Dr. Charles Daniels

Professor

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Biography

Charles E. Daniels is a Health Sciences Clinical Professor and Associate Dean of Professional Practice at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, UC San Diego. His research focuses on pharmacoeconomics, safe medication systems, and the quality of medication use in pharmacy patient care. He has assessed the impact of technologies on medication error reduction and patient-pharmacist interaction. Dr. Daniels is notably a founding member of the Steering Committee for the Pharmacoeconomics Forum at UC San Diego. An experienced leader in pharmacy education, he has held influential roles including Chief Pharmacy Officer at UC San Diego Health and Chief Pharmacy at the NIH Clinical Center, and Director of Graduate Studies in Hospital Pharmacy at the University of Minnesota. His teaching experience includes management rotations for pharmacy residents and lectures on health policy. His contributions to the field encompass the application of pharmacoeconomic benchmarking to enhance quality and reduce healthcare costs. Currently, he chairs the International Pharmacy Accreditation Commission and has played a significant role in developing advanced specialty residency training at UC San Diego.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Dean of Professional Practice

2004-01-01 — Present

UC San Diego • La Jolla, CA

Oversees pharmacy services and initiatives in professional practice.

Chief Pharmacy Officer

2004-01-01 — Present

UC San Diego Health • La Jolla, CA

Leads pharmacy services across the health system.

Chief Pharmacy

1995-01-01 — 2004-01-01

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center • Bethesda, MD

Managed pharmacy services at one of the world's largest hospitals.

Director of Graduate Studies in Hospital Pharmacy

— Present

University of Minnesota • Minneapolis, MN

Directed hospital pharmacy graduate studies program.

Awards

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Elected Membership

2017-01-01
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Founding Member

2017-01-01

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
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  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).