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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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Gail B. Askew, PharmD, FCSHP
Professor of Pharmacy Technology
(Department Chair 1972-2008)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Dr. Gail Askew received her pharmacy degree at the University of Southern California.  In addition to teaching in the Pharmacy Technology Department, Dr. Askew has worked as a pharmacist in both inpatient and outpatient settings.  She has also served on the Stakeholders Policy Council for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) and as a site surveyor for ASHP accreditation teams.  As Department Chair and Program Director from 1972 to 2008, her leadership has created our program to be among the best in Southern California.

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). 

Office:  H-208   (714) 564-6622
 

 


 

KC Huynh, PharmD
Department Chair
Current
Program Director

Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Technology
 

The co-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-211   (714) 564-6650





 Deborah Rocha, CPhT
Lab Coordinator
 

As lab coordinator, Debbie Rocha is responsible for the Pharmacy Technology Skills Lab.  The Skills Lab provides individualized opportunities for students to develop proficiency in lab techniques and pharmacy computer applications.  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.

Office:  H-210    (714) 564-6657


Adjunct faculty teach classes on a part-time basis, with assignments that may vary by semester.
 

ADJUNCT  FACULTY 

 

Dr. Hieu Nguyen
 

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.

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.
 
 

 

Jody Jacobson Wedret
 

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.
 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 - and in Skills Lab.

 

Anisa Latthitham, CPhT





Linda Nguyen, CPhT

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 





 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 
 
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