Dr. Kathleen Hill-Besinque
Assistant Dean of Experiential Education
- Education:
- California State University, Long Beach, Bachelor of Science
University of Southern California, Master of Science
University of Southern California, Doctor of Pharmacy
Biography
In addition to the degrees listed in the Education section above, Dr. Besinque holds the following credentials: Advanced Practice Pharmacist, FASHP,
After completion of her residency, she began teaching at the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy. While at the University of Southern California, she held various positions including: as coordinator the clinical therapeutics courses, preceptor for acute care and for psychiatry, Director of Professional Experience Program, and Assistant Dean for Curriculum and Assessment. She served on numerous committees including the curriculum committee, residency council, scholarship standards committee, executive committee, non-tenure track committee of the academic senate and the interprofessional education committee. She also provided clinical pharmacy services at Kenneth Norris Cancer Hospital, LAC-USC County Medical Center and the USC University Medical Center (now Keck). While teaching at USC she completed a graduate program in higher and post-secondary education at University of Southern California Division of Medical Education. In addition to teaching within the School of Pharmacy, she taught courses in the Academic Medicine graduate program
Dr. Besinque holds leadership positions in numerous professional organizations. She is currently the Immediate past-president of SCSHP. Previously, Dr. Besinque served as the President of the California Pharmacists Association, on the Board of Directors for ARHP, Chair of the House of Delegates and member of the BOD for CSHP, President of SCCP and as a
Dr. Besinque has presented papers at numerous pharmacy and educational conferences around the world. She lectures and writes extensively on the topic of contraception, emergency contraception, faculty development and preceptor training, and women’s healthcare programs. She is also a reviewer for several journals on the topics of pharmacy/medical education and women’s health.
Research Interests:
Dr. Besinque’s research interests include women’s health care issues with a focus on access to contraceptive care, educational strategies to improve learning for pharmacy students and faculty/preceptors in the clinical setting. The goal of her research is to bring a better understanding of the value and the contribution of pharmacists to the women’s healthcare services.
Publications:
Karen Whalen, Daniel S. Aistrope, Jason Ausili, Kathleen H. Besinque, Elizabeth A. Cardello,
Philip M. Hritcko,f George E. MacKinnon, III, Eric Maroyka, Elizabeth Sutton Burke, I. Shane Trent, Lynette R. Bradley-Baker; The Report of the 2016-2017 Professional Affairs Standing Committee: Formally bracing and Engaging Preceptors in the Academy — The Time Has Come; AJPE 2017; 81 (9)
Ignoffo R, Chan L, Knapp K, Chan E, Ip E, Bandy J, Besinque K, Colbert J, Duby JJ, Galanto JS, Gloudeman M, Havard P, Lackey G, Lozano E, Scott J, Stewart TL. Efficient and effective precepting of
Monroe, Kristine, Stanczyk
Levi A, Burdette L, Hill-Besinque K, Murphy PA. The interprofessional sexual and reproductive health
Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications
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Hill-Besinque,K; Munjy, L.; Bethishou, L.; Beutler.; Taheri, R.; Brown, A.; Won, K.;A longitudinal curriculum to develop empathy in doctor of pharmacy students; FIP 2023 Brisbane, Australia. September 2023.
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Munjy, L.; Hill-Besinque, K; , Bethishou, L.; Beutler, R.; Taheri, R.; Brown, A.; Won, K.; A longitudinal curriculum to develop empathy in doctor of pharmacy students; AACP Annual Meeting; Auroa, Colorado; July 2023
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Alele, P.E., Kiptoo, J. & Hill-Besinque, K. Postgraduate medical trainees at a Ugandan university perceive their clinical learning environment positively but differentially despite challenging circumstances: a cross-sectional study. BMC Med Educ 23, 965 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04933-7
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Kristin K. Janke, Kritsy-Ann Thornby, Kristy Brittain, Mariann Churchwell, Kathleen Hill-Besinque, Sharon K. Park and Helen Smith; Embarking as Captain of the Ship for the Curriculum Committee;American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2022; 86 (4) Article 8692.
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Munjy, Luma; Besinque, Kathleen; Bethishou, Laressa; Beuttler, Richard; Enhancing student learning in the affective domain within the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum; Presented at the Innovations in Medical Education conference, February 2020; Pasadena, California.https://sites.usc.edu/ime-conference/past-proceedings/
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Jennifer J. Virro, Kathleen Besinque, Christiane E. Carney, Danielle Gross, Brian Bernick, Sebastian Mirkin; Long-Lasting, Patient-Controlled, Procedure-Free Contraception: A Review of Annovera with a Pharmacist Perspective August 2020Pharmacy 8(3):156 DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy8030156
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Jennifer Danielson, Kathleen Hill Besinque, Cheryl Clarke, Deb Copeland, Denise M. Klinker, Lena Maynor, Kate Newman, Nancy Ordonez, See-Won Seo, James Scott, Toyin Tofade, and Cathy L. Worrall; Essential Elements for Core Required Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences; American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education; 2019; 83 (4) Article 6865.
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Robert Ignoffo, Lucinda Chan, Katherine Knapp, Emily Chan, Eric Ip, Jason Bandy, Kathleen Besinque, James Colbert, Jeremiah J. Duby, Joseph S. Galanto, Mark Gloudeman, Patty Havard, Grant Lackey, Eric Lozano, James Scott and Tania L. Stewart; Efficient and effective precepting of pharmacy students in acute and ambulatory care rotations: A Delphi expert panel study American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy August 2017, ajhp170181; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2146/ajhp170181
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Karen Whalen, Daniel S. Aistrope, Jason Ausili, Kathleen H. Besinque, Elizabeth A. Cardello, Philip M. Hritcko,f George E. MacKinnon, III, Eric Maroyka, Elizabeth Sutton Burke, I. Shane Trent, Lynette R. Bradley-Baker; The Report of the 2016-2017 Professional Affairs Standing Committee: Formally Embracing and Engaging Preceptors in the Academy — The Time Has Come; AJPE 2017; 81 (9)