Ambulatory Care Pharmacist and Assistant Clinical Professor
University of California, San Francisco
Rebecca Leon received her PharmD from the University of the Pacific's Thomas J Long School of Pharmacy and 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 Kaiser SF as an Ambulatory Care Pharmacist and provided comprehensive medication management for patients with cardiovascular diseases and anticoagulation. Recently, Dr. Leon was an Ambulatory Care Pharmacist at two clinical practice sites in Fresno, CA, where she developed a new pharmacist-led teleophthalmology service to provide diabetic retinal exams for underserved patients with diabetes. Dr. Leon also collaborated with health sciences faculty at California State University - Fresno to create an interprofessional collaborative for health professional students and providers to address significant health issues (such as the opioid and mental health crises) in California's Central Valley. Currently, Dr. Leon is an Ambulatory Care Pharmacist in the Office of Population Health Clinical Programs at University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Leon is passionate about social justice and collaborating across professions to find innovative ways to bridge the gap in health inequities.
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM