Pacific University

The newest member of Pacific University's Board of Trustees stands in the footsteps of her great-great-great-great grandmother, Pacific co-founder Tabitha Brown.

We are proud to highlight in this issue one of our outstanding alumni who completed her joint PharmD/MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences degrees with us.

We take great pride in all our alumni, and through this section of the newsletter, we aim to celebrate their experiences, journeys, and professional successes.

The School of Pharmacy Units Spotlight takes a deeper look in both our Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences Units to find out about recent events and achievements.

Omar El Akkad, a member of Pacific's Master of Fine Arts in Writing faculty since 2023, received the National Book Award in nonfiction for his book, "One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This."

Katy Christal is a P1-B student in our 5-Year PharmD pathway. That is the second year of their five year pharmacy journey. She is also getting her Master's in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the same time. We caught up with her to ask a few questions about why she joined Pacific University and how the 5-Year extended PharmD pathway is helping her attain her career goals.

John Cha is a P1-B student in our 5-Year PharmD pathway. That is the second year of their five year pharmacy journey. We caught up with him to ask a few questions about why he joined Pacific and how the 5-Year extended PharmD pathway is helping him attain his career goals.

Janet Silva-Villanueva is from Forest Grove and is a P1-A student in our 5-Year PharmD pathway. That is the first year of their five year pharmacy journey. We caught up with her to ask a few questions about why she joined Pacific University and how the 5-Year extended PharmD pathway is helping her attain her career goals.

Abby Boechler is a P1-A student in our 5-Year PharmD pathway. That is the first year of their five year pharmacy journey. We caught up with her to ask a few questions about why she joined Pacific University and how the 5-Year extended PharmD pathway is helping her attain her career goals.

Sonya Alfano come from New Jersey and is a P1-A student in our 5-Year PharmD pathway. That is the first year of their five year pharmacy journey. We caught up with her to ask a few questions about why she joined Pacific University and how the 5-Year extended PharmD pathway is helping her attain her career goals.

After months of planning in collaboration with the Alumni Association, 21 alumni from Pacific University School of Pharmacy’s Class of 2010 gathered in October to celebrate their 15-year reunion.

Launched in Fall 2023, Pacific University School of Pharmacy’s 5-year PharmD pathway- as the first of its kind in the nation- continues to attract and support a diverse group of students who bring rich professional experiences, unique perspectives, and deeply personal motivations for pursuing a career in pharmacy.

The School of Pharmacy has developed and maintained reciprocal global experience/exchange programs with two Japanese Universities. This fall’s School of Pharmacy global exchange program with visiting Japanese pharmacy student, Renon, from Hoshi University in Tokyo, Japan, offered Pacific students a meaningful look into global pharmacy practice, pharmacy education, healthcare system, cultural differences, and the value of international collaboration.