Nareeta Sharma
At Pacific Since: 2021
Nareeta A. Sharma ’18, ’21, PharmD, MS earned her doctor of pharmacy from University of the Pacific. She earned a master of science in health care outcomes and clinical services and completed a pharmacy practice fellowship at University of the Pacific.
Dr. Sharma is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, the Rho Chi Honor Society, the California Pharmacists Association and the California Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
Being able to directly impact the care of individuals led her to pursue a career in pharmacy. She was drawn to academia because of the opportunity to build students’ confidence and capacity to positively impact health care outcomes, especially among underserved populations. For Dr. Sharma, being able to teach at the same university where she pursued her education has been a full circle moment. Her faculty mentors were instrumental in her development as a pharmacist. In turn, she hopes to empower students to navigate their pharmacy careers with a sense of compassion, curiosity and innovation so they are positioned to provide high quality, patient-centered care.
She enjoys reading and challenges herself to read 20 books each year. She loves baking, and her specialty is chocolate chip cookies. She enjoys hiking and her favorite trails are Diamond Head in Oahu and Point Lobos in Monterey. An avid San Francisco 49ers fan, she treasures making memories with her family at Levi’s Stadium.
PharmD, University of the Pacific
MS, Health Care Outcomes and Clinical Services, University of the Pacific
Fellowship, Pharmacy Practice, University of the Pacific
Teaching Philosophy
“My teaching philosophy is centered around fostering an inclusive learning environment where I implement a skills-based teaching and learning approach. This approach can be applied to a variety of experiential and practice settings, while encouraging enthusiasm for learning. I implement active learning techniques into my teaching, where students complete in-class activities that encourage them to apply what they have learned. They are then given opportunities to further develop and apply those skills within practice-based settings in the community. I also implement peer-to-peer learning, where students are given opportunities to teach their peers. I have found this allows students to work through concepts taught in class or practice settings. This creates a collaborative environment that fosters social connections among peers.”
Courses
PHAR 121 - Professional Communications
PHAR 131 - Pharmacy Skills I Introduction to Patient Care
PHAR 332 - Case Based Practice I
PHAR 531 - Pharmacy Skills V: Professional Communications
PRAC 141 - Medicare Part D and MTM – Application and Outreach
PRAC 142 - Introduction to the Medicare Benefit and Medication Therapy Management
PRAC 170 - Intro to the Diabetes Prevention Program
Research Summary
“Evaluating the impact of pharmacist-driven outreach on health care outcomes within underserved and underrepresented communities.”
Research Interests
- Health care outcomes
- Diabetes
- Grit
- Science of teaching and learning
Scholarly Activity
Italicized entries indicate roundtable discussion.
Sharma N. “Train the Trainer: Integrating Student Pharmacists into a Diabetes Prevention Program.” American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting. July 2025.
Sharma N, Wong SE, Patel RA. Opening doors to health equity: Screening for social determinants of health at community health fairs. J Am Coll Clin Pharm. 2025; 8(7): 579-586. doi:10.1002/jac5.70058
Sharma N, Heinemann J, Chu D, Hoang A, Laohatongtip S, Patel RA. “To Diabetes Prevention and Beyond: Outcomes from a Pharmacist-Led Diabetes Prevention Program for Older Adults.” California Society of Health-System Pharmacists Seminar. November 2024.
Sharma N, Truong H, Reyes A, Mo K, Moua R, Patel RA. “Concordance is Out There: An Assessment of A1cs and Risk Tests as Parameters Used to Detect Prediabetes.” California Society of Health-System Pharmacists Seminar. November 2024.
Sharma N, Heinemann J, Chu D, Hoang A, Laohatongtip S, Patel RA. “To Diabetes Prevention and Beyond: Outcomes from a Pharmacist-Led Diabetes Prevention Program for Older Adults.” American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting. October 2024.
Sharma N, Truong H, Reyes A, Mo K, Moua R, Patel RA. “Concordance is Out There: An Assessment of A2cs and Prediabetes Risk Tests as Parameters Used to Determine Prediabetes.” American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting. October 2024.
Sharma N. “Opening the Doors to Health Equity: Screening for Social Determinants of Health at Community Health Fairs.” American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting. July 2024.
