The Skaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences

Renu F. Singh

Dr. Renu Singh is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Pharmacy. Dr. Singh received her Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree in 1986 and a Diploma in Hospital Pharmacy in 1988 from the University of Sydney in Australia. She received her post-baccalaureate Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree from the University of Iowa in 1993 and completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at the University of California San Francisco in 1994. In addition, she is certified in Physical Assessment in Patient Care Management, Tobacco Cessation, and Immunization Delivery.

Dr. Singh served as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Ambulatory Care at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) in Iowa City, Iowa, from 1994-1996. During this time she initiated ambulatory clinical services to medical residents and faculty in the general ambulatory care clinics at the UIHC. From 1996-2000, she was an Assistant Clinical Professor and an Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Wayne State University College of Pharmacy in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Singh's practice included developing and implementing a Pharmacotherapy Clinic, a Smoking Cessation Clinic and a pharmacist-managed Diabetes Clinic. In addition, she practiced in an Asthma Clinic, Anticoagulation Clinic, and an Adult Internal Medicine Clinic.

Dr. Singh currently chairs and teaches in the Fall quarter Pharmacy Practice course, which emphasizes non-prescription therapy, physical assessment and communications skills to first year student pharmacists. She also teaches in the third year Therapeutics course. Dr. Singh mentors many student ISP and research projects, including serving as faculty mentor for Operation Hypertension, Heartburn Awareness Challenge and Hyperlidemia screening events. Dr. Singh provides mentoring and administrative support to the clinic managers and pharmacists at the UCSD Student-Run Free Clinics.

Research Interests

Dr. Singh's research and teaching interests involve numerous topics related to pharmacy practice in the ambulatory setting, including hypertension, hyperlipidemia and geriatric issues.

Selected Publications

Singh RF, Tran A. Smoking cessation strategies for the pharmacist. Journal of the Michigan Pharmacists Association 1999; 37(10):20-27.

Nowak SN, Singh R, Clarke A, Campbell E, Jaber LA. Metabolic control and adherence to American Diabetes Association Practice Guidelines in a pharmacist- managed diabetes clinic. Diabetes Care, 2002;25(8):1479. (Letter)

Singh RF, Morello CM. Current practice issues in tobacco cessation. California J Health-Syst Pharm (CJHP), 2004;16 (5):15-2.

Singh RF, Duong LK. Adverse effects associated with OTC ceruminolytics and ear irrigation. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association (JAPhA) 2007; 47(3):308 (Letter).

Hirsch JD, Morello CM, Singh RF, Robbins SL. Pharmacoeconomics of new medications for common chronic ophthalmic diseases. Survey of Ophthalmology, 2007;52 (5):618-633.

Recent Book Chapters Authored

Singh, RF. How to Initiate Pharmacy Services in an Ambulatory Clinic. In: Ambulatory Care Survival Guide. Eds: Blair MM, Blake EW, Harris IM. American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), Kansas City, MO, 2004.

Singh RF, Dong B. Parathyroid Disorders. In Textbook of Therapeutics: Drug and Disease Management. 8th Edition, Eds: Helms RA, Quan DJ, Herfindal ET, and Gourley DR. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 2006

List of Publications in Pub Med