School of Pharmacy

Mission

The School of Pharmacy is dedicated to the education of innovative pharmacists who are collaborative, competent problem-solvers serving the needs of individual patients, communities, populations, healthcare systems, and the pharmaceutical industry. Our program cultivates future pharmacy leaders who will ensure ethical, safe, effective, accessible, and equitable use of medications.

Vision

The School of Pharmacy (SOP) will prepare graduates who are leaders among healthcare professionals dedicated to delivering advanced personally-optimized patient care and the translation of applied and clinical science breakthroughs to enhance the quality of life. We will work to better society by developing innovative, collaborative, culturally competent, articulate, and caring healthcare professionals.

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Core Values

We believe in:

  • Professionalism and patient-centeredness
  • Respect for others and cultural humility
  • An interactive learning environment
  • Collaborative interactions and independent growth
  • Reflective development
  • Evidence-based decision making
  • Entrepreneurial approach to practice
  • Ethical and responsible behaviors
  • Interdisciplinary translational and applied research
  • Shared governance

Goals

  • Recruit, retain, and educate highly qualified students with diverse backgrounds, who will be professional, motivated, ethical, and culturally sensitive leaders
  • Recruit, develop, and retain highly qualified faculty with diverse backgrounds, who are forward thinking and leaders in education, professionalism, and clinical industry settings
  • Use innovative and active techniques to provide an academic program that fosters critical thinking, problem-solving, clinical reasoning, and self-directed learning skills
  • Collaborate with leaders of the health care and bioscience industries to inform curricular development to provide graduates with cutting-edge knowledge and skills to advance the practice
  • Prepare graduates to utilize pharmacogenomics, operations management, informatics, and technology to practice effectively in a wide variety of currently existing and potential future roles in hospitals and medical centers, community pharmacy settings, academia, government, and the biopharmaceutical industry
  • Produce graduates who can communicate effectively with patients, caregivers, and healthcare, regulatory, and industrial professionals
  • Promote interprofessional education and cooperation among pharmacy, healthcare professionals, and other biopharmaceutical professionals
  • Sustain a culture of professionalism and collegiality in relationships among and between faculty, students, and professionals
  • Demonstrate a commitment to minimizing health and educational disparities in underrepresented communities and show sensitivity to the needs of a diverse community
  • Develop and maintain a research infrastructure that promotes collaboration, innovation, and discovery in the educational, basic, translational, clinical, and computational sciences to enhance healthcare
  • Promote life-long learning through participation in professional development, organizations, and publications
  • Utilize continuous quality improvement through assessment and evaluation of desired outcomes in all phases of the program

Program

Doctor of Pharmacy
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Faculty and Staff

Oscar Garza

Oscar Garza

Dean

Gregory Reardon

Gregory Reardon

Program Director, Doctor of Pharmacy Program, and Associate Professor of Administrative Sciences, Department of Clinical and Administrative Sciences

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Subhrajit Bhattacharya

Subhrajit Bhattacharya

Assistant Professor of Pharmacology

Kanika Bhandari

Kanika Bhandari

Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences

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Quintin Broussard

Quintin Broussard

Associate Professor, Clinical Sciences

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Derick Han

Derick Han

Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences

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Jeniffer Hernandez

Jeniffer Hernandez

Associate Professor of Immunology, Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences

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Mostafa Elgebaly

Mostafa Elgebaly

Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Pathophysiology

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Stephanie Kourtakis

Stephanie Kourtakis

Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences, Department of Clinical and Administrative Sciences

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Daniel Kudo

Daniel Kudo

Professor of Practice

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John Krstenansky

John Krstenansky

Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences

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Jungyeon Moon

Jungyeon Moon

Assistant Professor, Clinical Sciences

Puja Patel

Puja Patel

Assistant Professor, Clinical Sciences

Talia Puzantian

Talia Puzantian

Professor of Clinical Sciences, Department of Clinical and Administrative Sciences

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Nazia Rashid

Nazia Rashid

Director of Industry Relations, Office of Experiential Education and Associate Professor, Administrative Sciences, Department of Clinical and Administrative Sciences

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Armen Simonian

Armen Simonian

Associate Professor of Clinical and Administrative Sciences

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Martin Zdanowicz

Martin Zdanowicz

Professor of Pharmacology

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Mona Reaves

Mona Reaves

Executive Assistant

Lohini Gangireddy

Lohini Gangireddy

Administrative Coordinator

Renee Hernandez

Renee Hernandez

Clinical Coordinator