Rebecca Leon, PharmD
Program Pharmacist
Clinical Pharmacy
School of Pharmacy
Dr. Rebecca Leon received her PharmD from the University of the Pacific's Thomas J Long School of Pharmacy and then completed an ASHP-accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency with an emphasis in Ambulatory Care at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center.
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After residency, Dr. Leon remained at KPSF as an Ambulatory Care Pharmacist and provided disease-state and medication management for patients with cardiovascular diseases and anticoagulation. Prior to joining UCSF, Dr Leon collaborated with health sciences faculty at California State University - Fresno to create an interprofessional collaborative for health professional students and local providers to address significant health issues (such as the opioid and mental health crises) in California's Central Valley. Dr Leon was also an ambulatory care pharmacist at two clinical practice sites in Fresno, where she developed a new pharmacist-led teleophthalmology service to provide diabetic retinal exams for underserved patients with diabetes. Currently, Dr. Leon is a Clinical Pharmacist within UCSF's Office of Population Health. Dr. Leon is passionate about social justice and collaborating across professions to find innovative ways to bridge the gap in health inequities. Her research interests include social determinants of health, opioid overdose prevention, interprofessional collaborations and innovative pharmacy services. Dr Leon also enjoys teaching and precepting students and residents.
Awards
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- Dean's Apple Award for Teaching - Fall 2021, UCSF School of Pharmacy, 2022
- Walgreens Ambassador to Retail and Community Pharmacy Award, Walgreens, 2005
Education & Training
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- Kern Fellowship in Healthcare Leadership University of California 06/2023
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 05/2022
- ASHP Accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency with Emphasis in Ambulatory Care Kaiser Permanente Medical Center 06/2006
- PharmD Pharmacy University of the Pacific, Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy 05/2005
Interests
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- teaching
- precepting and mentoring residents
- interprofessional collaboration
- social determinants of health
- promoting ambulatory care pharmacy
- telehealth services
- precepting and mentoring students
- cardiovascular health
- population health
- addressing health inequities
- social justice
- mitigating opioid epidemic
- innovative pharmacy services
Websites
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- TIPS FOR LIVING HEALTHY AND IMPROVING WELLNESS (rebeccaleon-healthyheart.blogspot.com)
- Students and Practitioners for Interprofessional Collaboration and Education (spice-fresno.blogspot.com)
- UCSF Department of Clinical Pharmacy Profile (pharmacy.ucsf.edu)
Grants and Projects
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- Evaluation of an Interprofessional Journal Club Collaborative for Healthcare Professional Students, Faculty and Practitioners from Two Separate Universities., California Health Sciences University Research and Scholarship Grant $14,500, 2020-2021
Publications (2)
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Interprofessional Collaboration in Parks, Recreation, and Human Services: Theory and Cases
Using Students and Practitioners for Interprofessional Collaboration and Education (SPICE) to Tackle the Opioid Epidemic in California’s Fresno County. (Manuscript in press) 2021 Marie Gilbert, Rebecca Leon, Nancy Nisbett, Stephanie Moore, Scott Sailor, Maya Leiva -
Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy
Starting a new pharmacist-led teleophthalmology service to provide diabetic retinal exams for patients with diabetes in an ambulatory care practice setting 2020 Rebecca Leon