A5029865890- Innovations in Medical Education
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Problem and Project Based Learning
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Legionella and Acanthamoeba research
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Safe Handling of Antineoplastic Drugs
- Evaluation of Teaching Practices
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Pharmaceutical studies and practices
- Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
- Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
- Innovative Teaching Methods
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Medical Education and Admissions
- Sustainability in Higher Education
- Organizational Learning and Leadership
- Student Assessment and Feedback
- CNS Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
University of California, San Francisco
2015-2024
University of California System
2023
A patient in California, USA, with rare and usually fatal Balamuthia mandrillaris granulomatous amebic encephalitis survived after receiving treatment a regimen that included the repurposed drug nitroxoline. Nitroxoline, which is quinolone typically used to treat urinary tract infections, was identified screen for drugs amebicidal activity against Balamuthia.
Granulomatous amebic encephalitis, caused by the free-living amebae Balamuthia mandrillaris or Acanthamoeba species, is a rare and deadly infectious syndrome with current mortality rate of >90%. Much work remains to define optimal treatment for these infections. Here, we provide comprehensive overview supporting evidence behind antimicrobials currently recommended Centers Disease Control Prevention (CDC) updated statistics on survival rates medication usage from CDC Free-Living Ameba...
Objective. To characterize Grit-S scores in pharmacy students, determine whether change within individual students and cohorts over time, investigate the relationship between scores, academic outcomes, professional outcomes. Methods. A survey was conducted fall 2016 again 2017 to first- through fourth-year students. Participant demographic variables, grade point average (GPA), advanced practice experience (APPE) ratings, residency match results were collected. Results. Over study period, 852...
Abstract Climate change and ecosystem degradation threaten human health exacerbate pre‐existing social determinants of health. The prescription drug sector accounts for a significant portion care system contributions to greenhouse gas waste production. Pharmacists are therefore well‐positioned transform toward environmentally sustainable models; however, additional pharmacist education on climate mitigation practice is needed. A team practicing pharmacists pharmacy students from the United...
Objective: To design and assess an innovative session for pharmacy students that addresses the role of pharmaceuticals with climate change sustainability.
 Innovation: One hundred sixteen third-year at University California, San Francisco School Pharmacy participated during their required Health Policy course. This 3-hour included guided pre-course activities, interactive lecture, a panel healthcare professionals discussing complex decision-making small group case-based learning....
Objective. To describe what and how infectious diseases (ID) topics are taught in US schools of pharmacy summarize faculty members' students' perceived successes challenges teaching learning about ID.Methods. A 23-item survey instrument was distributed electronically to ID members at 137 schools. Data collected included curricular hours format, covered, active-learning strategies, concerns.Results. Surveys were from 106 (77% response rate). Infectious curricula allotted a median 60 (IQR=40)...
Abstract Introduction The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School Pharmacy employs Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) to assess students' skills. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic made in‐person OSCEs infeasible. This article describes the implementation and evaluation a two‐station virtual OSCE (vOSCE) for first‐year pharmacy students. Methods A summative vOSCE was conducted in June 2020 using Zoom ExamSoft. Faculty residents served as standardized...
The University of California San Francisco School Pharmacy faculty created the Master Preceptor Program (MPP) to instill best practices in clinical precepting, leadership and professional development, interprofessional education (IPE). Graduates program are encouraged mentor colleagues at affiliated sites. This study aimed explore MPP participants' perceptions about collect general feedback.A descriptive qualitative participants who completed between 2017 2019 was conducted. Semi-structured...
Therapeutic reasoning-the mental process of making judgments and decisions about treatment-is developed through acquisition knowledge application in actual or simulated experiences. Health professions education frequently uses collaborative small group work to practice therapeutic reasoning. This pilot study compared the impact a web-based/mobile tool for case discussion usual on student perceptions performance questions designed test reasoning.In therapeutics course that includes case-based...
Context: A 10-week elective course, designed by students and supported faculty, was developed to raise awareness about climate change health among graduate professional students. This article aims characterise the course design, implementation, student feedback gathered over three years. Description of Course: Course topics aligned with United Nations General Assembly Sustainable Development Goals were sequenced first introduce basic concepts, followed examples human activities environmental...
Objective. To compare student performance measures and perceptions of learning in 2 content areas, conventional integrated pharmacy curricula, at a single institution.Methods. Prospective cohort study students enrolled either (cohort C) or I) curricula. Summative examination the neuropsychiatric infectious diseases courses, self-rating confidence comfort integrating applying knowledge, on delayed knowledge assessment were compared between cohorts.Results. Cohort I performed significantly...
Abstract INTRODUCTION Clinicians engage in clinical reasoning, comprised of both diagnostic and therapeutic components, when caring for patients. While reasoning has been extensively investigated, relatively few studies have examined how clinicians make treatment decisions. Recent work explored physicians while selecting antimicrobials. However, understanding pharmacists' antimicrobial is equally important due to their role ensuring appropriate use. Therefore, we aimed further our...
Hallucination simulations improve student empathy but increase desired social distance from individuals with schizophrenia, while direct contact reduces distance. This study describes the implementation of combining an auditory hallucination simulation a speaker diagnosed schizophrenia and its impact on mental illness stigma. Pharmacy students in their last year didactic instruction (N = 346) attended presentation by then participated simulation. Mental stigma was measured before after...
Abstract Background Relative to the study of diagnostic reasoning, less is known about how clinicians make therapeutic decisions. Past work has explored physicians choose particular antimicrobials in specific cases (antimicrobial reasoning - ATR), but pharmacists similar determinations remained unexplored. Understanding ATR by could inform pharmacist education and improve antimicrobial stewardship (AS). Methods We conducted individual interviews with a purposeful sample 11 (5 ID specialist 6...
Objective. Few studies describe changes in students' class preparation, note-taking, and examination preparation over the course of professional school. This study aims to use these learning strategies by pharmacy students analyze during their education.Methods. We performed a prospective, observational cohort at single US school from 2016-2019. Students completed an online survey on beginning each year. Quantitative results were analyzed level which was as primary predictor. Open-ended...