President’s Message  By Caroll Ryan, PhD    “And all at once, summer collapsed into fall.” ― Oscar Wilde  As we close the month of October, we look forward to the…

Huge implications for the definition of death, organ donation and our teaching of cell injury  By Sandor Szabo, MD, PhD, MPH, Dean and Professor, AUHS School of Medicine AUHS  …

Thoughts About Botox  By Grant Lackey, PharmD, FCSHP, Associate Dean and Professor of Clinical Toxicology    Botox®, Dysport®, and Xeomin® injections are popular cosmetic procedures. These injections contain a small…

Do Pharmacy Students Need Chemistry?  By: John V. Schloss, PhD, Professor, Chair of Pharmaceutical Science, and Associate Dean of Research, AUHS    My experience in teaching introductory science courses to…

Fatigue in Care: Post COVID-19 Pandemic   By Jasen Chau, PharmD, APh.    Frontline healthcare workers were essential during the COVID-19 pandemic to assist in caring for the weak and to minimize…

The Omicron Variant and Its Impact on Nursing Students and Health Care Workers  By Maria Shearing, BSN, RN, PHN  Throughout the era of the coronavirus pandemic, variants have continued to…

Voices Project1   By Shanika Jones and Nakisha Garcia  For our voices project, we had the opportunity to interview Joshua. Shanika met him at work, in a detox center where he…

Around AUHS  By Brent Davis  Fall is here and the beginning of a new quarter.  As noted by President Ryan, it is time for a restart, and as pointed out…

Greetings From the Office of the Provost    Under the leadership of the Office of the President, Dr. Caroll Ryan, the Office of the Provost, together with the academic leadership,…

Spotlight on Dr. Jey Pillai, BPharm, PharmD, MS, BCPS  Assistant Adjunct Professor in the School of Pharmacy    By Jey Pillai and Brent Davis    Dr. Jey Pillai is joining…

Foundation News  Health and Wellness Fair and Annual Book Fair Coming  By Brent Davis  Saturday, October 15, 2022, will be the ninth annual Health and Wellness Fair of the American…

Foundation News Backpack Day  By Lieu Dang Suss, MPH    Four weeks ago, Long Beach Unified School District students returned to the classroom to begin the new school year, many…

Me Worry?  By Brent M. Davis, PhD  According to Statista.com1 the top three worries worldwide are inflation, poverty, and unemployment, or in other words – money (or the lack of…

Library News  By Brent Davis and Rachel Friedman, MMLIS  Among the new items in the library are several periodicals on nursing and medical equipment. New presentations have been prepared to…