For aspiring pharmacists, the transition from pharmacy school to a full-time career in healthcare involves making important early-career decisions that can be difficult. Choosing between entering practice immediately, pursuing residency, or completing a fellowship often shapes the rest of a pharmacist’s career. For future pharmacists considering a fellowship, CUSP offers PHRM 792 and 793: Path
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
At CUSP, PharmD students gain hands-on experiences by participating in Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE) and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) rotations off campus. These rotations are designed to balance future pharmacist’s learning opportunities with didactic and experiential learning. Laying Foundations IPPEs provide students with practical experience in community, independent, and hospital pharmacy settings during
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