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Dr. Fidel Valenzuela Encourages Optum Makes Ninth Gift in
Studies in Managed Care Pharmacy Support of PHCL
This past December, 2015, Fidel Valenzuela, PharmD, The Pomona Health Career Ladder (PHCL) program
President and CEO of Cadre Rx, completed the funding for received another gift of $15,000 this past February 2016
his new scholarship endowment, the “Dr. Fidel Valenzuela from our generous partner at OptumRx (part of the Optum
Scholarship Endowment.” Dr. Valenzuela established this group). John Jones, Senior Vice President, Professional
endowment in December of 2014 for the purpose of Practice and Pharmacy Policy with Optum, and a member of
providing support for outstanding student pharmacists the College of Pharmacy’s Dean’s Advisory Council
considering career paths in Managed Care Pharmacy. contacted the College of Pharmacy in late March with the
good news. With this ninth gift, Optum has provided key
Dr. Valenzuela has over 24 years of experience in pharmacy
utilization management, and more than 12 years of hands-on funding for the PHCL program totaling over $97,000.
experience in auditing PBMs, which gives him a unique “We at Optum definitely admire your PHCL program,”
perspective on pharmacy benefits. Dr. Valenzuela owns a Jones has said, “and we want to support it when we can.”
retail pharmacy in California serving a large community and Please check out the interactive website, “Pharmacy Is Right
is acting Director of Pharmacy for a Medicare Advantage For Me,” (www.pharmacyforme.org) launched by Optum.
Plan on the West Coast where he has direct oversight Optum is one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in
responsibility of their internal PBM operations. He earned the United States.
his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Southern
California. Thank you, Dr. Valenzuela, for your generous Below: First-year student pharmacist, Jacqueline Onwuzurike, PharmD ’19,
support! demonstrates to a Pomona Health Career Ladder student the difficulties people
with disabilities face when taking their prescription medication. The PHCL activity
had students wear glasses that made reading difficult. December 12, 2015.
WesternU, College of Pharmacy 27
Studies in Managed Care Pharmacy Support of PHCL
This past December, 2015, Fidel Valenzuela, PharmD, The Pomona Health Career Ladder (PHCL) program
President and CEO of Cadre Rx, completed the funding for received another gift of $15,000 this past February 2016
his new scholarship endowment, the “Dr. Fidel Valenzuela from our generous partner at OptumRx (part of the Optum
Scholarship Endowment.” Dr. Valenzuela established this group). John Jones, Senior Vice President, Professional
endowment in December of 2014 for the purpose of Practice and Pharmacy Policy with Optum, and a member of
providing support for outstanding student pharmacists the College of Pharmacy’s Dean’s Advisory Council
considering career paths in Managed Care Pharmacy. contacted the College of Pharmacy in late March with the
good news. With this ninth gift, Optum has provided key
Dr. Valenzuela has over 24 years of experience in pharmacy
utilization management, and more than 12 years of hands-on funding for the PHCL program totaling over $97,000.
experience in auditing PBMs, which gives him a unique “We at Optum definitely admire your PHCL program,”
perspective on pharmacy benefits. Dr. Valenzuela owns a Jones has said, “and we want to support it when we can.”
retail pharmacy in California serving a large community and Please check out the interactive website, “Pharmacy Is Right
is acting Director of Pharmacy for a Medicare Advantage For Me,” (www.pharmacyforme.org) launched by Optum.
Plan on the West Coast where he has direct oversight Optum is one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in
responsibility of their internal PBM operations. He earned the United States.
his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Southern
California. Thank you, Dr. Valenzuela, for your generous Below: First-year student pharmacist, Jacqueline Onwuzurike, PharmD ’19,
support! demonstrates to a Pomona Health Career Ladder student the difficulties people
with disabilities face when taking their prescription medication. The PHCL activity
had students wear glasses that made reading difficult. December 12, 2015.
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