She is a proud Pitt alumna who obtained her Doctorate in Pharmacy at the University of Pittsburgh with an area of concentration in global health. She went on to complete a primary care residency at the LifeLong federally qualified health care center in Oakland, CA through Touro University and obtained her teaching certificate. She then moved into academia and taught practical and case-based courses at the University of Pacific Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and precepted at the student-run Clincia Tepati in Sacramento, CA.
She rejoins Pitt excited to work with students, patients and faculty to close health disparity gaps in underserved communities locally, nationally and globally. She is a co-director of the Area of Concentration in Global Health at the School of Pharmacy and is a site coordinator of the PGY2 in Global Health at the Birmingham Clinic
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Education & Training
Global Health
2020 ACCP Virtual Research Symposium Ambulatory Care PRN Second Place
2020 AACP Walmart Scholars Program Recipient
2017-2018 Pittsburgh Albert Schweitzer Fellow
Galal S, Vyas D, Mayberry J, Caringal C, Bui V, Rogan E, Ndungu M. Training pharmacy students to deliver bad news using the SPIKEs model. Currents. 2023; ISSN 1877-1297. doi:10.1016/j.cptl.2023.03.008.
Galal S, Vyas D, Ndungu M, Wu G, Webber M. Assessing Learner Engagement and the Impact on Academic Performance within a Virtual Learning Environment. Pharmacy. 2023; 11(1):36.
doi/10.3390/pharmacy11010036
Jonkman L, Ndungu M, Connor S, Sharma V, Pattabiramam R, Zaver A, Meyer M. A Qualitative Assessment of Diabetes Care Access and Disease Management in Central America. Res in Social Adm Pharm. 2020;16(11):1542-1549. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.07.020.
2022: Medical Disparities in the Black Community; Center for Identity and Inclusion, University of the Pacific
2022: CE: Art and Therapeutics: Building Empathy in the Classroom; National Pharmaceutical Association Convention, Atlanta, GA; 2022 MyDispense Symposium in Prato, Italy
2021: CE: The Pan in Pandemic: A Global View on COVID-19; California Society of Health System Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA
2021: CE: J.E.D.I 101: A Primer on Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; California Society of Health System Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA
2020 UOP: Diabetes Essentials Certificate Program
2020 CE: Global Health Advancements: Ervebo, the Ebola Zaire Vaccine
