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One who mixes ingredients, drugs or medications: a pharmacist
Kāw ili Lā‘au
The Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo
Summer 2021 • Volume 13, Issue 2
Brighter Unique send-off
for Class of 2021
PG. 8-9
days ahead
Back on campus
Refining virtual outreach
Dean’s Message
Celebrating milestones
This past year has provided both challenges and opportunities for our
college. I’m proud of the work our faculty, staff and student contributed
to the state’s COVID-19 response, at testing clinics, vaccination PODs Ka
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and through several innovative approaches to informational outreach,
Summer 2021
which are highlighted in this issue.
Volume 13, Issue 2
Our Student Affairs and IT staffs put in countless hours to make it as
normal a school year as possible, culminating in an in-person graduation
ADMINISTRATION
ceremony for the Class of 2021. Given that our students were fully vac-
cinated, we were able to bring a majority of the class together one more Carolyn Ma
time for a commencement that was streamed online for their family and Dean
friends. My congratulations to this class that endured many a challenge Lara Gomez
in their years with us and epitomize my adjective for each graduating Associate Dean for
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Academic Affairs
class – ho‘omau.
This past spring also marks a decade since our college graduated the inaugural class. Over those 10 Dianqing Sun
Chair, Pharmaceutical Sciences
years, we’ve conferred degrees for 896 well-trained pharmacists and nine Ph.D. graduates, all of whom
are well-equipped to serve the healthcare industry around the country and world. Although the pandem- Roy Goo
Chair, Pharmacy Practice
ic pre-empts an in-person alumni reunion, many in our inaugural class contacted us with their sentiments Members of the Class of 2021 wave to well-wishers during a drive-by celebration after their graduation ceremony.
on this notable anniversary. In this issue, you can read about the incredible work and leadership from Sheri Tokumaru
Director of Interprofessional
members of this class.
Education CONTENTS
To honor our alumni, we recently installed the first set of engraved bricks in our Legacy Path. I invite
Ghee Tan Summer 2021 • Volume 13, Issue 2
you to view a video documenting this milestone at https://youtu.be/09dPwYs2goI. The Legacy Path fund
Director of Ph.D. in
supports continued engagement of our alumni, who serve as preceptors and mentors to our students, Pharmaceutical Sciences
support our facility and staff, and always represent our college with pride and professionalism. Seeing any Refining virtual approaches to community outreach 4
Program
alumni around the state always elicits a heartfelt feeling that reminds me of our true purpose, mission Peg Zenk Bitter Congratulations to the Class of 2021 8
and vision. I hope you will consider contributing to our Legacy Path. Editor, Kāwili Lā‘au
Catching up with the Class of 2011 10
This summer we’ve been busy preparing for a full in-person return to Hale Kiho‘iho‘i. We are excited
to begin a new academic year with our Class of 2025 and our returning students. As we say in Hawai‘i, PUBLISHED BY the Daniel K.
Two DKICP alumni receive state awards 14
imua – move forward! Inouye College of Pharmacy Honoring achievement – Spring awards presented in online event 16
University of Hawai‘i at Hilo
Aloha mai, 200 W. Kāwili St.
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 Regular Features
Faculty Briefs 18
Phone: 808-932-8120
Fax: 808-932-8117 Champions of Pharmacy 19
pharmacy.uhh.hawaii.edu
Pharmacy@hawaii.edu Preceptor of the Year 20
Carolyn Ma, Kāwili Lā‘au is the magazine for the
only College of Pharmacy in the Faculty Preceptor of the Year 21
Pacific region, at the University of
Pharm.D., FNAP Hawai‘i at Hilo Dean’s List 22
Dean
ON THE COVER: DKICP graduate Jody Yamada-Ueda and P3 Andrew Schuler
converse in the second-story stairway of Hale Kiho‘iho‘i.
(Photo by Tracey Niimi)
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Refining virtual approaches 30-second health tips on: public in April and May. Topics “The ability of our students and
to community outreach
included: faculty to interact with the com-
• Controlling hypertension
munity has been limited by the
• Avoiding hyperlipidemia • How to select appropriate
COVID-19 pandemic, and that’s
(high cholesterol) over-the-counter pain re-
Despite pandemic limitations, student pharmacists • Importance of exercise lievers
likely to continue for the foresee-
able future,” notes Goo. “So just as
find ways to connect with the community. and healthy diet • Protecting yourself from
healthcare, in general, is shifting
• Proper medication disposal • STI and pregnancy by
its model of care to a more remote
knowing your rights
contact, we are doing the same
“We also decided to continue our • and options
“Engaging and giving back to our community” is part of the vision statement thing in education. We have to
keiki poster contest, which is usual- • The truth about vaccines
of the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy. Since its founding in 2007, the continue to fulfill the mission of our
ly a part of our annual Health Fair,” • Relieving cold symptoms
college has played an active role in the island community, as well as throughout college to increase health literacy.”
says Cajudoy. “This year the topic
the state. Each of the 12 professional and educational student organizations at
was ‘How to stay safe during the Student pharmacist Samantha
DKICP hold at least one community-based event annually, ranging from health
pandemic.’ The contest was open Okubo, who conducted the webinar
screenings to fitness fairs.
to elementary students at schools about sexually transmitted infections Students created ads for their webinars and
Those traditional events came to a screeching halt in Spring of 2020, with
around the island, and offered (STI) and pregnancy prevention, an informative video about the COVID-19
the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. While it took students and faculty time vaccine and posted them on social media.
prizes for each grade, K through 6. says her goal was to provide viewers
to regroup, by Fall 2020, several DKICP student organizations had started to
Participation was good, considering with basic information about STIs,
develop alternative ways to continue the community outreach role.
the challenges most teachers and where to go for help and what to ask.
students faced last school year.” “I also wanted them to be aware of
Here’s a look at some of the most successful strategies:
their confidentiality rights and their
options for testing and treatment.”
