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The prestigious chair supports excellence in clinical pharmacy and the advancement of the pharmacy profession.
Steven Chen Appointed to
Hygeia Centennial Chair
Dean R. Pete Vanderveen announced the appointment of Steven W. Chen, associate professor of clinical pharmacy and program director for the pharmacy practice and residency in ambulatory care at the School of Pharmacy, to the Hygeia Centennial Chair in Clinical Pharmacy at the School of Pharmacy.
Steven W. Chen, associate professor of clinical pharmacy and program director for pharmacy practice and residency in ambulatory care at the School of Pharmacy
“Dr. Chen has well represented the pharmacy profession to our health-care colleagues, showing the value of the pharmacist on the team and working collaboratively to provide the best possible care for the patients he and his colleagues serve,” said Vanderveen. “He is an extraordinary clinician and is preeminent-
ly qualified to teach the next generation of pharmacists, evident in his exemplary work with students and residents.” Well known at USC for his extraordinary work in the clinical pharmacy arena, Chen, PharmD (’89), is also recognized as a national leader in establishing the pharmacist as a pivotal member of the health-care team and in utilizing the pharmacist in this role to improve health outcomes while saving healthcare dollars in clinics serving homeless and uninsured patients. His pioneering work in Los Angeles safety-net clinics has emerged as a national model that has been replicated at clinics across the country. Further, he has served as national co-chair of the Health Services Research Agency’s National Collaborative, which is exponentially expanding the footprint of clinical pharmacy services in clinics nationwide. Chen is also a fellow of the Center for Excellence in Teaching at USC, which strives to foster and enhance learnercentered education. He is also among the leaders of the Interprofessional Education Committee on the Health Sciences Campus, designed to promote collaboration in the training of the next generation of health professionals among USC health science schools. The Hygeia Centennial Chair was established in 2002. Supporters of the Chair include Deanna and Thom Allen, Lorraine and Mel Baron, Al Berliner, John Bruce, Ivy and David Bruhn, William Cockrell, Karen and David D’Altorio, Rosemary and David Fong, Jane and Henry Fong, Leticia Hernandez, Debbie and Lee Klevens, Mary and Ben Lepkin, Mildred and Sandy Lin, Helen and Raymond Poon, Judy and Gerald Rosenberg, George Sanders, Anita and Michael Shum, Sandy and Irwin Sitkoff, Melinda and Fidel Valenzuela, Jennifer and Bill Watson, and Mary Jo and Louis Wong.
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