The mission of the Student Success Team is to support and empower each learner in their journey towards professional and personal wellbeing. To accomplish this objective, team members provide holistic, personalized guidance to students, referring to UW and community resources as needed.
> Current PharmD Students: See the Student Success Team page in Canvas (requires UW NetID login) for information about how to access advising, coaching, and counseling support.
> Prospective PharmD Students: contact our Admissions and Recruitment Team at uwpharmd@uw.edu.
Advising
Academic Coaching
Dr. Yvonne Lin
Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor
Dr. Rachel Firebaugh
Clinical Assistant Professor & Department Academic Support Coach
Academic coaches work with students to navigate common topics like…
- Time Management
- Procrastination
- Motivation
- Exam preparation & anxiety
- Writing
- Reading & note-taking strategies
- Communicating effectively with advisors/mentors
Mental Health Counselor
Emma Buchanan
Health Sciences Liaison and Counselor
Serves all SOP students
Emma is a Licensed Clinical Social Work from the Counseling Center serving the School of Pharmacy and Foster School of Business. She has experience providing counseling in community mental health and inpatient care.
Depending on your specific needs, Emma can work with you to build on your strengths and accomplish your goals. This may include:
- Finding ways to manage academic, career, and/or relationship stressors
- Understanding your values
- Increasing and developing skills around emotion regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, and/or processing difficult experiences
- Building practices of awareness and advocacy
Emma’s services are free and completely confidential. You can connect with her at a Let’s Talk virtual event if you would like to learn more about counseling, want to get connected to services, or if you have any other questions.
Experiential Education Team
Dr. Rachel Allen, Assistant Dean for Professional Affairs & Practice and Associate Teaching Professor
Noah Fredstrom, Program Manager of Experiential Education Operations
Emily Jensen, Program Manager of Experiential Education Operations
Emily Schump, Program Manager of Experiential Education Outreach