Because the 2021 Health Fair
student committee decided not
Going in-depth
to attempt to host the tradition-
New approach to Annual Health Fair with webinars
al event again this Fall, they are
planning to use the webinar format
to offer more informational op-
portunities for the public in the
coming school year.
By far the largest community event open to the public. Local businesses students to develop the content,” In response to the many questions
organized by DKICP students is the help to sponsor the event, and many explains Paige Cajudoy, 2020 com- people had about COVID-19 vac-
Annual Health Fair, which tradi- health organizations host booths mittee chair. “We began posting cines last winter, several DKICP
tionally takes place on a Saturday to provide educational materials. information on the college Instagram students got the idea to put to-
in October at the mall in Hilo and is DKICP students perform free health account in October and tried to add gether a webinar that helped to
screening and organize displays. new posts regularly throughout the present the basic science behind
When the event was cancelled in winter months. We ended up with 21 the vaccine’s development and
2020, the student Health Fair com- students submitting healthcare posts answer questions the public might
mittee decided to focus its efforts on on eight different topics.” Those have. The webinar was developed
providing educational information topics ranged from healthy eating with the guidance of Dr. Roy Goo,
through social media posts and local choices to hyperlipidemia to how to associate professor and Pharma-
radio spots, as well as continue to dispose of medications safely. cy Practice Department chair, and
sponsor its keiki poster contest. Students were also given the was open to the public. “It was so
“We started by coming up with opportunity to put together four popular that we decided to do more
some basic topics and allowed public service announcements to be of them but broaden the subjects
aired on local radio stations during covered,” says Goo.
the month of March. The college Students organized a series of
One winning entry in this past year's
keiki poster contest addressed the partnered with New West Broad- webinars on four different health-
pandemic theme. casting Corp., which aired weekly care topics that were offered to the
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STUDENT ORGANIZATION
Volunteering with
vaccinations Phi Lambda Sigma
TWO SPEAKERS FEATURED AT LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM
The American Pharmacists Association
– Academy of Student Pharmacists
(APhA-ASP) chapter worked together
with KTA Puainako Pharmacy and the
Hawai‘i State Department of Health at
drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinics
held all around the Big Island. Student
members assisted with preparing vac-
cine syringes, registering participants, Students volunteered at vaccination
managing paperwork and patient clinics held all around the Big Island.
traffic flow, and monitoring patients
post-vaccination.
“Our chapter participated in over 15
vaccinations clinics and accumulated
more than 100 volunteer hours from different procedures needed to help
January to April, 2021,” says chapter people dispose of their outdated
medications in a safe manner,” ex-
Celebrating This year's leadership symposium
was held via Zoom.
president Alice Wu.
“People were able to be vacci- plains Brayton Sakai, chapter presi- Earth Day
nated in their vehicles, which made dent. “Our members met with staff
it much more convenient and more from the Drug Enforcement Admin-
easily accessible for the elderly,” istration and learned the logistics To encourage fellow students to
she explains. “They parked in a of the process, as well as what can recognize Earth Day in April, student
designated area afterwards, where happen if patients don’t dispose of members of the Blue Zones Project
APhA-ASP members assisted with their medications correctly. We also organized a drive-through recycling
monitoring for symptoms during worked with the American Pharma- station for HI-5 recyclables. Those by Kateleen Caye Bio & Jessica Song
the 15- to 30-minute wait time. It cists Association Hawai‘i Chapter and who participated could take home a
was a privileged to assist with these made new friendships.” hydroponic mason jar to start their Phi Lambda Sigma held the annual professionalism and leadership experience such as corporate, com-
clinics to fulfill our kuleana to pro- NCPA members also helped at own herb garden. Spring Leadership Symposium on development. munity, ambulatory care, academia
tect our community.” Hilo pharmacy Shiigi Drug with The group also virtually hosted April 3, 2021, virtually through the Our first guest speaker was Dr. and health-systems, he was able to
COVID vaccine clinics. their end-of-year Health Month as Zoom video conference platform. Karen Pellegrin, DKICP faculty mem- provide attendees with insights into
a health day celebration. The theme This semester we centered our sym- ber and Director of Continuing Ed- the many opportunities available to
was “Right Tribe, Right Vibe” to posium around the theme “Finding ucation, Strategic Planning, and the them in pharmacy.
promote social connections when Your Career Pathways and Planning Center for Rural Health Science, who In addition, our members held a
Helping with drug it was impossible to gather in large
groups during the semester. Partic-
for Success.” talked about how to plan for success Robert’s Rules of Order presenta-
Our mission is “to support phar- through the use of S.M.A.R.T. goals.
take-back
tion to allow new board members to
ipants enjoyed games like Kahoot, a macy leadership commitment by Our second speaker, Dr. Jairus understand how meetings are run.
virtual scavenger hunt, and online recognizing leaders and fostering Māhoe, is a 2016 DKICP alum- We also held five officer roundtables
Pictionary. Prizes were made possi- leadership development.” It is our nus who shared his experiences (President, Vice President, Secretary,
DKICP’s chapter of the National ble by co-sponsor UH Hilo Student belief that if we are able to reach on his career path, from DKICP to Treasurer, Historian) for current
Community Pharmacist Association Association, which included items like out to students who are interested his current positions as a medical officers and interested students.
