Post-Doctoral Fellowships Information
Faculty within the Department provide a range of postdoctoral fellowship programs for pharmacists who have completed their professional education, i.e. Pharm.D., Ph.D. or comparable degree and who wish to pursue post graduate practice or research training.
A fellowship is a directed, highly individualized program which emphasizes research. The focus of a pharmacy fellowship is to develop the participant's ability to conduct research in his/her area of specialization. Fellowships are usually two calendar years in length. Faculty in the Department of Pharmacotherapy direct postdoctoral fellowship training in Outcomes Research & Pharmacoeconomics. View the the PORC Fellowship brochure here.
Carl Asche, PhD, MSc
Outcomes Research & Pharmacoecomics Fellowship Director
Current Fellows
Jeong-Yeon (Jay) Cho
Background: Dr. Cho is currently a post-doctoral research fellow at the Department of Pharmacotherapy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy. He earned his PharmD (2017) and PhD (2022) in Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) from Sungkyunkwan University. He has been involved in several cost-effectiveness analyses and has generated real-world evidence in various disease area (COVID-19; Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; Hereditary angioedema; Ovarian Cancer; Breast Cancer; Hepatocellular Carcinoma; Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma; and so on). His current research interests include health economic modeling methodologies incorporating real-world evidence.
Email: jeongyeon.cho@utah.edu
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Ainhoa Gomez Lumbreras
Background: Medical Doctor, Family Physician and Clinical Pharmacology specialist. After 10 years of clinical practice in primary care and emergency room hospital settings in Spain I obtained my PhD in pharmacology in Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona by conducting a study of antidepressants use and the risk of hip fracture.
Research interest: Pharmacoepidemiology; Drug-drug interactions; Adverse outcomes; Ethics of the research.
Websites: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3916-0402
Ashley Park
Background: Dr. Park is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research Center. She received her PharmD from the University of Utah. Before Pharmacy school. she received her B.S. in Biology from Boston College. Her research interests include public health, managed and ambulatory care, especially diabetes, and anticoagulation.
Email: ashley.park@pharm.utah.edu
Ishfaq Rashid
Background: Dr. Ishfaq Rashid earned his Doctorate (Ph.D.) in 2022 from the prestigious National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, India. He is currently a 2nd year postdoctoral fellow at the Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research Center, where he plays a pivotal role in designing and developing research protocols aimed at advancing healthcare outcomes.
With prior experience in clinical research and evidence-based medicine, particularly in the field of nephrology, Dr. Rashid brings a wealth of expertise to his current endeavors. His research interests are centered on healthcare resource utilization (HRU), comparative effectiveness research, and integration of real-world evidence and advanced analytics to inform decision-making in healthcare policy and practice.
In his leisure time, Dr. Rashid enjoys watching football and actively participates in cricket and volleyball.
Email: ishfaq.teali@utah.edu
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Rachel Yang
Background: Rachel Yang graduated with her PharmD from University of Rhode Island in 2024. She is currently a first-year postdoctoral fellow at University of Utah College of Pharmacy Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research Center. Her current research interests include diabetes and geriatric conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, with a focus on enhancing patient care.
Email: u6061414@utah.edu
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Haopeng Liu
Background: Dr. Liu is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research Center. He received his PharmD/MPH dual degree (2024) from the University of Minnesota and B.S. in Clinical Pharmacy (2019) from Shenyang Pharmaceutical University. His research interests include comparative effectiveness studies, real-world evidence, and outcomes research.
Email: u6061412@utah.edu
Prity Rani
Background: Dr. Prity is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy, Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research Center. She received her Ph.D. in Pharmacy Practice from the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali India. Her research interests include antimicrobial resistance, surveillance, infectious diseases, healthcare utilization, and the application of real-world evidence to support data-informed decision-making in healthcare systems.
Email: u6066362@utah.edu
Past Fellowship Recipients
- Niying Li, PhD, MSc, BS
- Chia Jie Tan, PhD
- Chanthawat Patikorn, PharmD
- Sabrina Ilham, PharmD
- Sajesh K.Veettil, PhD
- Rupesh Panchal
- Malinda S. Tan, PharmD
- Jyothi Menon, PhD
- Connor Willis, PharmD
- Natalia Ruiz-Negrón, PharmD
- Kibum Kim, PhD
- Trang Au, PharmD, MPH, BCPS
- Jordan King, PharmD
- Amy Sainski, PhD
- Joanne LaFleur, PharmD, MSPH
- Mei-Jen Ho, PharmD, MSPH
- Vijay N. Joish, PhD
- Jaewhan Kim, PhD
- Qayyim Said, PhD
- Sameer R. Ghate, BPharm, MSPH
- Mark Roper, PharmD
- Richard E. Nelson, PhD
- Junhua Yu, PhD
- Ming Yan, MS
- Swetha Raparla, MS
- Karen Thomas, PharmD
- Brandon Bellows PharmD
- Jason Young, MD
- Karina Pupio Raimundo, MS Junji Lin, PhD
- Arati Dahal, PhD
- Tina Wilson, PhD
- Minkyoung Yoo, PhD
- Beilei Cai, PhD
- Cathy Guo, PharmD
- Andre Hejazi, PharmD
- Weston Schmutz, PharmD