Irene Chan, PharmD Food and Drug Administration

CDR Irene Z. Chan received a B.S. in Pharmacy and Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Rutgers University. Upon graduation from pharmacy school, she was called to active duty by the U.S. Public Health Service and completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency. After completing her residency, she worked with the Indian Health Service (IHS) for over five years in both Gallup, NM and Santa Fe, NM. During her time with IHS, her responsibilities included chairing a multidisciplinary medication safety task force, serving as Supervisor of Inpatient Pharmacy Services, and serving as the pharmacy Residency Program Director. While stationed in New Mexico, CDR Chan also worked closely with the New Mexico Pharmacists Association (NMPhA), serving in various leadership positions within the state association. In 2009, CDR Chan transferred to the Food and Drug Administration where she currently serves as an Associate Director in the Division of Medication Error Prevention and Analysis (DMEPA), responsible for leveraging her knowledge of regulatory science, human factors, and risk management to provide oversight of safety recommendations regarding drug nomenclature, labels, labeling, packaging, and product design.