(NCPA) was involved in the National reef-safe sunscreen, stainless steel in pharmacy or want to build upon affairs pharmacist at MedImpact
Drug Take Back program. “Partic- straw with a cleaning brush, journal, their professionalism, then we can Healthcare Systems and presi-
ipation allowed students to see the and Blue Zones Project goodies. succeed in our mission. We believe dent of the San Diego Society of
in teaching young minds that it is Health-System Pharmacists. With
never too early to start practicing his extensive range of pharmacy
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CONGRATULATIONS
CLASS OF 2021
A class that’s shown ho‘omau
Graduation address by Dean Carolyn Ma
Welcome to family and friends, Chancellor Then with the long awaited
Irwin, Vice Chancellor Roney, faculty and move to this iconic building, Hale
staff and most especially, to the class of Kiho‘iho‘i, your time here in these
2021. On behalf of the faculty and staff of lecture halls was too short-lived,
the UH Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of with the arrival of the pandemic
Pharmacy, my congratulations on this day. only three months later. And in this,
Before I proceed, I also want to extend your last year, you experienced an
my gratitude and acknowledgement to experiential year like no other. But
your families for the support of you and of you ended it with as much force and
our college and I ask that everyone here, grace as you did back in 2017, joining
please, let’s give a round of applause for again, to be part of the volunteer
your families. workforce for over 2,400 hours in
In October 2017, your White Coat COVID-related activities, helping in
ceremony marked the successful end of testing sites, mass vaccination PODs,
Congratulations the worldwide voyage of the Hokule‘a and
sister ship Hikianalea, Malama Honua. The
purpose was to connect countries, to weave
being part of the solution.
And so as you cut your physical
koula to this college, I give the
to the Class of 2021
a lei of hope, that would help us understand descriptive word to this class,
our differences and our needs, with a Ho‘omau, a word that represents the
message that if we attend to the wellbeing Hawaiian value of perseverance and
of our environment and to each other, that persistence. In practicing this value,
we then attend to our own health. I don’t we become more tenacious and
Forty-five of 80 students in the think at that ceremony we anticipated what resilient, and thus, more courageous.
DKICP Class of 2021 and one the world would face today. Dr. Vivek Murthy, our current
graduate student receiving his Ph.D Related to Hokule‘a’s Malama Honua, I surgeon general, writes in his
were able to be in Hilo for the degree introduced the Hawaiian word koula, that book, The Healing Power of Human
means cord, and normally refers to the Connection in a Sometimes Lonely
granting and hooding ceremonies,
foundational structure of the makings of a World, that service is a form of
held Saturday, May 8, 2021.
lei. In 2017, I suggested that you had begun human connection that reminds
The event took place in Hale
to weave the making of your koula, to this us of our value and purpose in life.
Kiho‘ihio‘i on the UH-Hilo campus college and to this pharmacy profession. You, as health professionals and
in accordance with CDC guidelines. This class of 80 Pharm.D. and 1 Ph.D. scientists, as you courageously set
Only students and a small number students have achieved success and have sail on your own story of malama,
of administrators were there in fulfilled the three things I asked of you. will connect to the world you
person to confer the degrees, but To dedicate yourself to your studies, promise to serve, to help and to
the event was livestreamed so literally sweating through numerous exams, care about, and I hope always with
family and friends could watch. workshops, OSCEs in the last days in our compassion, kindness, and grace.
Chancellor Bonnie Irwin and modular classrooms, experiential rotations, I want to take one last moment to
Dean Carolyn Ma each addressed long hours in the research laboratory and mahalo all the staff, most especially
today, now find yourself - ready. You student affairs and IT, and the
the students, followed by brief
have taken care of yourselves and most faculty for all of their work to make
comments made by the five
importantly you have taken care of each this event happen. I speak on behalf
valedictorians: Brandon Chagami,
other, and I am reminded of your heartful of the faculty and students. Your
Jake Hoctor, DaHai Lee, Sandy Li solidarity in honoring the passing of your dedication and commitment to this
and Donald Waddell. classmate Justin Fujiwara in your P1 year. college are noticed on a daily basis.
Following the ceremony, DKICP Class of 2021 graduates lined up outside the building
to wave at family and friends who participated in a drive-by celebration.
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CLASS OF
2011
Catching up
Steven Evans
IT’S BEEN A DECADE SINCE
CURRENT TITLE:
what was then simply known as
Pharmacy Manager,
the UH Hilo College of Pharmacy
with the
Foodland Pharmacy, Waimea
graduated its first class. Here’s a
FIRST JOB AFTER GRADUATION:
look at where some members of
CLASS OF 2011
Pharmacist, Longs Drugs (CVS),
that inaugural class are working Keauhou
and living today. CURRENT LOCATION:
Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi
Lisa Hagiwara
CURRENT TITLE:
Clinical Pharmacist at FirstVitals.
