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Alumni and Preceptor Profile
Micah Hata, PharmD ’07
He’s also researching medication response to Tdap and passed from the Society, California Pharmacists
disposal, looking at educating patients mother to the fetus are important to Association, the American Pharmacists
about when and how to properly help protect infants from whooping Association, and several other
dispose of medications, and educating cough. organizations.
pharmacists so that they know what to Hata has been participating in “As a student, I did not see what a great
tell patients about disposal.
professional pharmacy organizations benefit it was for me to be active in
As part of the Orange County since graduating. In addition to OCIC, organizations and associations,” Hata
Immunization Coalition (OCIC), a he is a board member for the Orange said. “Now I see how much they benefit
think tank whose aim is to get more County Pharmacists Association our profession. I use them as a
people in Orange County vaccinated, he (OCPhA). He was president of OCPhA motivating tool, and a way of a being a
is working on a grant encouraging from 2012-14. He’s also a member of role model for our students to stay
pharmacists to promote Tdap to the Orange County Rx and OTC involved.”
pregnant patients in their third Coalition, Academy of Managed Care
trimester. Antibodies produced in Pharmacy, Phi Lambda Sigma Honor
WesternU, College of Pharmacy 27
Micah Hata, PharmD ’07
He’s also researching medication response to Tdap and passed from the Society, California Pharmacists
disposal, looking at educating patients mother to the fetus are important to Association, the American Pharmacists
about when and how to properly help protect infants from whooping Association, and several other
dispose of medications, and educating cough. organizations.
pharmacists so that they know what to Hata has been participating in “As a student, I did not see what a great
tell patients about disposal.
professional pharmacy organizations benefit it was for me to be active in
As part of the Orange County since graduating. In addition to OCIC, organizations and associations,” Hata
Immunization Coalition (OCIC), a he is a board member for the Orange said. “Now I see how much they benefit
think tank whose aim is to get more County Pharmacists Association our profession. I use them as a
people in Orange County vaccinated, he (OCPhA). He was president of OCPhA motivating tool, and a way of a being a
is working on a grant encouraging from 2012-14. He’s also a member of role model for our students to stay
pharmacists to promote Tdap to the Orange County Rx and OTC involved.”
pregnant patients in their third Coalition, Academy of Managed Care
trimester. Antibodies produced in Pharmacy, Phi Lambda Sigma Honor
WesternU, College of Pharmacy 27
