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Alumni Profile
Ruben C. Ayala, PharmD ’08
By Ruben Ayala, PharmD ’08 provides medical treatment, pharmacy Experiential and Professional Affairs,
services, and social counseling to
Dr. Ayala completed three research
T here comes a point in training patients with the human projects during his rotation. One
when an apprentice pharmacist
immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1). There,
project explored the economic impact
meets the therapeutic area that
Dr. Ayala reviewed medical charts,
of hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment on
will shape his career path forever. For
Ruben C. Ayala, PharmD ’08 that point treatment regimens, and treatment patients co-infected with HIV. The
adherence, but his true passion was
average cost of HCV treatment and
occurred during a clinical rotation at research. Under the tutelage of provider care was $52,015.77 ±
the Jeffrey Goodman Center located in Dr. James D. Scott, Associate Dean for $20,042.89, with approximately 75%
Hollywood, California. The center
6 WesternU, College of Pharmacy
Ruben C. Ayala, PharmD ’08
By Ruben Ayala, PharmD ’08 provides medical treatment, pharmacy Experiential and Professional Affairs,
services, and social counseling to
Dr. Ayala completed three research
T here comes a point in training patients with the human projects during his rotation. One
when an apprentice pharmacist
immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1). There,
project explored the economic impact
meets the therapeutic area that
Dr. Ayala reviewed medical charts,
of hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment on
will shape his career path forever. For
Ruben C. Ayala, PharmD ’08 that point treatment regimens, and treatment patients co-infected with HIV. The
adherence, but his true passion was
average cost of HCV treatment and
occurred during a clinical rotation at research. Under the tutelage of provider care was $52,015.77 ±
the Jeffrey Goodman Center located in Dr. James D. Scott, Associate Dean for $20,042.89, with approximately 75%
Hollywood, California. The center
6 WesternU, College of Pharmacy