FIRST JOB AFTER GRADUATION:
Staff pharmacist at Corner Pharmacy
CURRENT LOCATION:
Pua Akana Mililani, Hawaiʻi
CURRENT TITLE:
Director of Pharmacy, COVID-19
Vaccine Community Outreach and
Health Center Lead, Wahiawa Center
for Community Health
FIRST JOB AFTER GRADUATION:
Clinical Pharmacist, Waianae Coast Pualei (Santore) Heu
Comprehensive Health Center
CURRENT LOCATION: Oahu
CURRENT TITLE:
Pharmacy Manager,
Mandy Medina
Safeway, Kailua-Kona CURRENT JOB:
FIRST JOB AFTER GRADUATION: Started my own consulting
Pharmacy Manager, company, Medication Time
Sack N Save, Hilo Consulting, at the beginning of
Jason Braithwaite Han Duong CURRENT LOCATION:
this year, focused on medication
therapy management and chronic
Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi
CURRENT TITLE: CURRENT TITLE: disease state counseling
Assistant Vice President, Pharmacist, Student Health Center FIRST JOB AFTER GRADUATION:
HealthTrust Performace Group. Pharmacy, San Jose State University Pharmacist, Costco
FIRST JOB AFTER GRADUATION: FIRST JOB AFTER GRADUATION: CURRENT LOCATION:
PGY-1 and PGY-2 residency Pharmacist, Linda Pharmacy, Visalia, Calif., with my husband
Intermountain Healthcare, San Jose, Calif. Mike Maradik Bernie and sons Gabe and Sam
clinical pharmacist in the CCU. CURRENT LOCATION: FIRST & CURRENT JOB:
CURRENT LOCATION: Santa Clara, Calif. CVS, Mount Prospect, Ill.,
Nashville, Tenn. working with specialty
drugs, primarily for Pulmonary
Arterial Hypertension
and Chemotherapy.
CURRENT LOCATION:
Palatine, Ill.
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CLASS OF
CLASS OF
2011 Holly Miracle EUIKYUNG (ALICE) 2011
SHIN
FIRST & CURRENT JOB:
Staff Pharmacist CURRENT TITLE:
at Food City Pharmacy Medical Writer
CURRENT LOCATION: FIRST JOB AFTER GRADUATION:
Harrogate, Tenn. Mental Health Pharmacist
in Singapore
CURRENT LOCATION:
Seoul, Korea
Nelson Nakatsu Eugene Talatala
CURRENT TITLE: CURRENT TITLE:
Pharmacist, Hilo Medical Center Aggregate Reports Analyst
FIRST JOB AFTER GRADUATION: Manager, Pfizer
Pharmacist, Ululani Pharmacy, Hilo FIRST JOB AFTER GRADUATION:
CURRENT LOCATION: Safety Surveillance Associate, Pfizer
Hilo, Hawaiʻi CURRENT LOCATION:
Wycoff, NJ
Ambrish Patel Veneta Tsonev
Amber Schwarz CURRENT TITLE:
Owner/Pharmacist,
CURRENT TITLE:
Clinical telepharmacist, PipelineRX, Jen Zbylski
CURRENT TITLE: Frederick Community Pharmacy licensed and practicing in several
CURRENT TITLE:
Overnight staff RPh FIRST JOB AFTER GRADUATION: states including Hawai‘i
Walgreens Staff Pharmacist
at CVS Pharmacy Staff Pharmacist at Kmart Pharmacy FIRST JOB AFTER GRADUATION:
FIRST JOB AFTER GRADUATION:
FIRST JOB AFTER GRADUATION: CURRENT LOCATION: PGY-1, Community hospital,
Walgreens Floating Pharmacist
Staff RPh at CVS Pharmacy Washington DC Metro area Palos Heights, Ill.
CURRENT LOCATION:
CURRENT LOCATION: CURRENT LOCATION:
Phoenix, Ariz.
Phoenix, Ariz. Des Plaines, Ill.
Annie (Ellen Loney) Hannah Villoria
Perreira CURRENT TITLE:
CURRENT JOB: Pharmacy Manager, Foodland
Pharmacy Manager, Safeway FIRST JOB AFTER GRADUATION:
Pharmacy, Kahului, Maui Staff pharmacist, Mina Pharmacy
FIRST JOB AFTER GRADUATION: CURRENT LOCATION:
Staff Pharmacist, Safeway Pharmacy Honolulu, Hawai‘i
CURRENT LOCATION:
Kahului, Maui
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First Legacy Path bricks installed
Former DKICP classmates (Class The pathway leading up to the home building’s first floor and, brought “What’s wonderful about this first
of 2014), Katie Bass and Jimmy of the Daniel K. Inouye College of together, symbolize the Daniel K. group of brinks installed is that they
Stevens were both honored
this Spring with awards from Pharmacy is more than a walkway. Inouye College of Pharmacy as culti- contain the names of not just legisla-
their respective state pharmacy It honors those who have dedicated vating growth of knowledge in a quiet tors and administrators who worked
associations. energy and resources to build and and calm setting. to conceive and establish this college,
maintain the college as a beacon of Kupukupu fern symbolize growth but also faculty and students who
learning in the Pacific. and the sprouting of knowledge, and care deeply about its future success,”
Stevens, along with wife Mad- The bricks from which the walkway is one of the first plants that sprout says Dean Carolyn Ma. “One of the
ison, recently became partners in is built are engraved with the names of after a lava flow. students who purchased a brick is a
Prescott Compounding Pharmacy donors who are an important part of Kukui nut symbolizes enlighten- member of the Class of 2022.”
