Doctor of Pharmacy student Tien Dinh has been elected as the Regional Delegate for Region 8 of the American Pharmacists Association – Academy of Student Pharmacists. This position is a significant appointment and is the first time that a CUSP student has been elected in our young history. As a voice of student pharmacists, Tien
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
Tinarena Awaradia, a PharmD candidate (C’o 2025), was honored with a CA AMCP Scholarship to attend the 2024 Nexus conference in Las Vegas. This scholarship recognized her dedication and potential in the field of managed care pharmacy, which is a reflection of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy’s (AMCP) aim to strengthen managed care pharmacy
At CUSP, we encourage incoming students to have an initial understanding of what a course entails as they pursue a degree after their bachelor’s. The choice to pursue education to the highest degree is an important one, and we want to help potential students make the best choice. As a chance to get a look
Associate Professor Dr. Rachita Sumbria has been awarded a new R21 grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA). The grant, “The impact of obesity-induced hepatic amyloid beta dysregulation on Alzheimer’s disease pathology,” focuses on understanding obesity’s effect on the liver’s regulation of amyloid beta, a protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and its impact
Grants Dr. Yun (Sherry) Wang received an award with an amount of $249,999 from the National Institute of Health (NIH) Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (AIM-AHEAD) Program for her project titled “Bias Assessment in Machine Learning (ML) models for opioid Prescribing.” Awards and Recognitions Dr. Laressa Bethishou was elected
Dr. Sherry Wang has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the NIH’s Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (AIM-AHEAD) program. Her proposal, “Ethics and Equity in Healthcare Artificial Intelligence (AI) application: Bias Assessment in Machine Learning (ML) models for opioid Prescribing”, will investigate potential biases in AI and ML systems used
At Chapman University, learning isn’t limited to students at their desks- More than a third of Doctor of Pharmacy learning occurs in simulations or in the field through experiential curriculum. Starting their first year, PharmD students take courses in Interprofessional Education (IPE), which trains students to care for patients in a team with other types
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