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Santa
Ana College has an excellent faculty of pharmacists and pharmacy
technicians, with many years of experience in the practice of pharmacy
and the field of education.
In Spring 2007, the
Pharmacy Technology program was awarded the annual
Santa Ana College
Occupational Educational Excellence Award.
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Dr. KC Huynh, PharmD
Department Chair
Program Director
Assistant Professor of
Pharmacy Technology
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The chair
of the department is
Dr. KC Huynh. Dr.
Huynh graduated
from the USC School of Pharmacy. She is a Board Certified Pharmacist
Specialist who has many years of experience working as a pharmacy
technician and pharmacist in different fields of pharmacy.
She also served as an Adjunct Clinical Professor for the Pharmacy
Residency and Pharmacy Intern program at the VA Medical Center in Long
Beach. Office:
H-208 (714) 564-6650
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John Ross, CPhT, Assistant Professor
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Mr. Ross has many years of exceptional
experience working as a pharmacy technician at UCI and St. Joseph.
He also worked as an Executive Representative for a pharmaceutical
company. Mr. Ross brings a depth of experience, energy, and
creativity to the program. Office: H-211 (714) 564- 6622 |
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ADJUNCT FACULTY
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Adjunct faculty teach classes on a part-time basis, with assignments
that may vary by semester. |
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Mrs. Rocha has an exceptional background in
pharmacy technician practice, with many years of experience in both
the acute care and home health care / home infusion fields. She has
been teaching for the program since the early 1990s.
Office: H-210
(714) 564-6657
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 Deborah
Rocha, CPhT
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Dr. Hieu Nguyen
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Dr. Hieu Nguyen is a former student of
Santa Ana College's Pharmacy Technology program. Dr. Nguyen is
a PharmD graduate of Purdue University's School of Pharmacy.
In addition to teaching, Dr. Nguyen works in both retail and
long-term care pharmacy services. |
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Dr. Justin Phi |
Dr. Justin Phi is a former student of the SAC Pharmacy Technology
program from 1997 to 2000. Accepted by UMKC, UC San Diego, Western,
and USC Schools of Pharmacy, he elected to attend USC and is a
recent PharmD graduate. Prior to this, he graduated from UC Irvine
with a BS in Biology and worked for the County of Orange. Besides
his post at SAC, Dr. Phi is employed in community pharmacy practice.
Dr. Phi enjoys travel, tennis, surfing, and zoological research.
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Jody Jacobson
Wedret
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Evening
professor Jody Jacobson Wedret has taught at Santa Ana College for
several years while working as a senior pharmacist and assistant
clinical professor of family medicine at the UCI Medical Center. The
author of numerous articles as well as a national lecturer, Mrs.
Wedret recently co-edited her first book titled " Building a
Successful Collaborative Pharmacy Practice" and is currently authoring
a technician textbook due out by the end of the year. Mrs. Wedret
enjoys travel, theater and the visual arts and is currently a docent
at the Getty Center. |
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STAFF |
The Pharmacy Technology Department staff includes
instructional assistants who provide support for faculty and students,
particularly in the Pharmacy Operations, Inpatient Pharmacy Services, and Sterile Products lab courses
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Anisa Latthitham, CPhT
Science Lab Coordinator/ Instructional
Assistant
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Linda Nguyen, CPhT
Instructional Assistant
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Giang Nguyen, CPhT
Instructional Assistant
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Cynthia Larkins, CPhT
Instructional
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Hall of Fame
 Gail B. Askew,
PharmD, FCSHP
Former
Professor and Chair of Pharmacy Technology
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Dr. Gail Askew is
the former Professor and Chair of Pharmacy Technology from 1973 to
2008. Dr. Askew is a member of the American Society of
Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), California Society of
Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP), the California Pharmacists
Association (CPhA), and the Pharmacy Technician Educators Council (PTEC).
She co-authored a pharmacy clerk text, entitled Assisting in the
Pharmacy, and wrote the Pharmacy Calculations Workbook
used at Santa Ana College.
In July 2006, Dr. Askew was presented
with the Roy Kemp award as the Pharmacy Technician
Educator of the Year at the PTEC annual meeting in Pittsburgh,
PA. In 2003, Dr. Askew won a Professional Achievement Award at
Santa Ana College's Profiles in Excellence
program. Dr. Askew is also a CSHP Practitioner Fellow
and was named 2001
Pharmacist of the Year by the Orange County Society of
Health-System Pharmacists (OCSHP).
She now serves as the Executive
Director for PTEC.
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