in Prescott, Ariz., where he is the college’s legacy. Some donors have ment, knowledge, wisdom and protec- Price of the bricks varies, based
managing pharmacist. He also chosen to celebrate an achievement or tion. Its bark, flowers and the nuts are on their location on the pathway,
works as a Pharmacology Scholar create a tribute to a friend or loved one used for medicine. and ranges from $500 to $1,500. To
at the e-learning company Pic- by purchasing a brick. La‘i or ti leaf symbolizes solace, learn more about leaving a legacy,
monic, and is adjunct faculty at The first engraved bricks were calmness and silence. La`i has many see details on the inside back cover
Midwestern University’s College installed into the pathway in May. medicinal uses, one is to reduce fever of this issue.
of Pharmacy in Glendale, Ariz. In Each donor received a photo of by covering a person with the leaves. View a video of the installation at
Two Class of 2014 alums
2020 he published his first article their engraved and installed brick, All three plants are planted on https://youtu.be/09dPwYs2goI.
in Pharmacy Times. surrounded by a lei and description site here at Hale Kiho‘iho‘i.
Prior to becoming a co-owner of the flowers and plant materials
honored with state awards of Prescott Compounding, he was
director of pharmacy at Copper
used to create it. The lei was placed
on each legacy brick to represent
Springs, a behavioral health hos- the continuing knowledge that each
pital for the east valley area. Since person has contributed to the Daniel
Pharmacy associations have recently recognized two DKICP alumni with
graduation from pharmacy college, K. Inouye College of Pharmacy.
prestigious state-wide awards. Dr. Katie Bass, Class of 2014, was selected to
he has been an active member of The lei consists of three plants
receive the Bowl of Hygeia award from the California Pharmacists Association
the Arizona Pharmacy Associa- they are the kupukupu fern, kukui
at their state conference in May. Fellow 2014 graduate Dr. Jimmy Stevens
tion, working to improving the nut, and la`i. All three of these plants
was honored by the Arizona Pharmacy Association with its 2021 Pharmacist
pharmacy practice. In 2018 he was are part of the DKICP mural on the
of the Year award.
selected as co-chair of the group’s
Bass is owner and pharmacist in charge at San Joaquin Drug, Planada,
continuing education committee.
Calif., which is a full-service pharmacy offering free delivery, COVID-19
In his off time, he enjoys
testing and immunizations. She also owns and operates Yosemite Drug
traveling, biking and being a de-
in Coarsegold, Calif., which she opened in 2019 as a full retail business
voted friend, husband, and dad to
that also does compounding. The Bowl of Hygeia award is given annually
his newborn son Tegan and dog
to a pharmacist for exemplary community involvement and for providing
dad to Ty (short for Tylenol), his
patients with accessible healthcare through expanded services.
chocolate lab.
Bass is proud to be keeping San Joaquin Drug a family business, buy-
ing it in 2019 from her parents, who have owned it since 2000. Growing up
there allowed her to perform nearly every job in the place, including stocking
shelves and making deliveries.
While it takes long hours to run her own business, she makes time to be
with her two-year-old son Aulin and husband Jeff Meyer, and is expecting
a second child in August.
“I was really excited to hear about Jimmy’s award, as well,” says Bass.
“We were Class of 2014 liaisons together back in pharmacy college.”
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This year’s faculty award winners include the Class of 2023:
STUDENT CHOICE AWARDS FOR TEACHING Pharmaceutical Sciences: Dr. Dianquing Sun
Pharmacy Practice: Dr. Bryce Fukunaga
Class of 2022:
Class of 2024: Pharmaceutical Sciences:
Pharmaceutical Sciences: Dr. Abhijit Date Dr. Daniela Guendisch
Pharmacy Practice: Dr. Supakit Wongwiwatthananukit Pharmacy Practice: Dr. Faith Hicks
HONORING ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIPS
STUDENT AND FACULTY AWARDS PRESENTED CVS HEALTH FOUNDATION PHARMACY SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS: DKICP MERIT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Tomomi Kohno and Cleighton Lagmay
IN ONLINE PROGRAM Class of 2022:
Alysha Cosier, Tran Dinh,
ELWIN & VALERIE GOO ENDOWED EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP: Ashley Fukuchi, Leia Hasegawa,
For the second year, the DKICP spring awards ceremony was conducted online, with awards and Tran Dinh Brian Petrone, Donald Sachs
scholarships presented to 67 students and faculty. Also announced was the 2021 Preceptor of and Melanie Sacro
the Year, Dr. James Montague, a 2013 DKICP alumni who has precepted Ambulatory Care APPE GRACE MIZUKO MIYAWAKI PHARMACY SCHOLARSHIP:
rotations at the Sinfonia Medication Management Center in Tucson, Ariz. The Faculty Preceptor Class of 2023:
Tyler Branco-Hedke Jasmin Curiel, Emily Tu Le,
of the Year is Dr. Camlyn Masuda, associate specialist at DKICP.
