Education

• Pharm.D – Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA 2004
• PGY-1 Tripler Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii 2005
• B.S Human Physiology – University of Los Angeles, CA 2000.

Bio

Dr. Chung’s primary experience is hospital health system for nearly 20 years. Prior to becoming a pharmacist, she worked as an LVN in Long Term Care facility and Home Health Care. Fascinated with medicine, she went back to school. She graduated from UCLA with B.S. in Human Physiology, earned her Pharm.D. at Western University of Health Sciences, completed ASHP accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice at Tripler Medical Center, Honolulu, HI. She had served the country as a Captain in the U.S Army at Fort Leonard Woods Community Hospital in Missouri. Dr. Chung is board certified in Pharmacotherapeutics. Her experiences include hospital pharmacy protocol clinical consultations, non-formulary medication review, antibiotic stewardship, IV preparation of compounded sterile preparations (CSPs) , USP 797, retail pharmacy, remote pharmacy order verification, prior authorization for Pharmacy Benefits Management for insurance company (Prescription Solutions). Dr. Chung is compassionate about teaching and sharing her experiences with students.

Area on interest

Acute care hospital pharmacy with a focus on Pharmacokinetics, Antibiotics Stewardship, TPN, Anticoagulation, and Critical Care.