School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Students and faculty members come to Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) from a wide range of backgrounds. This incredible diversity adds depth and breadth of knowledge and experiences to make the KGI community what it is today. Los Angeles-area native Alyssa Selve, PharmD ’22, is the first of her family to attend college. She was hesitant […]

The Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (SPHS) has announced another award for the 2018-2019 academic year. Dr. Andrew Simental was selected as the SPHS Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) Preceptor of the Year. Assistant Dean for Experiential Education Minh Dang presented the award to Simental earlier in the fall semester. […]

On December 12, the Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences hosted its fifth annual Shark Tank Event for the PHAR 430 Pharmacy Informatics course taught by Armen Simonian, assistant dean and chair of clinical and administrative sciences, in conjunction with PHAR 420 Pharmacy Management taught by Gregory Reardon, associate professor of administrative sciences. […]

Are you interested in a career in precision medicine but don’t know where to start? Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) is launching a new Clinical Genetics and Bioinformatics Program (CGB) in summer 2020, designed for undergraduate students interested in learning more about human genomics, bioinformatics, genetic counseling, and precision medicine. “For anyone who envisions themselves in […]

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) announced Dennis Tribble as the winner of the George Di Domizio Award for developing innovative technology for safe medication preparation and delivery. Tribble is an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor for Keck Graduate Institute (KGI). Tribble’s technology addresses what he views as the medical’s industry’s most pressing problem: human […]

Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) has added a summer program to its growing list of opportunities designed to bolster students’ academic careers: The Pre-Occupational Therapy Program (PrOT), which will provide an in-depth introduction to the profession of occupational therapy. The five-day program, scheduled for July 27-31, 2020, will allow participants a chance to actively explore the […]

CLAREMONT, CA – Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (SPHS) has announced a pair of awards from the 2018-2019 academic year. Dr. Kim Schwab was selected as the KGI SPHS Faculty Preceptor of the Year and Dr. Therese Clark earned the KGI SPHS Experiential Education Coordinator of the Year honor. Associate […]

You’re probably familiar with cystic fibrosis, Tourette’s syndrome, and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease). But have you heard of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome? Hamburger disease? What about acromegaly? Though each of these illnesses is an orphan disease—meaning it affects fewer than 200,000 people worldwide—there is a wide gap in knowledge and awareness among the […]

Twenty-five years after earning a bachelor’s degree in biology, Rosa Moreno, MSGC ’21, listened to a conversation that would change her life. While working as a certified medical interpreter at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, she heard a neurologist describe a profession completely unknown to her: genetic counseling. Moreno immediately sought to learn more. Within two […]

CLAREMONT, Calif. – When Alicia Wolfson, MSGC ’21, enrolled in prerequisite courses for a master’s program in genetic counseling, her science background consisted of a single introductory biology course taken as an undergraduate many years ago. But she had interacted with genetic counselors while working as a study coordinator and research administrator at UCLA Health […]