Alumni Spotlight: Michael Bershad
Michael Bershad, PharmD ’16, MS ’16 Please describe your current work at Edwards Lifesciences and describe a few of your career highlights. I currently work in the Global Health Economics…
Michael Bershad, PharmD ’16, MS ’16 Please describe your current work at Edwards Lifesciences and describe a few of your career highlights. I currently work in the Global Health Economics…
…out of his business ventures to teach the course each spring, bringing in as guest lecturers top pharmaceutical industry executives who also happen to be Trojan alumni, including Richard Spivey,…
…other schools couldn’t compare with USC in terms of traditions, strong faculty support, and large alumni network. What advice do you have for students who may be interested in following…
…when they find out I graduated from USC Mann. On top of this, in terms of finding a job, being a part of the USC alumni network has been invaluable!…
Melissa Agnello, PhD (’15) What were some of the factors that drew you to USC to pursue your PhD? I transferred into USC Mann from the PIBBS program at USC,…
Could you share a bit about your current work as Director of Pharmacy and Laboratory Services at Huntington Hospital? Jean Pallares, PharmD ’84 I currently serve as the director of…
Please tell us a bit about your current work and career highlights, since graduating in 1995. I am currently running my own pharmacy in Covina. When I lived in West Covina,…
Robert Popovian, PharmD ’93, MS ’96 Please describe your current work at Pfizer and a few of your career highlights. I am the Vice President of U.S. Government Relations at…
Even after 26 years as a politician, Jeff Stone considers himself a pharmacist first. The California state senator, who earned his PharmD from the USC School of Pharmacy in 1981,…
Why did you choose USC Mann? I realized how economics drives human behavior — whether it has to do with one’s financial interests or health. I chose USC because the…
Please describe your current work and career highlights. Currently I work as a clinical pharmacist at the Kaiser Woodland Hills Pain Management Clinic. Upon graduating from USC School of Pharmacy…
In her memoir From Watts to the World: A Chronicle of Service, Rosalyn Cain King, PharmD ’76, shares highlights from a 58-year career that began as a pharmacist at Watts…
Meet entrepreneur Jack Simityan, PharmD ‘11, chief operations officer at SortPak, a Glendale-based personalized pharmacy packaging and delivery service with a goal to improve medication adherence. Simityan established the company…
…program. Upadhyayula, who will receive the 2024 Honorary Alumni Award at the upcoming USC Mann Alumni Awards Gala, is also a pain management practitioner at the Comprehensive Cancer Center at…
…of the best experiences you’ve had at the school so far? In addition to the faculty and alumni, USC has provided me with friends that I will have for the…