Awards and Recognitions Dr. Hindu Rao began her term as the Chair of the American Pharmacists Association Quality Based Care Community SIG. Dr. Jeff Goad received the Inaugural International Society of Travel Medicine award for Excellence and Achievement in Travel Health Pharmacy in New Orleans, LA on May 11, 2025. Dr. Luma Munjy and Dr.
In light of evolving healthcare trends in California, the Orange County Business Journal spoke with Emmanuelle Schwartzman, Pharm.D., regarding pressing issues in healthcare, such as persistent barriers for patients, inadequate insurance coverage, and gaps in health literacy. Schwartzman spoke on health care practitioners’ exact roles in navigating these challenges and advocated for leaders to be
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
On August 23, 2024, Chapman University School of Pharmacy welcomed the incoming class of Doctor of Pharmacy students at the Musco Center for the Arts during the tenth annual White Coat Ceremony. This year, 73 students were warmly celebrated for their accomplishments by nearly 600 audience members as they received their white coats, symbolizing their
Dr. Amy Kang has been appointed to the Board of Pharmacy Specialties’ (BPS) Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Specialty Council. Her appointment to this council will span a three year term (2025-2027), during which time she will provide recommendations on national Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Specialty certification and recertification standards and developing examination content. “Being appointed to this committee
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
Publications Dr. Keykavous Parang collaborated to produce “Harnessing exosomes as a platform for drug delivery in breast cancer: A Systematic review for in vivo and in vitro studies” in Molecular Therapy Oncology. Dr. Jelena Lewis and PharmD candidate Brenda Kilzi authored “Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)—Who is at risk, and who can be vaccinated?” in Topics
Dean Ren Ostrom recently provided his expertise in Verywell Health, a publication that reaches over 300 million readers annually. Dr. Ostrom discussed at length the implications of a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine regarding the necessity of beta-blockers for heart attack patients with preserved heart function. Dr. Ostrom emphasized the