Sharon Youmans, PharmD, MPH
Exec Vice Dean & Professor
Clinical Pharmacy
School of Pharmacy
Sharon L. Youmans, PharmD, MPH, FAPhA is a Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Executive Vice Dean of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) School of Pharmacy. She received her PharmD degree from UCSF in 1985 and completed a pharmacy residency at California Pacific Medical Center in 1986. She received her MPH degree with an emphasis in community health education from San Jose State in 2005.
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In 2007 she was appointed as Vice Chair of Education for the Department of Clinical Pharmacy, and in 2013 appointed Vice Dean.
In 2013, she was inducted as a Fellow by American Pharmacist Association (APhA) Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management, in 2016 in recognition of contributions to DEI initiatives at UCSF she received the Founders’ Champion Award, and in 2018 she became a member of the UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators.
She serves on the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Board of Directors, and as a member of the Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education Advisory Board at Xavier University College of Pharmacy.
She teaches on the topics of public health, communication, and cultural humility. Her research interests include health communication, health disparities, global health, and pharmacy education and administration.
Awards
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- 2019 John Ruffin Lecturer - XULA-COP 12th Health Disparities Conference, Xavier University College of Pharmacy, New Orleans, 2019
- Center for Innovative Pharmacy Education & Research (CIPhER) Visiting Scholar, University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, 2018
- Distinguished Commencement Speaker for the Class of 2017, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center College of Pharmacy, 2017
- Founder's Champion - In recognition for contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion, UCSF, 2016
- UCSF 150th Anniversary Alumni Excellence Award, UCSF, 2015
- Inducted as a Fellow by the APhA Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management, American Pharmacists Association (APhA), 2013
- Profiled in AETNA 2008 African American History Calendar - Health Literacy: A Dose of Understanding, AETNA - African American History Calendar, 2008
- Sam Radelfinger Award, San Jose State University, 2005
Education & Training
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- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2017
- MPH Community Health Education San Jose State University 2005
- Pharmacy Practice Resident California Pacific Medical Center 1986
- Pharm.D. Pharmacy University of California, San Francisco 1985
Interests
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- Global Health
- Pharmacy Education
- Health Communication/Health Literacy
- Health Disparities in Pharmacy
Websites
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- UCSF Department of Clinical Pharmacy Profile (clinicalpharmacy.ucsf.edu)
Publications (21)
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PharmacistsPatient Care TeamInterinstitutional RelationsFraudPublic OpinionInternational CooperationProfessional RoleDrug LabelingEducation, Pharmacy, GraduateStudents, PharmacyHealth EducationSchools, PharmacyToxicologyEducation, PharmacyCounterfeit Drugs
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Navigating the Path to Careers in Academic Pharmacy Administration.
American journal of pharmaceutical education 2023 Erstad BL, Youmans SL, Crismon ML -
Design and implementation of a novel doctor of pharmacy curriculum.
Pharmacy Education 2021 Sharon Youmans, Marcus Ferrone -
Development of an interprofessional rotation for pharmacy and medical students to perform telehealth outreach to vulnerable patients in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Journal of interprofessional care 2020 Bautista CA, Huang I, Stebbins M, Floren LC, Wamsley M, Youmans SL, Hsia SL -
Aligning hearts and minds: creation of an integrated cardiovascular pharmacy course.
The FASEB Journal 2020 Marieke Kruidering, Rupa Tuan, Tracy Fulton, Igor Mitrovic, Sharon L. Youmans, Jaekyu Shin -
An interprofessional clinical toxicology advanced pharmacy practice experience.
Currents in pharmacy teaching & learning 2019 Clinard VB, Kearney TE, Repplinger DJ, Smollin CG, Youmans SL
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AACP Special Taskforce White Paper on Diversifying Our Investment in Human Capital.
American journal of pharmaceutical education 2017 White C, Conway JM, Davis PK, Johnson-Fannin AM, Jurkas JG, Murphy NL, Smith WT, Echeverri M, Youmans SL, Owings KC, Adams JL -
Sources of Social Capital for Malawi People Living With HIV.
Global qualitative nursing research 2016 Rankin SH, Jong S, Matovu S, Youmans S, Lindgren T -
Report of the 2014-2015 Academic Affairs Standing Committee: Addressing Affordability, Accessibility, and Accountability.
American journal of pharmaceutical education 2015 Franson KL, Buring SM, Davis PJ, Krueger KP, Umland EM, Woodward JM, Youmans SL, Plaza CM -
An evaluation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) health education in pharmacy school curricula.
Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning 2014 Madalene Mandap, Sarah Carrillo, Sharon L. Youmans -
SABER and MyDispense: Building better pharmacy education through innovation and sharing.
Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy 2014 J.L. Marriott, I. Larson, M. Costelloe, S. Youmans, T. Brock, P. Edsall, L. Holle, J. Fitzgerald -
Clinical pharmacy to meet the health needs of Tanzanians: education reform through partnership across continents (2008-2011).
Journal of public health policy 2012 Youmans S, Ngassapa O, Chambuso M -
Combating counterfeit medications: the California pharmacist perspective.
Journal of pharmacy practice 2010 Law E, Youmans SL -
Fostering and managing diversity in schools of pharmacy.
American journal of pharmaceutical education 2009 Nkansah NT, Youmans SL, Agness CF, Assemi M -
Perceived barriers to scholarship and research among pharmacy practice faculty: survey report from the AACP Scholarship/Research Faculty Development Task Force.
American journal of pharmaceutical education 2009 Robles JR, Youmans SL, Byrd DC, Polk RE -
Seeing in 3-D: examining the reach of diabetes self-management support strategies in a public health care system.
Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education 2007 Schillinger D, Hammer H, Wang F, Palacios J, McLean I, Tang A, Youmans S, Handley M -
Health literacy and contraception: a readability evaluation of contraceptive instructions for condoms, spermicides and emergency contraception in the USA.
The European journal of contraception & reproductive health care : the official journal of the European Society of Contraception 2007 El-Ibiary SY, Youmans SL -
Older African Americans' perceptions of pharmacists.
Ethnicity & disease 2007 Youmans SL, Schillinger D, Mamary E, Stewart A -
Talk with your pharmacists--they are there to help.
Ethnicity & disease 2007 Youmans SL, Schillinger D, Mamary E, Stewart A -
Hallucinations after hypospadias repair.
Journal of pediatric surgery 2006 Swana HS, Youmans SL, Kogan BA, Bogetz MS -
Impact of pharmacists' interventions on the pediatric discharge medication process.
The Annals of pharmacotherapy 2004 Voirol P, Kayser SR, Chang CY, Chang QL, Youmans SL -
Functional health literacy and medication use: the pharmacist's role.
The Annals of pharmacotherapy 2003 Youmans SL, Schillinger D