Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Email:
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Office Phone: 916-631-8108 ext. 243
Office Fax: 916-631-8127
EDUCATION:
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
Pasadena, California
Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering
Whitman College
Walla Walla, Washington
Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
San Francisco, California
Doctor of Pharmacy
POSTDOCTORAL:
Kaiser Permanente, Diablo Service Area
Walnut Creek, California
Pharmacy Practice Residency
LICENSES and CERTIFICATIONS:
California Registered Pharmacist, License No. RPH 61775
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certified by the American Heart Association
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certified by the American Heart Association
Emergency Contraception certified by Pharmacy Access Partnership
Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery certified by ASHP
AWARDS:
Bowl of Hygeia, Nominee. 2008
UCSF Pharmacy Project Award, “Office Use of Epoetin-alfa: A Pharmacist-initiated Physician Scorecard Intervention Evaluating Safety and Monitoring.” 2008
UC Regents Scholar. 2006-2008
The Long Award for Excellence in Teaching. 2006, 2007
UCSF Dean’s Apple Teaching Award. 2005, 2006
UCSF Frank M. Goyan Award. 2005
BIOGRAPHY:
Dr. Ofstad is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences at the California Northstate College of Pharmacy (CNCP). He attended both Whitman College and Caltech as part of his undergraduate training, earning bachelor degrees in chemistry and chemical engineering, with emphases in mathematics and physics. Dr. Ofstad was involved in the field of information technology and encryption prior to transitioning to UCSF and Pharm.D. in 2004.
Whether in the classroom, at the bedside or in the clinic, Dr. Ofstad has been involved in teaching, tutoring, and precepting throughout his career. His passion for teaching and education has been formally recognized by his students and peers with numerous honors and awards. A motivating factor in his decision to join CNCP was Dean Hawkins’ decision to adapt the highly effective teaching strategy, team based learning (TBL), to the Pharm.D. curriculum.
Outside of the classroom and clinic, his current research interests involve the primary care topics of hyperlipemia, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Recent CE presentations by Dr. Ofstad include “Emerging Antiplatelets and Updates in Acute Coronary Syndrome Therapy” and “Evaluation of Type II Diabetic Dyslipidemia and Hyperglycemia Following Pioglitazone Versus NPH Insulin.”
