Tam Phan, PharmD, AAHIVP
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Tam PhanPharmD, AAHIVP

Tam PhanPharmD, AAHIVP

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy

Titus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy

Tam Phan, PharmD, AAHIVP is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at USC Mann, where he specializes in providing patient-centered care to LGBTQ+ communities and individuals living with HIV. With a passion for advancing health equity, Dr. Phan integrates his expertise into pharmacy education and advocacy. As an educator, Dr. Phan teaches and develops curricula for undergraduate pharmacology programs at USC.

Dr. Phan’s professional journey includes a community pharmacy residency at USC Mann, where he earned a teaching certificate alongside his Doctor of Pharmacy degree. His training featured clinical experiences at the LAC+USC Maternal Child and Adolescent Adult and 5-P-21 clinics, focusing on HIV care. Previously, he served as Clinical Pharmacy Program Coordinator at the Los Angeles LGBT Center, where he established and expanded pharmacy services for LGBTQ+ patients and those living with HIV. His practice interests include primary care, HIV prevention and management, LGBTQ+ health, and comprehensive medication management.

In addition to his clinical and academic contributions, Dr. Phan serves in leadership roles across multiple organizations. He is the President of the Vietnamese Pharmacists Association (VPhA), Chair of the LGBTQ+ Work Group for the California Pharmacists Association (CPhA), Health Equity Chair for the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), and Co-Chair of the Michael and Susan Dell Scholars Alumni Network.

Areas of Expertise

  • HIV / AIDS Care
  • LGBTQ+ Care
  • Integrative Medicine
  • Comprehensive Medication Management (CMM)
  • Primary Care
  • Community-based Pharmacy Practice and Operations
  • Education

    UC Irvine

    BS

    University of Southern California, School of Pharmacy

    PharmD

    University of Sussex

    Study-abroad UC EAP

  • Links
  • Research Focus

    HIV/AIDS

    Population Health Disparities and Equity

    LGBTQ+ Health

  • Course

    RXRS 418: Plant Medicines in Modern Medicine Class

    https://web-app.usc.edu/soc/syllabus/20211/49240.pdf

    RXRS 302: Introduction to Pharmacology and Therapeutics

    https://web-app.usc.edu/soc/syllabus/20211/49262.pdf

  • Selected Articles

    A Scoping Review of the Minority Stress Processes Experienced by Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals in Pharmacy Settings: Implications for Healthcare Avoidance

    Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
    Samuel E. Villemure, BSc, Kevin Astle, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, AAHIVP, CDCES, Tam Phan, PharmD, AAHIVP, Kyle John Wilby, BSP, ACPR, PharmD, PhD

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    LGBTQ+ cultural sensitivity in pharmacy education: A co-curricular training event to improve pharmacy students' knowledge and motivation in caring for sexual and gender minorities

    Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy
    Tam C. Phan Pharm.D., Grace Marielle S. Singson B.S., Claire Gabrielle N. Pamintuan B.S., Janelle R. Francisco B.S., Brandon Chau B.S., Allison M. Do B.S., Mimi Lou M.S., Terry Church D. RSc.

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    Determinants of mental health among youths and adolescents in the digital era: Roles of cyber and traditional bullying, violence, loneliness, and environment factors

    Front. Public Health

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    Impacts of COVID-19 on the life and work of healthcare workers during the nationwide partial lockdown in Vietnam

    Frontiers in Psychology
    Quan Thi Pham, Xuan Thi Thanh Le, Tam Chi Phan, Quang Nhat Nguyen, Nhung Kim Thi Ta, Anh Ngoc Nguyen, Thao Thanh Nguyen, Quynh Thi Nguyen, Huong Thi Le, Anh Mai Luong, David Koh, Men Thi Hoang, Hai Quang Pham, Linh Gia Vu, Trang Ha Nguyen, Bach Xuan Tran, Carl A Latkin, Cyrus SH Ho, Roger CM Ho

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    Considerations to Providing LGBTQ+ Inclusive Care

    GoodRx
    Tam Phan, PharmD, AAHIVP

    The percentage of American adults identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer, or LGBTQ for short, increased from 3.5% to 4.5% between 2012 and 2017. While often linked together because of the acronym, each letter in LGBTQ represents one aspect of a person’s identity in addition to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and other facets of life. The Williams Institute also has estimated that these 13 million individuals who identify as LGBTQ face disproportionate socioeconomic and health disparities. Among the most important is accessing effective, informed, and affirming care. While the endeavor for diversity, equity, and inclusion is an ongoing pursuit, requiring continuous learning and reflection, there are a few considerations providers can keep in mind when working with the LGBTQ population.

