Mitra Assemi Bennett, PharmD
Professor Emeritus
Clinical Pharmacy
School of Pharmacy

As Associate Dean, she is responsible for accreditation of the School's Doctor of Pharmacy degree program and provides guidance for the program's organizational structure and processes related to assessment. Related accomplishments include leading program assessment for the PharmD program and re-accreditation for the PharmD program in 2013 and 2021. Dr. Assemi also serves as the Experiential Program Director for the School’s pharmacy practice experiences (I/APPEs) based in central California. As such, she is responsible for developing and maintaining IPPE and APPE sites and experiences; teaching, mentoring, and advising students; and recruiting and developing volunteer faculty. Her current research interests include programmatic assessment and curriculum development and assessment (including experiential education program-related development and assessment). Her experiences with curriculum development and assessment include developing and assessing train-the-trainer programs focused on curriculum development for cultural and linguistic competence training within health professions education. Additional interest areas include care for the underserved and diversifying the health professions workforce.

• Scholarly contributions of required senior research projects in a doctor of pharmacy curriculum.
  American journal of pharmaceutical education 2015 Assemi M, Ibarra F, Mallios R, Corelli RL
• A nontraditional faculty development initiative using a social media platform.
  American journal of pharmaceutical education 2014 Penick Brock T, Assemi M, Corelli RL, El-Ibiary SY, Kavookjian J, Martin BA, Suchanek Hudmon K
• Report of the 2010-2011 Academic Affairs Standing Committee.
  American journal of pharmaceutical education 2011 Mason HL, Assemi M, Brown B, Cain JJ, Cox WC, Cutler SJ, Duba VK, Robinson ET, Plaza CM
• Development needs of volunteer pharmacy practice preceptors.
  American journal of pharmaceutical education 2011 Assemi M, Corelli RL, Ambrose PJ
• National Survey of Volunteer Pharmacy Preceptors: effects of region, practice setting, and population density on responses.
  Journal of pharmacy practice 2010 Skrabal MZ, Jones RM, Walters RW, Nemire RE, Soltis DA, Kahaleh AA, Hritcko PM, Boyle CJ, Assemi M, Turner PD
• Fostering and managing diversity in schools of pharmacy.
  American journal of pharmaceutical education 2009 Nkansah NT, Youmans SL, Agness CF, Assemi M
• Caring for the underserved: exemplars in teaching.
  American journal of pharmaceutical education 2009 Assemi M, Shane-McWhorter L, Scott DR, Chen JT, Seaba HH
• National survey of volunteer pharmacy preceptors.
  American journal of pharmaceutical education 2008 Skrabal MZ, Jones RM, Nemire RE, Boyle CJ, Assemi M, Kahaleh AA, Soltis DA, Allen RE, Hritcko PM, O'Sullivan TA, Destache CJ
• Curriculum recommendations of the AACP-PSSC task force on caring for the underserved.
  American journal of pharmaceutical education 2008 Zweber A, Roche VF, Assemi M, Conry JM, Shane-McWhorter L, Sorensen TD, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Services Support Center Task Force
• Evaluation of a train-the-trainer program for cultural competence.
  American journal of pharmaceutical education 2007 Assemi M, Mutha S, Hudmon KS
• What women want to know: An assessment of online questions asked by women using an ask-the-pharmacist service
  J Pharm Technol 2007 Jariangprasert C, El-Ibiary S, Tsourounis C, Assemi M.
• Psychometric analysis of a scale assessing self-efficacy for cultural competence in patient counseling.
  The Annals of pharmacotherapy 2006 Assemi M, Cullander C, Hudmon KS
• Implementation and evaluation of cultural competency training for pharmacy students.
  The Annals of pharmacotherapy 2004 Assemi M, Cullander C, Hudmon KS
• Assessment of an online consumer "Ask Your Pharmacist" service.
  The Annals of pharmacotherapy 2002 Assemi M, Torres NM, Tsourounis C, Kroon LA, McCart GM
• Herbs affecting the central nervous system: gingko, kava, St. John's wort, and valerian.
  Clinical obstetrics and gynecology 2001 Assemi M