The faculty, staff, students and alumni of the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy are dedicated to finding innovative solutions to complex health care challenges.
Eight-year accreditation
The School’s Doctor of Pharmacy program received a full eight-year accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
New traditions
Doctor of pharmacy graduates from the Class of 2024 had the opportunity to be hooded by a Pacific legacy family member during the Diploma and Hooding Ceremony.
National recognition for health care outreach
Rose Moua ’25 was a top 10 recipient of the national U.S. Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award.
Graduate student earns American Physiological Society award
Rifat A. Islam ’25 was awarded the 2024 Virendra B. Mahesh Award of Excellence in Endocrinology & Metabolism.
“Before entering pharmacy school, I worked at a local hospice where I had the opportunity to lead and gain more insight into the health care field. That experience inspired me to continue pursuing a career in health care, as I deeply valued the relief patients and their families felt when receiving our care.
For many doctor of pharmacy students like myself, scholarships are crucial in helping us pursue our academic and professional dreams. They also recognize academic achievements, extracurricular involvement, leadership qualities and community service. To the donors, sponsors and supporters of scholarships, thank you for believing in us and investing in our futures. Your generosity makes a world of difference and we are deeply appreciative.”
— Elijah Saucedo ’25
Pacific Gives 2024
$2.19M raised by 4,445 donors during Pacific Gives 2024
Scholarships for PharmD and PCSP students were one of the top 10 designations
Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy
$193K
Raised for scholarships and programs
236
Gifts, a 131% increase from 2023
209
Donors, a 152% increase from 2023
Community impact
“Thank you for doing this health fair! What a great community service. The students were very helpful and took their responsibilities seriously. They were patient and informative. I liked that I can ask a lot of questions about my medications and Medicare pharmacy coverage for next year.”
— Medicare Part D Outreach Clinic attendee
“Participating in our Diabetes Care Clinics has allowed me to enhance my patient-care skills through the many consultations on diabetes, blood pressure and cholesterol management. Having our preceptors with us has been invaluable, as they offer guidance on effective counseling and provide insights on improving our screening techniques.”
— Ailan Reyes ’25
“What I found most important to my success in the program are the meetings, the learning and those ‘aha’ moments. The students are knowledgeable about the chemistry of food and the human body. It’s reassuring to hear from others in class that they share the same frustrations and successes. It helped me feel less alone in this journey to live a long and healthy life.”
— Diabetes Care Prevention Program participant
Medicare Part D Outreach Clinics
Since 2007, beneficiaries have saved an estimated total of $12.67 million
11,866 beneficiaries have been assisted
759 PharmD students have participated in the Medicare elective
On October 19, the Medicare Part D Outreach Clinics will host their 200th event
Since 2007, more than 36,000 free health care screening/services have been provided
6,303 vaccinations have been administered
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience | |
| Nikmala Tan ’08, PharmD Community Marianne Encarnacion ’18, PharmD Health Care Outreach | Michael J. Freudiger ’11, PharmD, APh, BCPS, BCSCP Hospital |
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience | |
Tinh Duong, PharmD Jack Yeung, PharmD, BCPPS | Gregory Ono ’94, PharmD Ariel Ma, PharmD, BCIDP Andrew Lau ’11, PharmD |
Distinguished Service Award | |
| Delores Roessler, PharmD IPPE - Community Humara Anwar ’13, PharmD Sacramento | Lohit Tutupalli ’74, PhD Sacramento |
CHSP president-elect
Elaine Law, PharmD, BCPS, associate clinical professor of pharmacy practice and regional coordinator for San Jose, is president-elect of the California Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
Distinguished Faculty Award
Mamoun M. Alhamadsheh, PhD, professor of pharmaceutical sciences, received the 2024 Distinguished Faculty Award.
Eberhardt Teacher/Scholar Award
Miki S. Park, PhD, professor of pharmaceutical sciences and director of the Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences Program, was selected as a 2023-24 recipient of the Eberhardt Teacher/Scholar Award.
CPhA Presidential Recognition Award
Clifford A. Young, RPh, CGP, FCPhA, FAWM, associate clinical professor of pharmacy practice and regional coordinator for Fresno, received the 2024 California Pharmacists Association Presidential Recognition Award.
CSHP-Central Valley Pharmacist of the Year
Yvonne Mai ’13, ’15, PharmD, MS, BCGP, BCACP, associate professor of pharmacy practice and regional coordinator for Stockton, was named the CSHP-Central Valley 2024 Kelli Haase Memorial Pharmacist of the Year.
Atefeh Rabiee, PhD, assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences, received $38,000 in funding to support her research on the molecular mechanism underlying the irreversible expansion of lipedema fat.
Rx for Success
In 2023, Pacific launched the first-of-its-kind three-week immersive preparation program for newly minted PharmD to prepare them for the state and national pharmacist licensure exams. Carefully selected alumni and pharmacists offered nearly 65 hours of intensive programming covering 35 topics.
Eighty-three percent of the Class of 2023 graduates who participated in Pacific’s Rx for Success passed the California Practice Standards and Jurisprudence Examination on the first attempt.
Class of 2023 Outcomes
NAPLEX pass rate in California and in the top 10% nationally
In the West among all NAPLEX test-takers, first time and repeat
First time NAPLEX pass rate
CPJE pass rate
Advisory boards
Fortune Andrada
Jonathan Chan ’09
Melissa Chase ’99
Sundeep S. Gill ’00
Clark H. Gustafson ’66
Jay Joson ’03
Kevin Komoto ’08
Paul I. Lanning, Jr. ’07
Anthony P. Morreale ’83
Elizabeth A. Park
Yana Paulson
John F. “Jack” Schlegel ’67
Robert Bagdasarian ’74
Gurpartap “Gary” Basrai ’77
Jasmine Basrai
Clark H. Gustafson ’66
Brian Komoto
William Masotti ’66
Robert Nickell ’81
Jeff Sharkey
John Tilley
Kondamraj “Raj” Birudaraj ’01
Simon Chin
David Cipolla
Jim Yano
Bhaskara R. Jasti ’95
Ruhong Jiang
Brian Johnston
Norman H. Kobayashi ’70, ’73
Amel Lamrad
Sreenivasu Mudumba ’94, ’10
Pasit Phiasivongsa ’98, ’02
Nirmal K. Saini
Michael J. Seminerioteva
Scott Smith
Cynthia Stevenson
Nurulain Zaveri
D. “Tony” Zhang
Mike Zhou
Christopher M. Cashman
Bhaskar Chaudhuri
Sharon Clarke
Jeffrey Cleland
Bhaskara R. Jasti ’95
Sara Kenkare-Mitra
Xiaoling Li
Shichang Miao
Linda L. Norton ’91
Miki Susanto Park
Atefeh Rabiee
Sanjeev Redkar
Veronica T. Bandy ’00, ’08
Bianca Bradshaw ’04
Jeanne Gapac-Brady ’93
Marisella Guerrero ’98
Annie Ho ’12
Joseph “Joe” Jolliff ’09
Amy Jones ’06
Peter Koo ’92
Johanna Liu ’09
Adam Morisoli ’10
April Nguyen ’16
Jessica Ocegueda ’20
Osagie Omoruyi ’19
Stacey Raff ’96
Irene (Andrada) Solorio ’15
Catherine Grady Sterk ’77, ’78
Jamie Tobitt ’90
Jolene Tsai ’15
James H. Wall ’16
Edlen Wong ’07
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Susan E. Webster
Senior Assistant Dean of Development
209.946.3116 | swebster@cross-culturalcommunications.com
