Editor:

On Sept. 6, UCSF School of Pharmacy Dean Kathy Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm, received her annual influenza immunization in anticipation of the upcoming flu season. The immunization was administered by second-year student pharmacist Emil Tran under the guidance and supervision of Associate Clinical Professor Crystal Zhou, PharmD. 

“Vaccinate the Dean” is an annual tradition at UCSF coordinated by UCSF’s American Pharmacists Association, Academy of Student Pharmacists and California Pharmacists Association (APhA-ASP & CPhA). This year, the event was organized by the chapter President-Elect Keya Patel and Vice President of Policy Emil Tran. 

Patel and Tran presented Dean Giacomini with a proclamation issued by San Francisco Mayor London Breed, which declared October “American Pharmacists’ Month.” The mayor’s proclamation highlights the accessibility of pharmacists to the community and their crucial expertise on medication use and medication therapy management. The event exemplifies one of the many resources that pharmacists can provide to keep the community healthy and safe.

Emil Tran