Kalen Niimi and Sung Mi Yoon
HAGA FAMILY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP: Alysha Cosier
This year’s student award and scholarship winners include: Class of 2024:
HAWAII INDEPENDENT PHARMACIES, INC. ENDOWED EXCELLENCE Carly Bell, Corey Duenas,
SCHOLARSHIPS: Roanne Deabler and Rosalie White Cheyenne Garretson, Molly Moran,
Jeff Michael Regalario
PHARMACY CURRICULUM OUTCOMES and Daniella Wallace
CLASS AMBASSADORS were recognized for all of EDWIN AND GEORGIANA KAM ENDOWED EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP:
ASSESSMENT HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENT: their contributions in representing the school to Kalen Niimi
Brian Petrone had the highest score in the prospective students and the community. Those
DKICP Class of 2022 and scored in the 97th students include: MOLOKAI DRUGS, INC. SCHOLARSHIPS:
percentile, nationally. Teva Kealoha Meyer and Daijiro Oshitari
Class of 2022: Alysha Cosier, Ashley Fukuchi,
UH HILO COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
USPHS EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Olivia Graham, Andy Lin, Danh Nguyen,
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIPS:
Angelyn Park, Janny Phong and Kara Tsuzaki MR. NAGAKATSU KUMAO OTSUKA AND DR. RAYMOND MASASHI
PHARMACY AWARD: Paige Cajudoy Analeslie Martinez,
OTSUKA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS:
Class of 2023: Kateleen Caye Bio, Matthew Neumann,
NCPA OUTSTANDING STUDENT MEMBER Analeslie Martinez and Daijiro Oshitari Kendrick Justin Dalmacio and Sasha Nealand (Kovacs)
Nadra Nour and Daniella Wallace
OF THE YEAR: Mindy Kim
ALBERTSONS SAFEWAY PHARMACY SCHOLARSHIP: Ashley Fukuchi
UH HILO STUDENT ASSOCIATION SENATORS:
APHA-ASP SENIOR RECOGNITION CERTIFICATE: Roanne Deabler, UHHSA executive senator;
Karen Pae Mercedes Dennis, DKICP senator; WALGREENS DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION SCHOLARSHIP:
and Nadra Nour, senator at large Chrystal Cardoza
VIATRIS EXCELLENCE IN PHARMACY AWARD:
Taylor Hiraga WALGREENS MULTILINGUAL SCHOLARSHIP: Ola Gbadebo
STUDENT ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR:
KAHELE STUDENT LEADER OF THE YEAR: Delta Lambda Chapter of Phi Lambda Sigma JOHN M. AND MIMI F. PEZZUTO EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIPS:
Patricia Stevens (pharmacy leadership society) Danh Nguyen and Yun Soo Park
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FACULTY BRIEFS SUMMER 2021 CHAMPION OF PHARMACY
FACULTY PROMOTIONS
Julie Adrian, DVM, associate professor
in the Department of Pharmacy Practice,
This year five DKICP faculty were successful in the
Promotion and Tenure process.
JASON DELA CRUZ
& ERIC HONDA
and Dana-Lynn Ko‘omoa-Lange,
Ph.D. and associate professor, were IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY PRACTICE:
co-authors of a paper titled “Attitude
toward companion and guard dogs in Dr. Julie Adrian was promoted to full professor. Along with the rest of the Hawai‘i Department of Health team on
Hawai‘i: Health and welfare implica- Dr. Camlyn Masuda was promoted to associate the Big Island, they have worked tirelessly to oversee the county’s
tions,” accepted for publication in People specialist and received tenure.
and Animals: The International Journal
COVID-19 response and implement vaccination efforts.
Dr. Jarred Prudencio was promoted to associate
of Research and Practice, 2021. Adrian
professor and received tenure.
was also the tending veterinarian and
In lead positions for the Hawai‘i things in real
co-investigator on the research project.
In May, Dr. Adrian was awarded a Certif- IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES: Department of Health (DOH) on the time, learning
icate of Appreciation for demonstrating Big Island, Eric Honda and Jason Dela and doing as
Dr. Shugeng Cao was promoted to full professor.
expectations of an effective mentor in the Faculty Devel- Cruz have had a very challenging year we went.”
