Catalog 2025–2026

Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy (DKICP) Graduate Programs

Dean: Dr. Rae Matsumoto, Ph.D.
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
200 W. Kawili St.
Hilo, HI 96720

Email: pharmacy@hawaii.edu
Website: https://pharmacy.uhh.hawaii.edu/

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs: Lara Gomez, Pharm.D.

Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences: Julie A. L. Adrian, D.V.M.

Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice: Nicole Young, Pharm.D.

Professors:

Associate Professors:

Associate Specialists:

Director of Continuing Education/Distance Education and Strategic Planning: Karen L. Pellegrin, Ph.D., M.B.A.

Mission

The mission of the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo DKICP is the traditional mission of academic healthcare—education, research, and service with emphasis on patient care. More specifically, our mission is:

  • To educate pharmacy practitioners and leaders.
  • To serve as a catalyst for innovations and discoveries in pharmaceutical science and practice for the promotion of health and wellbeing.
  • To provide community service, including quality patient care.

Vision

The Vision of the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy (DKICP) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo is to drive Improvement of Healthcare in Hawaiʻi and throughout the Pacific.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for the Doctor of Pharmacy Program

  • Pono (Hawaiʻian word meaning excellence, moral qualities, correct): Live and practice professional conduct in the proper way
    • 1.1 Ensure optimal health outcomes for people of all cultures, races/ethnicity, genders, lifestyle habits and socioeconomic levels
    • 1.2 Demonstrate personal and professional attributes of an ethical, reflective, and responsible pharmacist
  • Demonstrate and apply the foundational knowledge and skills of contemporary pharmacy practice
    • 2.1 Demonstrate expertise in medication use and delivery, population health, and practice
    • 2.2 Access, evaluate, and apply relevant scientific and patient centered knowledge and information to support evidence-based healthcare
    • 2.3. Utilize electronic and other technology-based systems and evaluate its impact on patient safety, efficiency, privacy, and patient and health care services
    • 2.4. Think critically, prioritize effectively, identify and implement solutions
    • 2.5. Demonstrate strong decision-making skills and the ability to justify those decisions
    • 2.6 Deliver quality health care through health promotion and disease prevention
    • 2.7 Utilize an integrative health approach to treating the whole patient with a wide range of preventive and treatment modalities
  • Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to provide optimal patient care
    • 3.1 Demonstrate mutual respect, understanding and the value of working as a team in the delivery of patient-centered care
    • 3.2 Learn with and from other healthcare professionals
    • 3.3 Educate others on the role of the pharmacist in improving health outcomes
  • Communicate and educate effectively with individuals and groups
    • 4.1 Educate, advocate, and collaborate utilizing effective and professional communication
    • 4.2 Read/interpret and listen using effective communication to identify and manage problems and foster collaborative care
  • Lead, innovate and create through professional development
    • 5.1 Drive and manage discovery, innovation, and entrepreneurship to improve patient care and advance the pharmacy profession

Programs