Page 39 - Rx Bound - Summer 2014
P. 39
New Faculty and Staff






























JaeJin An, BPharm, PhD Graciela Pulido Abbie Aziz
Assistant Professor Administrative Associate Administrative Assistant
Department of Pharmacy Practice Department of Pharmacy Practice Department of Pharmacy Practice
and Administration and Administration and Administration

Dr. An earned her Bachelor of Gracie Pulido joined the College of Abbie Aziz joined the College of
Pharmacy degree at Ewha Woman’s Pharmacy in May 2014 as an Pharmacy as an Administrative
University, South Korea and her PhD in Administrative Associate and works Assistant for the Department of
Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy under the Department Chair and Pharmacy Practice and Administration
at the University of Southern California Fellowship and Residency Oversight in February 2014. She supports faculty
in 2011. Prior to joining the PhD Committee Director. She also supports of the department and assists with
program, Dr. An worked as a other faculty within the College of budget operations. She graduated from
marketing/regulatory affairs specialist in Pharmacy. Gracie completed her BA in University of California, Riverside in
pharmaceutical industry for about 4 Spanish Language and Literature at 2013 earning a Bachelor’s of Science
years. After completing her PhD, she University of California, Riverside. Her degree and interns at the UCLA Ronald
joined the Kaiser Permanente (KP) experience working in education at UCR Reagan Medical Center.
Southern California outcomes research ignited a passion for helping others and
group in Pharmacy Operations. Dr. An a desire to be around aspiring people.
served as a principle or co-principle Her professional background includes
investigator for about 3 years at KP in four years of Administrative work and
the area of atrial fibrillation, Admissions counseling at a college level.
rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, Most recently, she came from Hunter
medication adherence, and drug safety. Donaldson, LLC, where she held the title
She will instruct the Biostatistics and of Executive Assistant and coordinated
facilitate the Introduction to Health monthly company-wide events and
Systems courses for P1 students. Her assisted with lien and payroll processing.
research areas of interest include Prior to that, Gracie worked at Sage
comparative effectiveness, medication College — recruiting, enrolling, and
utilization, medication adherence, counseling all incoming and new
pharmacoeconometrics, health outcomes, students. Coordinating, organizing, and
and comorbidity management. Western University of Health Sciences has
communication are things that she been named a “Great College to Work For”
emphasizes in her daily work. She is by the Chronicle of Higher Education for
excited to be part of a forward thinking the third consecutive year, and also made
organization and to also be once again the Honor Roll for the first time.
in Education.


WesternU, College of Pharmacy 37
   34   35   36   37   38   39   40   41   42   43   44