Dr. Leng Chee Chang was promoted to full professor.
opment Committee, by Chancellor Bonnie Irwin. and a half. It was an
Honda is the acting district health all-hands-on-
Shugeng Cao, Ph.D. and professor, officer and is normally responsible deck situation at the DOH, statewide. Dela Cruz also oversees the work
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, is the primary investigator of a subaward for the Hawai‘i region. She for overseeing environmental health, But the district office faced a particu- of several DKICP student pharmacists
received the UH Hilo campus-wide award was also co-author of a poster presentation titled “Geographic and food safety and vector control func- lar manpower shortage. “We were able on rotation at the district DOH office
for Excellence in Creative and Scholarly social characteristics of Medicare beneficiaries elegible for Medication
tions on the island. As a planner with to pull half of our district staff from each semester. “This past year, those
Activities. The award is given annually to Therapy Management who were not offered Comprehensive Medication
the DOH’s Office of Public Health their normal duties in vector control, students were a great help with con-
a tenure track faculty member for out- Review,” presented at the 2021 American College of Clinical Pharmacy
Preparedness, Dela Cruz typically food safety and as public health nurses tract tracing and monitoring programs
standing achievement in scholarly and/or Virtual Poster Symposium, May 25-26, 2021. Co-authors included M
Lee, B Zarowitz, C Cooke and N Brandt.
spends his time educating the public and educators, to focus on pandemic early on, they helped research proper
creative endeavors, including publication of well-reviewed
books, publication in refereed journals or performances or about topics such as rat lungworm and response,” explains Honda. “They federal procedures we needed to follow
exhibitions at the state or national levels. Jarred Prudencio, PharmD and associate pro- helping the county respond to dengue worked on contact tracing, isolation in working with local pharmacies for
fessor, was recognized with the Outstanding Local fever outbreaks or air-quality issues and quarantine, and later vaccination vaccinations, and they supported our
Camlyn Masuda, PharmD and associate Advisor Award by HOSA – Future Health Profes- tied to volcanic activity on the island. programs. The National Guard was nursing teams and worked in prepara-
specialist, is primary investigator on a sionals, at their virtual International Leadership But the COVID-19 pandemic also essential in supplementing our tion and observation areas at the many
grant awarded by the National Institute of Conference in June, for his work advising the UH changed all of that beginning in March efforts for much of this.” large-scale PODs that took place.”
Minority Health Disparities and adminis- Hilo HOSA student organization. of 2020, when planning the pandemic Another valuable resource DOH Student pharmacists currently on
tered by Ola Hawai‘i Grant. The purpose response became their primary focus. staff tapped into were the faculty, staff rotation with the DOH are also work-
of the grant is to better understand how Dianqing Sun, professor and chair of the De-
It continued to take up more than and students at the Daniel K. Inouye ing to understand vaccine hesitancy
to manage diabetes for those who are partment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, published an
90 percent of their work time for a College of Pharmacy. “UH Hilo started within the public and developing
homeless. She was also a co-author of two poster presenta- invited review article entitled “Macrocycle-antibiotic
year. “Only in the last few months it’s its own Medical Reserve Corp chapter strategies to overcome it, he says.
tions: “Resilience initiative in emerging health professionals hybrids: A path to clinical candidates” in Frontiers
in Chemistry with Abdrrahman Surur. He also gave
dropped back to taking only 50 to 60 and we were able to use pharmacy “They often bring fresh eyes to the
to empower Hawai‘i homeless with diabetes and pre-diabe-
tes education”, presented at the Robert Wood Johnson Clin- a poster presentation entitled “U.S. FDA-approved percent of our time, and we’re able to students to help at the vaccine PODs,” problems we’ve been dealing with
ical Scholars Spring Institute, held virtually in April 2021; antibiotics during the 21st Century” at the 2021 address other work that got pushed to explains Dela Cruz. “For years we’ve this past year, and their help has
and “A pilot program to teach pharmacy students practical American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Annual Meeting, the side,” says Honda. used P1 students to help out at our been valuable.”
skills to navigate drug insurance benefits”, presented at Virtual Pharmacy Education 2021, held on July 19-22, with Taylor Hori Both Dela Cruz and Honda bring K-6 school clinics, so we already had Adds Honda, “Public health has
the Hawai‘i Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting, held and Yaw Owusu. In addition, Dr. Sun was invited to serve on a NIAID/ diverse professional backgrounds a good working relationship with the often been an unappreciated field.
virtually in April 2021. NIH grant review panel to review grant applications related to Topics in to their work in public health but college and Dean Ma.” When we do a good job, it’s taken
Coronavirus Drug Discovery and Development. He will also serve on the agree that nothing prepared them She and other UHH administra- for granted. But the pandemic has
Karen Pellegrin, Ph.D., MBA, and 2021-2022 AACP Council of Faculties Faculty Affairs standing committee. for dealing with a global pandem- tors were involved in early pandemic really highlighted the important
director of continuing education, strategic
ic. “Our jobs were to manage the planning on county and state levels, role it plays in our society. It would
planning and the Center for Rural Health Nicole Young, PharmD, BCCP; Jarred Prudencio, PharmD, BCACP,
county’s response to the pandemic, he notes. “Her involvement was re- be great if more students would
Science, is part of a team receiving a grant BC-ADM; Christina Method, CPhT; Lara Gomez, PharmD; Roy
which included contact tracing and ally valuable and she and the college consider it as a career.”
from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Goo, PharmD; Carolyn Ma, PharmD, FNAP, presented a poster titled
“Vaccination Engagement Impacts COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution in
disease investigation,” explains provided a great conduit to local
Research Institute. The grant award is
titled “Engaging Older Adults and Care- Hawaii and Pharmacy Students’ Perceptions on Pharmacist’s Role” at Honda. “That required us to create pharmacies as we moved into the
givers in Medication Optimization Research.” Dr. Pellegrin the AACP Virtual Pharmacy Education 2021 Annual Meeting in July. a lot of the organization for those vaccination stage.”
