Founding Associate Dean of Pharmacy Student Affairs
School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences

Health Sciences Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice
School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences

antimicrobial stewardship, infectious diseases pharmacotherapy, COVID-19, clinical pharmacy, admissions, student affairs

Current Appointment:
Faculty in Residence - Infectious Diseases Pharmacist, UC Irvine Medical Center

Previous Appointments:
Assistant Dean of Enrollment Management, Western University of Health Sciences
Director of Enrollment Management, Western University of Health Sciences
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Western University of Health Sciences
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Western University of Health Sciences
Faculty in Residence - Infectious Diseases Pharmacist, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Faculty in Residence - Infectious Diseases Pharmacist, St. Mary Medical Center

Faculty Service Award (2010), Western University of Health Sciences
Preceptor of the Year (2007), Western University of Health Sciences
Excellence in Patient Care (2000), Western University of Health Sciences
Medical Staff Award: Clinical Skills Contribution (1999), Huntington Memorial Hospital

Dr. Megan Nguyen is an infectious diseases pharmacist, researcher, and educator. Through interprofessional collaborations, Dr. Nguyen has been instrumental in establishing and implementing new policies and procedures for pharmacist-driven protocols and identifying antimicrobial stewardship initiatives to optimize antimicrobial use. In the past decade, Dr. Nguyen’s scope of responsibilities and research have expanded towards academic administration, with a focus on applying evidence-based analytics to improve admissions processes. Dr. Nguyen is responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating several necessary aspects that surround the upcoming PharmD program, including recruitment and admissions in accordance with ACPE and relevant higher education standards. She is also responsible for the development and implementation of policies and procedures related to student affairs and services.

Kupferwassar D, Flores EA, Merino P, Tran DP, Liu H, Huang Y, Bolaris M, Nguyen MH, Gonzales M,
Da Silva W, Astorga-Cook L, Abueg A, Mason H, Miller LG. Predictors of seropositivity to SARS-CoV-2 among employees at a large urban medical center. BMC Public Health 2024 Oct 9;24(1):2754, PMID: 39385221

Kupferwasser D, Flores EA, Merino P, Tran DP, Bolaris M, Gonzales M, Nguyen MH, Balo A, Abueg A, Da Silva W, Astorge-Cook L, Liu H, Mason H, Freund D, Nightingale J, Orr J, Xie B, Miller LG. Characterization of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Essential Workforce Members of a Large Safety Net Urban Medical Center. J Prim Care Community Health; Volume 14'Jan-Dec 2023. PMID: 36941757

Hirsch JD, Nguyen MH, Abugazia J, Watanabe JH. Minding the gap and the value of metrics: count of working pharmacists in the United States. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2022 Dec 13;S1544-3191(22)00409-5. PMID: 36631343

Ng DQ, JIa S, Wisseh C, Cadiz C, Nguyen M, McBane S, Nguyen L, Chan A, Hurley-Kim K. Sociodemographic characteristics differ across routine adult vaccine cohorts: an all of us descriptive study. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2022 Nov 13;S1544-3191(22)00385-5. PMID: 36549934

May L, Nguyen MH, Tancred D, Trajano R, Tancredi D, Aliyev ER, Mooso B, Anderson C, Ondak S, Yang N, Cohen SH, Weidemann J, Miller LG. A multifaceted intervention improves antibiotic stewardship for skin and soft tissue infections. Am J Emerg Med. 2021. Aug;46:374-381. PMID: 33139143

Hatlen TJ, Flor R, Nguyen MH, Lee GH, Miller LG. Oral Fosfomycin Use for Pyelonephritis and Complicated Urinary Tract Infections, a 1-Year Review of Outcomes and Prescribing Habits in a Large Municipal Healthcare System. Journal of Antimicrob Chemother. 2020 April 17; doi: 10.1093/jac/dkaa126. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 32303061

Eells SJ, Nguyen M, Jung J, Macias-Gil R, May L, Miller LG. Relationship between Adherence to Oral Antibiotics and Postdischarge Clinical Outcomes among Patients Hospitalized with Staphylococcus aureus Skin Infections. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Apr 22;60(5):2941-8. Print 2016 May. PMID: 26926634

Grein JD, Kahn KL, Eells SJ, Choi SK, Go-Wheeler M, Hossain T, Riva MY, Nguyen MH, Rekha Murthy A, Miller LG. Treatment for Positive Urine Cultures in Hospitalized Adults: A Survey of Prevalence and Risk Factors in 3 Medical Centers. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 Mar;37(3):319-26. Epub 2015 Nov 26. PMID: 26607408

Prabhu S, Chung E, Le QA, Nguyen M, Robinson D. Process and Performance Outcomes of a Nontraditional Postbaccalaureate PharmD Program Geared Toward Internationally Trained Pharmacists.Am J Pharm Educ. 2015 Oct 25;79(8):113. PMID: 26689176

Nguyen MH, Eells SJ, Tan J, Sheth C, Omari B, Flores M, Wang J, Miller LG. Pharmacokinetics of Daptomycin During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery: A Prospective, Open-Label Investigation. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2011 Jun;55(6):2499-505. Epub 2011 Mar 28. PMID: 21444695

Hsu DI, Nguyen M, Nguyen L, Law A, Wong-Beringer A. A Multicentre Study to Evaluate the Impact of Timing of Caspofungin Administration on Outcomes of Invasive Candidiasis in Non- Immunocompromised Adult Patients. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2010 Aug;65(8):1765-70. Epub 2010 Jun 16. PMID: 20554567

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)

California Society of Health System Pharmacists (CSHP)

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

American Society for Microbiology (ASM)

California Pharmacists Association

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Last updated
11/24/2024