Jan D. Hirsch

Founding Dean, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences UC Irvine

  • Irvine CA

Jan Hirsch's research interests are focused in the areas of pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research.

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Dr. Jan D. Hirsch is Founding Dean of the University of California Irvine School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and also Professor of Clinical Pharmacy. She is a Distinguished Scholar and Fellow of the National Academies of Practice (NAP) in Pharmacy, and Distinguished Fellow of the Get the Medications Right (GTMRx) Institute, and joined UC Irvine in January of 2019.
Previously she was Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Chair of the Division of Clinical Pharmacy at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, at the University of California, San Diego. She was also Executive Director of an outreach program of the school providing medication therapy management services in the community. She received her B.S. in Pharmacy and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Pharmacy Administration from the University of South Carolina, College of Pharmacy. Prior to returning to academia, she spent 14 years in the pharmaceutical and managed care industries where she was responsible for establishing and managing outcomes research departments for two pharmaceutical companies (Glaxo Group Research in Greenford (UK) and Allergan (US)) and a pharmacy benefit management company (Prescription Solutions (US)).

Dr. Hirsch's research interests are focused in the areas of pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research. Specifically, i) assessing the full value (economic, clinical and humanistic) of pharmacy services and pharmaceuticals and ii) integrating patient reported outcomes (PRO's) [e.g. Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL)] into pharmaceutical and medical practice to improve patient management.

She has served as PI or Co-PI for many studies evaluating the clinical, economic and humanistic outcomes for patients receiving novel pharmacy services for diabetes, hypertension, mental health, and HIV/AIDS. This research has been recognized by state and federal agencies, professional pharmacy organizations and the interdisciplinary National Academies of Practice. Dr. Hirsch has also been the PI for studies creating and/or validating four HRQOL instruments [Functional Living Index Emesis (FLIE), Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI), Gout Impact Scale (GIS), Heart Transplant Treatment Burden Questionnaire (HTBQ)] and a method for measuring medication regimen complexity (MRCI). Each of these has been an important contribution to clinical practice and research as evidenced by their uptake by other researchers and inclusion in more than 100 clinical trials.

Areas of Expertise

Comprehensive Medication Management (CMM)
Medication Therapy Management
Clinical Pharmacy
Pharmacoeconomics
Drug Development
Gout Impact Scale
Pharmaeutical Services
Disease-specific Instruments
Health Related Quality of Life

Accomplishments

Distinguished Alumni Award

2002

University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy

Excellence in Teaching Award

2004

UCSD

Distinguished Fellow of Get the Medications Right Institute (GTMRx)

2019

The GTMRx Distinguished Fellows program celebrates the exceptional contributions of those advancing our ability to enhance life by ensuring appropriate and personalized use of medication and gene therapies.

Distinguished Fellows drive innovation, policy, and work alongside like-minded national leaders to advance evidence, best practices, and ideas to accelerate the transformation to a team-based, person-centered approach to comprehensive medication management.

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Education

University of South Carolina

BS

Pharmacy

1980

University of South Carolina

Ph.D.

Pharmacy Administration

1986

University of South Carolina

MS

Pharmacy Administration

1982

Affiliations

  • American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA)
  • Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP)
  • American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
  • California Pharmacists Association (CPhA)
  • National Academies of Practice (NAP)
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Languages

  • English

Media Appearances

Should Kids Take Ozempic, Wegovy? The Idea Has Some Experts Worried

HealthDay  online

2023-08-30

“Our major concern is the unbalance and inappropriate reductions in calorie or energy intake associated with these weight-loss drugs,” said Dr. Dan Cooper, a professor of pediatrics at UCI School of Medicine. … Co-author Jan Hirsch, [founding] dean of the UCI School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences [and professor of clinical pharmacy], said, … "These drugs administered without proper supervision could cause a minefield of health and emotional problems for children as they age." … “News about GLP-1RA agonists has infiltrated social media outlets …. “ said Dr. Emma Cooper, a resident in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at UCI School of Medicine.

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Pharmacists in Nontraditional Roles Are Not Included in Bureau of Labor Statistics Count of Working Pharmacists

Pharmacy Times  online

2023-02-14

Jan Hirsch, BS, PhD, FNAP, UCI founding dean and professor of clinical pharmacy in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences write, “Collective action among stakeholders is needed to first produce an inclusive count of pharmacists giving accurate visibility to the magnitude of pharmacists in non-traditional roles, and second to re-examine projections for pharmacist jobs using an inclusive view for all positions that value pharmacy training and expertise. These are essential steps to allow an accurate perception of pharmacy as a career path and meaningful workforce planning that ensures the profession will be prepared with an adequately trained workforce to meet health care needs of the future.”

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UC Irvine welcomes inaugural class of pharmacy school with white coat ceremony

Daily Pilot  online

2021-09-24

“It’s not just students but our faculty too,” said Jan Hirsch, founding dean of the school, in a call Thursday.

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Research Focus

Evaluation of an Instrument Assessing Influence of Gout on Health-Related Quality of Life

2008-12-01

The study was conducted to evaluate the reliability and validity of an instrument assessing the influence of gout (acute and chronic) on health-related quality of life (HRQOL).

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Gout disease-specific quality of life and the association with gout characteristics

2010-07-01

Assess the association of gout characteristics with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) using a new gout-specific HRQoL instrument, the Gout Impact Scale (GIS).

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Research Grants

Gout Impact (GI of GAQ2.0) Responsiveness and Minimal Important Difference Evaluation

TAP Pharmaceuticals

2007-05-02

A longitudinal study of gout patients investigating the responsiveness and minimal important difference (MID) of the GAQ2.0 to aid interpretation of results when the instrument is used in clinical trials or clinical practice to monitor change in gout status.

Validation of the Gout Assessment Questionnaire (GAQ) in a non-clinical trial population.

TAP Pharmaceuticals

2004-01-05

The objectives of this study were to further the development of a gout-specific quality of life instrument to enhance its use in clinical practice and to evaluate the psychometric properties of the new Gout Assessment Questionnaire (GAQ2.0) in a large community-based population.

A pilot study of a pharmacist-led Medication Therapy Management Services (MTMS) in Mental Health Clinic

California Department of Healthcare Services

2010-04-08

Challenges and opportunities associated with needs assessment, implementation, and reimbursement of a psychiatric pharmacist medication therapy management (MTM) clinic.

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Articles

Patient request for pharmacist counseling and satisfaction: Automated prescription delivery system vs. regular pick-up counter

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

JD Hirsch, A Oen, S Robertson, N Nguyen, C Daniels

2009
https://media-speakerfile-pre.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/e63a2ee611561a5c7d8d0122405801fe1602693325.pdf

Evaluation of the first year of a pilot program in community pharmacy: HIV/AIDS medication therapy management for Medi-Cal beneficiaries

Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy

JD Hirsch, A Rosenquist, BM Best, TA Miller, TP Gilmer

2009
https://media-speakerfile-pre.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/e63a2ee611561a5c7d8d0122405801fe1602693325.pdf

Evaluation of an Instrument Assessing Gout Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life

Journal of Rheumatology

JD Hirsch, SJ Lee, R Terkeltaub, D Khanna, J Singh, A Sarkin, J Harvey, A Kavanaugh

2008
https://media-speakerfile-pre.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/e63a2ee611561a5c7d8d0122405801fe1602693325.pdf

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