Kay Yamamoto
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice
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About
Overview:
Dr. Yamamoto graduated from Northeastern University in Boston in 2019 where she subsequently completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Cambridge Health Alliance. She came to the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2020 for a PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency. She has since stayed on as the Coordinator of Medication Safety and Quality, Hospital Pharmacy Services at UI Health.
Research Interests:
-Pharmacy administration and leadership
-Medication safety
-Inpatient pharmacy operations
Teaching and Supervision
PDAT 10: Advanced Disease Mgmt (PHAR 41636), 1/12/2026 – 5/1/2026
PDAT 10: Advanced Disease Mgmt (PHAR 41635), 1/12/2026 – 5/1/2026
PDAT 10: Advanced Disease Mgmt (PHAR 41634), 1/12/2026 – 5/1/2026
PDAT 10: Advanced Disease Mgmt (PHAR 41633), 1/12/2026 – 5/1/2026
PDAT 1: Self-Care (PHAR 39176), 1/12/2026 – 5/1/2026
PDAT 1: Self-Care (PHAR 39175), 1/12/2026 – 5/1/2026
PDAT 1: Self-Care (PHAR 39174), 1/12/2026 – 5/1/2026
PDAT 1: Self-Care (PHAR 39172), 1/12/2026 – 5/1/2026
PDAT 4: Immunology/Respiratory (PHAR 504), 8/25/2025 – 12/5/2025
Selected Publications
Shultz, Benjamin, Sawyer, Kathryn, Schriever, Allison, Yamamoto, Kay, Goliak, Kristen, Thambi, Mathew, Mucksavage, Jeffrey. (2026). Identifying Foundational Drug Knowledge in Pharmacy Education Using a Structured Consensus Framework. JACCP JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CLINICAL PHARMACY, 9, (8), e70260. doi:10.1002/jac5.70260.
Shultz, Benjamin, Sawyer, Kathryn, Yamamoto, Kay, Schriever, Allison, Thambi, Mathew, Goliak, Kristen, Mucksavage, Jeffrey. A Consensus Framework for Foundational Drug Knowledge in Pharmacy Education. Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.
Notable Honors
2025, 2025 ICHP New Practitioner Leadership Award, Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists
2024, 2024 ICHP Shining Star Award, Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists
Professional Memberships
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 7/1/2025 - 5/31/2025