Rebecca Leon, PharmD

Title(s)Program Pharmacist, Clinical Pharmacy
SchoolSchool of Pharmacy
Address521 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco CA 94117
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0003-0134-2259 Additional info
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    University of the Pacific, Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy, Stockton, CAPharmD05/2005Pharmacy
    Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, San Francisco, CA06/2006ASHP Accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency with Emphasis in Ambulatory Care
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    Walgreens2005Walgreens Ambassador to Retail and Community Pharmacy Award

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    Dr Rebecca Leon is an Ambulatory Care Pharmacist who 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. 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 was an Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences at California Health Sciences University - College of Pharmacy and an Ambulatory Care Pharmacist at two clinical practice sites in Fresno, CA, where she developed a new pharmacist-led tele-ophthalmology service to provide diabetic retinal exams for underserved patients with diabetes. Dr Leon also collaborated with clinical faculty at California State University - Fresno to create an interprofessional educational program for health professional students and providers to address the opioid and mental health crises in California's Central Valley. 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, interprofessional collaborations and innovative pharmacy services. Dr Leon also enjoys teaching and precepting students and residents.

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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 Jul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2021
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. 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.
    2. 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; 3(6):1240. Rebecca Leon. . View Publication.
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