
Meet Kaitlyn Coronel
A Student Driven to Reduce Health Disparities
Kaitlyn Coronel (center) a fourth year Pharm.D. student, shares more about her drive to close healthcare gaps through pharmacy practice and why UC San Diego’s proximity to the border and focus on underserved populations made it the ideal pharmacy school for her career goals.

Meet Samantha Russo
Wellness Advocate and Student Leader
Samantha Russo, a third-year Pharm.D. student and current president of the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP) student group at UC San Diego, shares more about her work with our school’s wellness program and her efforts to support mental health and wellness in our community.

Meet the Class of 2028
We were proud to welcome more than 70 pharmacy students to our profession, including nearly a third who are first-generation college students and more than half who speak two or more languages. Meet three of our incoming students, including a Navy nuclear technician, a student in our seven-year accelerated B.S./Pharm.D. program and a pharmacy technician.