Team

Paul Fina is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and the Director for Assessment at Chicago State University College of Health Sciences and Pharmacy.  Dr. Fina earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular Cellular Biology and Chemistry from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign and his Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from the Ohio State University College of Pharmacy.  After graduation, he completed a Community Pharmacy Residency with Jewel-Osco and Midwestern University College of Pharmacy in Downers Grove, IL.  He worked for Jewel-Osco Pharmacy for several years before pursuing additional training by completing a second year residency in Medication Use Safety at the Pharmacy Benefits Management Veterans Affairs Center for Medication Safety.  Dr. Fina’s areas of interest and research include adverse drug event reporting, healthcare economics, healthcare equity, patient safety, patient outcomes, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Dr. Fina teaches in several classes in the curriculum but his focus is in social and administrative sciences.  These include literature evaluation and evidence based medicine, pharmacoeconomics, medication use safety, and pharmacy practice management.  His administrative responsibilities as the Director for Assessment and Academic Affairs focus on curriculum quality assurance and making data driven decisions to support student learning.