Student Spotlight: Jasmine Gomez Lopez

Meet PharmD student Jasmine Gomez Lopez, president of Associated Student Pharmacists (ASP) and Latinx Advancing in Pharmacy-National Hispanic Pharmacist Association (LAP-NHPA).
Faculty Spotlight: Darius Lakdawalla

Meet Darius Lakdawalla, the Quintiles Chair in Pharmaceutical Development and Regulatory Innovation at USC Mann and director of research for the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics.
Preceptor Spotlight: K. Cher Wu
K. Cher Wu (USC PharmD ’09), ambulatory care pharmacy supervisor at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, explains why she volunteers as a preceptor to mentor USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences students and introduce them to “real world” experiences.
Preceptor Spotlight: Laila Khoury-Chamoun

Laila Khoury-Chamoun (USC PharmD ’93), executive director of oncology global medical communications at Amgen in Thousand Oaks, explains why she volunteers as a preceptor to mentor USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences students and introduce them to “real world” experiences.
Preceptor Spotlight: Frank Michael Pompilio

Frank Michael Pompilio (USC PharmD ’90), Vice President of Medical Affairs at Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc., explains why he volunteers as a preceptor to mentor USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences students and introduce them to “real world” experiences.
Preceptor Spotlight: Aaron Denowitz

Aaron Denowitz (USC PharmD ’07), clinical pharmacist at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, explains why he volunteers as a preceptor to mentor USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences students and introduce them to “real world” experiences.
Preceptor Spotlight: Maureen Chang

Maureen Chang (USC PharmD ’02), pharmacy manager at Walgreens, explains explains why she volunteers as a preceptor to mentor USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences students and introduce them to “real world” experiences.
Q & A with Dean Papadopoulos

Dean Vassilios Papadopoulos brings wide-ranging expertise, a track record of leadership, and a passion for innovation to his role at USC Mann. Here he shares his career journey, his leadership philosophy and his vision for the school’s future.
Papadopoulos Installed as Dean of USC School of Pharmacy

New dean shares his vision for the future of the pharmacy school at ceremony held in his honor.
Preceptor Spotlight: Jordan Yingling
Why did you choose to become a preceptor? What do you enjoy about it? From an early age in life, I understood how important mentorship and encouragement is in education. My mom made her career in education and my wife, Gloria (USC Rossier School of Education grad), is also a teacher. I’ve always had the […]
Preceptor Spotlight: Lily Yip
What originally prompted you to become a preceptor? I remembered how much I enjoyed volunteering at health fairs as a first-year student and as the Co-Director of Asthma Awareness. When I was a student, I enjoyed meeting and learning from the preceptors from different fields who came out to volunteer their time to supervise us. After […]
Preceptor Spotlight: Margaret Adamczyk
Margaret Adamcyzk, PharmD (’90), pharmacist at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, explains why she volunteers as a preceptor to mentor USC School of Pharmacy students and introduce them to “real world” experiences. Why did you choose to become a preceptor? My predecessor pharmacist, Sylvia Rodriguez, inspired me to become a preceptor. I met Sylvia at USC […]
Noted Scientist Vassilios Papadopoulos to Lead USC School of Pharmacy

The innovative leader has published over 300 papers, holds numerous patents and serves on many national and international advisory committees
Preceptor Spotlight: Kristal Gordon
Why did you choose to become a preceptor? I was first asked to be a preceptor a few years after I graduated. I was so honored and I thought it was so important to give back to the University for all that was given to me. As time passed, I realized I wanted to have […]
Preceptor Spotlight: Gerard Rivera
Why did you choose to become a preceptor? What do you enjoy about it? I was blessed to have many amazing preceptors during my training in pharmacy school. I promised myself that I wanted to do the same if ever given the opportunity to precept. I find much joy in teaching students. Ironically, I learn a […]