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  • Affiliations
    • Phi Lambda Sigma: Faculty Advisor

    • Rx Pride : Faculty Advisor

    • Phi Delta Chi Omicron Alumni Association : Vice-President

    • Dell Scholars Alumni Network : Co-Chair

    • Vietnamese Pharmacists Association : President

  • Research Grants

    Understanding the implementation of SB 159: Pharmacist delivered pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis in three high priority EHE counties in CA (Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties)

    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID),

    Pharmacist-delivered PrEP/PEP has the potential to expand access to key biomedical prevention strategies under the EHE Prevention Pillar. This study will inform best practices for pharmacies seeking to expand service delivery to include PrEP/PEP and help to identify what changes in law, policy, and/or funding, if any, will be required to propel pharmacist-delivered PrEP/PEP in California. The aims of this study include: 1) build a coalition of key regional stakeholders to understand implementation barriers and facilitators to pharmacist-delivered PrEP/PEP among key populations; 2) determine differential barriers and facilitators to implementation of pharmacist-delivered PrEP/PEP, targeting geographic areas of vulnerability to HIV and reduced access to PrEP (“PrEP deserts”) compared to “non-PrEP deserts;” and 3) engage a key regional stakeholder coalition to identify locally-based strategies to reduce barriers and enhance facilitators to implementing pharmacist-delivered PrEP/PEP. (PI: Ian Holloway)

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  • Multimedia
    • RxPride Competency Training
    • Tam Phan, PharmD, AAHIVP
  • Selected Media Appearances

    Advancing LGBTQ+-Inclusive Care: How Pharmacists Can Better Support Patients

    Drug Topics | 06/08/2021

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    GAY AND GRAY: A LOOK AT THE LIVES OF OLDER LGBT ADULTS.

    USC

    Dr. Tam Phan, an assistant professor at USC Mann works closely with the LA LGBT Center and is an advocate for the LGBT community. He explains that, “There are very unique mental health and physical health issues for this population, because of the unique worlds they grew up in,” says Dr. Phan. “There’s a dual stigmatized identity they deal with as LGBTQ and as older adults.” Queer people over the age of 45 for the most part, were shaped by environments that were radically different — and in many ways less accepting and more difficult — than for younger queer people today. More than 9 in 10 of LGBT adults say that society has become more accepting of them in the past decade, according to a study by the Pew Research Center.

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    USC Engemann’s message to students: Get your flu shot

    USC Annenberg Media | 10/29/2018

    Dr. Tam Phan, a resident pharmacist at the USC Pharmacy, said he has seen more students getting their flu shots than last year at this time. Whenever he works at the student clinic there are long lines of students waiting to get their vaccination, he said. "We do hope to promote more people getting their flu shots due to the fact that there's still a lot of stigma behind the flu shot," he said.

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    Pharmacy Basketball Tournament Nets $30,000 for Global Initiatives

    USC Pharmacy | 03/01/2017

    “It was truly an exciting day to bond, network, and have genuine fun,” says pharmacy student Tam Phan, who participated in the 2016 Romania clinical service trip. “Being involved in planning this fundraiser really showed me that great accomplishments can be made with synergistic teamwork and a genuine objective.”

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    USC pharmacy students show compassion to the underserved in Romania

    USC News | 08/19/2016

    Tam Phan, a third-year pharmacy student, described one of his patients as a “warrior.” She has four children, including an infant, he said, “and her family has no access to basic resources — let alone medical care. She told me all the money her family makes goes to the children because she puts them as first priority.” Phan added that the woman prays each day that her children will have better lives than she’s had. She welcomed the student caregivers into her home — one of a number of Romanians who did so...

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    USC Pharmacy’s Healthy Heart Awareness Fair Attracts Health-Minded Trojans

    USC Pharmacies

    “These health fairs are great opportunities for our students to take what they learn in classrooms and apply them in real life,” Phan said.

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