18 19PRECEPTOR OF THE YEAR FACULTY PRECEPTOR OF THE YEAR
“I try to take “Dr. Montague’s mission is to courses in integrated therapeutics and creative in
a more encour- maintain the high quality of care and drug information, as well as communicating.
aging approach for patients that has made phar- worked with fourth-year students “There are a vari-
when working macy one of the nation’s most on ambulatory care rotations. Prior ety of platforms
with student trusted professions,” notes Jarred to the pandemic, she’d have stu- we’ve been using
pharmacists Prudencio, PharmD, DKICP asso- dents with her in the clinic two to for remote learn-
and, rather than ciate professor and chief of expe- three days a week. “The past year, ing and conferencing with medical
pimping them riential education. “As a preceptor we went to all virtual rotations, staff and patients. If anything, it
and asking he works to advance the field of which most students adjusted to has made our students even better
questions until pharmacy by sharing his knowledge fairly easily. The biggest chal- prepared for handling the technical
they’re stumped, with the next generation of rising lenge was often not having reliable aspects of the healthcare jobs they
I try to lead pharmacists. We really appreciate internet connections where our are training for.”
them to the an- those contributions.” patients were but, other than that,
swer,” he says. both students and patients adapted
“For me, to the online routine.”
teaching is a mu- She said there were advantages
tually beneficial to talking with patients while they
relationship – CAREER PATH were at home. “When the students PROFESSIONAL MILESTONES
the students are go over all a patient’s medications
learning and, of- • Graduated with PharmD, CAMLYN MASUDA with them, the patients would have • Pharm.D. from Oregon State
ten, I’m learning UH Hilo College of Pharmacy, them all there in front of them, University
2013
things with them Making sure students are which is often not the case when
and from them,” we meet with them in the clinic.” • PGY1 residency – Kaiser
says Montague. • Pharmacist for CVS Health, well prepared
As a preceptor, the thing she Permanente, Honolulu
JAMES P. MONTAGUE “It also keeps
Phoenix, Ariz. – 7 years
most enjoys about working with
• Ambulatory care pharmacist
me on my toes,
professionally,
• Medication management With a strong interest in the sciences, student pharmacists is when they
have “aha” moments. “You see Residency program coordinator
Helping students get their clinical wings specialist, SinfoniaRx Camlyn Masuda knew while in her
since I have to do undergraduate studies that she wanted them learning to apply the con- – Kaiser Permanente, Honolulu
Medication Management Center
my homework,
For pharmacist James Montague, the too, in order to teach them the most
at the University of Arizona,
Phoenix – 5 years
to pursue a career in healthcare. “I’ve
always liked working with people but
cepts you’ve been discussing and
the transition they make from • Physician’s Mutual/Hawaii
Pharmacists Association
most rewarding thing about being a up-to-date information.” I didn’t really think about getting a the didactics to applying it with a
Distinguished Young
preceptor is watching his students
his
The Arizona native completed
undergraduate coursework at
• Clinical trainer – 3 years pharmacy degree until a cardiologist specific patient. It’s rewarding for
Pharmacist – 2008
grow, professionally. “Their inter- whose office I worked in suggested the student to experience and for
actions become so much more de- both the University of Arizona and • Pharmacist, Centene Corp., it might be a good fit for me as the me to witness.” • Assistant Specialist in
tailed and their confidence increases Arizona State University before Phoenix – 6 months profession then was poised to expand When working with students on Pharmacy Practice, DKICP
throughout their rotation,” he says. working toward his PharmD at the into more patient counseling.” rotation, she encourages students – 7 years
“It’s fun to see.” newly formed UH Hilo College of That advice proved to be spot-on, to practice tasks and activities they
Montague precepted DKICP Pharmacy. After graduating in 2013, and it’s a career Dr. Masuda says will do as pharmacists such as per- • Hawaii Pharmacists Association
Pharmacist of the Year 2016
students for several years in his he worked in retail as a pharmacy she’s found to be both challenging forming medicine reconciliation and
previous position as a medication manager for several years before
moving into MTM.
and rewarding. She enjoys working counseling for side-effects. “They • Robert Wood Johnson
management specialist at the Sin- at University Health Partners Family also need to become comfortable Foundation Clinical Scholar
foniaRx Medication Management Montague is active in professional Medicine Clinic, a family medi- with and knowledgeable about the – 2020-2023
Center at the University of Arizona. organizations, including serving on cine clinic in Central Oahu, focused latest technologies that are most
He hopes to continue in that role the board of directors of the Arizona mainly on helping patients manage helpful for them and their patients.”
again after he’s settled into a fairly Pharmacy Association. In 2018 he re- their diabetes. From an educational standpoint,
new position with Centene Corpo- ceived the association’s Distinguished In the seven years she’s been on she says the past year has forced
ration in Phoenix. Young Pharmacist award. the DKICP faculty, she has taught everyone to be more tech savvy
20 21Spring 2021 Dean’s List Name a brick, inspire a legacy
The Legacy Path provides alumni, family • The Legacy Path is located at the UH Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of
The following students from the Daniel K. Inouye College of and friends of the The Daniel K. Inouye Pharmacy, and begins at the entry garden and extends up the walkway
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