its annual Research Day, which showcased groundbreaking research from multiple California graduate-level health science colleges and schools. Martina Nieswandt, Vice President of Research, and Jennifer Totonchy, Associate Dean of Research, welcomed students, faculty, and guest researchers bright and early. “Looking at the schedule and abstracts,
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
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
Awards and Recognitions Dr. Emmanuelle Schwartzman was presented with the Executive of the Year from the Greater Irvine Chamber during the Excellence in Healthcare & Innovation gala on January 16th in Irvine, CA. Dr. Sherry Wang was awarded a $1,500 travel grant to attend the Spring-Summer 2025 NIH and Data Curation Training Workshop. Quotables (Faculty
Dustin Le, who is now a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Pharmacist at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), earned his Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD) at CUSP. While at CUSP, Dustin participated in student leadership, research projects, and elective courses that directly prepared him for his future career. At CHOC, Dustin works in a 44-bed emergency
At the 2024 California Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP) Seminar, CUSP represented clinical skills, leadership, and academic influence across California. A duo of PharmD candidates, Trisha Lu and Jaqueline Nguyen, represented CUSP at the Clinical Skills Competition. Their success secured them a spot at the national level, where the two will continue to represent CUSP
“My experience with Dr. Totonchy in the lab led to me developing skills that directly earned me a role. I think my case is a great example of how Chapman got me my job!” -Nancy Palmerin, M.S.P.S. ‘21 Nancy Palmerin, who is now an Immunotoxicologist with Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceuticals, earned her Master’s of Science
Awards and Recognitions Dr. Amy Kang has been appointed to the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Specialty Council. In this role, she will be involved in providing recommendations on national board certification and recertification standards, as well as developing examination content. Dr. Keykavous Parang has been appointed to the Editorial Board of