School of Pharmacy

For Jenee Vo, a career in pharmacy was more than just the family business—it became a calling. Having spent her teenage years working as a clerk and technician in her sister’s independent community pharmacy, Jenee quickly built relationships with the patients she served, learned their needs, and became an advocate for their health and safety through prescription medicine.

“When I saw patients who didn’t know how to take or manage their prescriptions I was inspired to continue my education to help them. I care about them like I do my own family,” says Jenee.

Jenee began preparing for pharmacy school and found her way to Loma Linda University. The decision to enroll at Loma Linda University was an easy one, she explains, “The combination of integrity and faith at the school is unique. The campus is welcoming, the faculty members are inspiring and the atmosphere made me feel at home.”

Through her education, Jenee has been trained to care for the patient in every capacity of the care continuum from outpatient and ambulatory clinics to transitional and inpatient care. Every step of the way, Jenee sees opportunities to enhance patient outcomes, advocate for patient safety through prescription management, and play a significant role in mitigating unplanned readmissions and follow-up care. Further experiences in her first term at Loma Linda University helped prepare her to address public health crises such as influenzas and the COVID-19 pandemic. Jenee was trained from the start to understand vaccination efficacy, safety protocol and how to immunize patients from a multitude of diseases and conditions.

In addition to her studies, Jenee took on a leadership role supporting her class as an officer and leading fundraising efforts to support future generations of pharmacy students through scholarships.

After graduation, Jenee plans to complete residency training in outpatient community pharmacy. She aspires to impact patient care through education and advocacy for her patients and to help empower them to safely manage their medications and provide a community resource when needed.

School of Pharmacy Accomplishments

• Dean Michael Hogue, PharmD, FAPhA, FNAP, appointed to CDC taskforce for COVID-19 vaccine.

• Established a student emergency fund to help students overcome financial obstacles like the hardships created from the COVID-19 pandemic.