Kimberly Hoffmann
At Pacific Since: 2002
Kimberly A. Hoffmann ’89, PharmD, APh, BCPP, BCGP earned her doctor of pharmacy from University of the Pacific. Dr. Hoffmann is an Advanced Practice Pharmacist and a board-certified specialist in both psychiatric and geriatric pharmacy. Dr. Hoffmann is an Advanced Practice Pharmacist and a board-certified specialist in both psychiatric and geriatric pharmacy. She serves as a clinical psychiatric pharmacy specialist for Kern County while also precepting students. Dedicated to education, she strives to help her students recognize the critical role of pharmacy in mental health care and across all health care disciplines.
Dr. Hoffmann embraces Pacific’s commitment to a student-centered education, valuing the opportunity to focus on her students’ individual interests and support them in achieving their goals.
Dr. Hoffmann is actively involved in many professional organizations on the national, state and local level. She is a member of the Kern County chapter of the California Pharmacists Association, the Golden Empire chapter of the California Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists and the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists.
PharmD, University of the Pacific, 1989
Teaching Philosophy
“I hope that I serve as role model for my students. I work alongside them in discovering their interests and goals. I hope to encourage them to become confident, knowledgeable professionals who care for their patients. I challenge my students to think individually and to become the best pharmacists possible.”
Courses
PHRM 175 — APPE Capstone I
PHRM 176 — APPE Capstone II
PHRM 184 — Electives in Psychiatry and Geriatric Medicine
Research Interests
- Psychiatry
- Substance misuse
- Geriatric syndromes including dementia
