Dr. Albert Bach
Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice
Director of Clinical Examinations and Stimulations
Expertise:
Self-Care; Immunizations; Ambulatory Care; Transitions of Care; Community Pharmacy;
Office Location: Rinker Health Science Campus 297J
Email: abach@chapman.edu
- Education:
- California State University, Fullerton, Bachelor of Science
Western University of Health Sciences, Doctor of Pharmacy
Biography
Dr. Bach received his Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from California State
University, Fullerton, and subsequently earned a Doctorate of Pharmacy from Western
University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA. He completed his postgraduate residency
training in Community Pharmacy Practice at the University of Southern California (USC),
where he gained experience by offering clinical pharmacy services in a community pharmacy-based
physician clinic and an independent community pharmacy. During his residency at USC,
Dr. Bach also served as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice for the
USC School of Pharmacy and obtained a teaching certificate.
After completing his residency, Dr. Bach worked as a clinical pharmacist at the Ronald
Reagan UCLA Medical Center (RR-UCLA). At RR-UCLA, his responsibilities included managing
the medication reconciliation process to ensure the accurate communication of patient
medication information and prevent errors during care transitions.
Currently, Dr. Bach is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Chapman University’s
School of Pharmacy (CUSP), where he coordinates and teaches courses in non-sterile
compounding, self-care, travel medicine, and ambulatory care rotations. His research
focuses on implementation sciences within the community pharmacy and ambulatory care
setting, particularly methods that promote the systematic integration of research,
practice, and policy into routine healthcare delivery to enhance overall health outcomes.
He practices ambulatory care with the Providence Medical Foundation – St. Joseph Heritage
Health System, collaborating with primary care physicians to manage chronic disease
states. Additionally, he works at a community pharmacy in Newport Beach, providing
immunization, travel health, and medication therapy management services.
His research interests are in the areas of outcomes from community and ambulatory pharmacist services, effective patient care and business management models, and the implementation and evaluation of clinical pharmacy services in a community and ambulatory setting.
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Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications
- Bach, AT. Fungal Skin Infections. In: Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs Quick Reference, Mospan C, Wilhelm, M. (Eds), American Pharmacists Association. 2019.
- Bach, AT. Insomnia. In: Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs Quick Reference, Mospan C, Wilhelm, M. (Eds), American Pharmacists Association. 2019.
- Bach, AT. Appendix 3: FDA Pregnancy Risk Categories. In: Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs Quick Reference, Mospan C, Wilhelm, M. (Eds), American Pharmacists Association. 2019.