Degree Year obtained Institution B.S. Biology 1995 University of California, Los Angeles Pharm.D. 2000 University of California, San Francisco Residency Year Institution Pharmacy Practice 2001 Long Beach Memorial Medical Center Credential Year obtained Board Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) 2007 Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties

Description of Academic/Research Interests:
Dr. Le has been at Western University since April 2002 instructing courses in clinical pharmacokinetics and pediatric infectious diseases. She provides clinical service in the area of infectious disease to both adult and pediatric patients hospitalized at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center / Miller Children's Hospital, a 732- licensed bed facility that provides services to emergency, critical, acute, and rehabilitation patients. Dr. Le's primary research interests encompass the appropriate and safe use of antimicrobial and antifungal agents, and their pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties. She has published articles in peer-reviewed pharmacy and medical journals.

Practice Site:
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
2801 Atlantic Ave
PO Box 1428
Long Beach, CA 90801-1428

Rotation Description:
The Medicine Clerkship at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center is a required six week inpatient rotation intended for pharmacy students to obtain experience and achieve competency as entry level practitioners. The rotation provides direct patient care experiences that will allow students to learn how to obtain patient information from chart reviews, initiate and monitor drug therapies, and provide drug information to other health care professionals. Students will attend daily morning Family Practice Medicine rounds and noon conferences for the entire six weeks. Students will participate and attain competency in the management of pharmacy-regulated therapies, including aminoglycosides, vancomycin, anticoagulation (heparin and warfarin), total parenteral nutrition, and others. At the end of the rotation, students will complete a 30-40 minute presentation, and/or a 3-10 page paper.

Grant Awards:
Recipient of 2007 ACCP Pharmacotherapy Investigator Development Award
Study entitled “Optimizing Outcomes of Gram-negative Infections with Translational Research”