Sharma N, Nguyen AK, Pham F, Sou H, Shiang I, Wong B, Truong MB, Ranson CA, Patel RA. “Follow the Yellow Brick Road: Enhancing Pathways for Diabetes Self-Management via Community Health Fairs.” American Public Health Association 2023 Annual Meeting. November 2023.
Sharma N, Truong MB, Wong B, Shiang I, Sou H, Pham F, Nguyen AK, Ranson CA, Patel RA. “Opening the Doors to Health Equity: Screening for Social Determinants of Health at Community Health Fairs.” American Public Health Association 2023 Annual Meeting. November 2023.
Sharma N, Truong MB, Wong B, Shiang I, Sou H, Pham F, Nguyen AK, Ranson CA, Patel RA. “Opening the Doors to Health Equity: Screening for Social Determinants of Health at Community Health Fairs.” California Society of Health-System Pharmacists Seminar. October 2023.
Sharma N, Nguyen AK, Pham F, Sou H, Shiang I, Wong B, Truong MB, Ranson CA, Patel RA. “Follow the Yellow Brick Road: Enhancing Pathways for Diabetes Self-Management via Community Health Fairs.” California Society of Health-System Pharmacists Seminar. October 2023.
Sharma N, Ho D, Sevak RJ, Kim MK. “Exploring the Relationship Between Grit, Work Engagement, and Career Success Among U.S. Pharmacists.” California Society of Health-System Pharmacists Seminar. November 2021.
Ranson CA, Lui MC, Sharma N, Mehta P, Ho V, Gonzales M, Nguyen P, Rogan EL, Sevak R, Patel RA. “The Health Fair Architect: The Nuts & Bolts of Creating Virtual Outreach Events Utilizing Telehealth Technology.” California Society of Health-System Pharmacists Seminar. November 2021.
Sevak R, Wei J, Tang M, Cheung, J, Ravikrishnan P, Ranson CA, Lui MC, Sharma N, Rogan EL, Patel RA. “Bridging the digital divide: Medicare beneficiary perceptions of telehealth services”. American Public Health Association 2021 Annual Meeting. October 2021.
Rogan EL, Tran J, Zeng S, Kaur P, Nguyen A, Ranson CA, Lui MC, Sharma N, Tam PK, Patel RA. “Match Game: Drug Cost Concordance between the Medicare Plan Finder Tool and Individual Part D Plan Websites”. American Public Health Association 2021 Annual Meeting. October 2021.
Galal SM, Ndungo M, Vyas D, Lim W, Huang K, Ahmed A, Wu T, Sharma N. “Implementation of Music Video Reflections within a Communications Course and Evaluation of Student Empathy Development”. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Virtual Annual Meeting. July 2021.
Patel RA, Lair C, Huynh XD, Do H, Ho C, Ranson CA, Lui MC, Sharma N, Rogan EL, Sevak RJ. “Zooming in: Students’ perceptions of telehealth services before and after educational training and community service”. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Virtual Annual Meeting. July 2021.
Sharma N, Ho D, Sevak RJ, Kim MK. “Exploring the Relationship Between Grit, Work Engagement, and Career Success Among U.S. Pharmacists.” American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Virtual Annual Meeting. July 2021.
Ranson CA, Lui MC, Sharma N, Mehta P, Ho V, Gonzales M, Nguyen P, Rogan EL, Sevak R, Patel RA. “The Health Fair Architect: The Nuts & Bolts of Creating Virtual Outreach Events Utilizing Telehealth Technology.” American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Virtual Annual Meeting. July 2021.
Lui MC, Ranson CA, Sharma N, Tam PK, Patel RA. “Telehealth? Tele me more! Part D plan optimization and medication reviews via virtual health fairs.” National Council on Aging. 2021 Age + Action Virtual Conference. June 2021.
Ho D, Arquiette J, Sharma N, Maker J, Park M, Norton L, Kim MK. “Subgroup Analysis of Bayesian-Derived Vancomycin AUC24h and AUC24h /MIC for MRSA-Associated Infections and Special Populations.” California Society of Health System Pharmacists. Seminar 2020 Virtual Vision. October 2020.
Vyas D, Ravnan M, Sharma N, Mahal S, Romaso E. (2017). American College of Cardiology Focused Update on the Role of Non-Statin Agents in the Management of Atherosclerotic Disease. California Journal of Health System Pharmacy, 29(6), 189-194.
