Kenneth H. Schell

Vice Chair

Kenneth H Schell is a California-based pharmacist with more than 30 years’ experience in clinical pharmacology and pharmaceutical science, including overseeing pharmacy operations in pediatric and adult hospitals, medical groups, home infusion, hospice and mail order organizations. He is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Skaggs UCSD School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences where he teaches Pharmacy Law and Ethics.

Ken is an expert in multiple areas of hospital pharmacy. He has successfully overseen the installation of the EPIC electronic medical record system at the Rady Children’s Hospital in 2011 and facilitated the construction and move of the Sharp Grossmont Hospital Pharmacy in 2016 which included the construction of a State of the Art sterile compounding clean room that complies with USP 797 standard.

Ken also serves on the Sharp Healthcare Institutional Review Board. Appointed soon after he joined Sharp Healthcare, he has reviewed and participated in recommendations to numerous investigational studies ensuring the conform with Federal Safety and Ethical standards.

In addition to his clinical and operational health-system pharmacy expertise, Ken has extensive board and leadership involvement in Industry Organizations, including serving as president of the California State Board of Pharmacy and on the Board of Directors of the California Society of Health System Pharmacists as well as being appointed to the CSHP Blue Ribbon Committee on Bylaws review.

Ken also served extensively in Regulatory Compliance and Privacy roles having worked as a Compliance Manager at Kaiser Permanente’s National Compliance Office and as Vice President/Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer at Prescription Solutions (now Optum Rx)

Ken has been recognized by his colleagues and academic institutions have been selected to be a recipient of UC San Francisco School of Pharmacy’s 150 year anniversary Alumni Excellence award and was selected as Pharmacist of the Year by the California Society of Health-system Pharmacists. Additionally, Ken was recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Health-system Pharmacists in 2000 and a Fellow of the California Society of Health-system Pharmacists in 1993.

Ken has made over a 100 presentations both formal and informal to community groups, pre- and post graduate institution groups and professional groups. He has also been selected as a keynote speaker to several Pharmacy Institutions.

Ken holds a Doctorate in Pharmacy from the University of California, San Francisco and has earned his Certification in Privacy Practice from the International Association of Privacy Practitioners.