Kassi Bugg
Contact:
kbugg@ucdavis.edu

Titles:
Centralized Clinical Pharmacy Services (CCPS) Supervisor, UC Davis Health

Education:
PharmD., Wilkes University, Wilkes Barre, PA, 2016

Post-graduate Training:
PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Medical Center,  2016-2017

Research Interests:
Medication adherence, prescription renewal screening interventions and outcomes, initiation of clinical pharmacist interventions in new clinical settings

Practice Philosophy:
It is my role as a supervisor to develop and elevate my pharmacy team into confident, high-functioning, and efficient clinicians with strong teamwork and communication skills. I believe all pharmacists should prioritize advocating for excellent patient care while ensuring all medication therapy is optimized and individualized.

Rotations Precepted:

  • Anticoagulation Clinic (PGY1 and PGY2)
  • Prescription Renewal Clinic (PGY1 and PGY2)
  • Ambulatory Care Management (PGY1 and PGY2)

Bio:
Dr. Kassi Bugg graduated with her PharmD from Wilkes University. She went on to complete a PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento.

Following completion of her PGY-1 she accepted a role in the @Goal/PHASE (Preventing Heart Attacks and Strokes Everyday) program at Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento as an Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist. In 2018, Dr. Bugg became Preceptor Subcommittee Chair of the PGY-1 residency at Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento. In 2019, she was promoted to Lead Pharmacist in the @Goal program.  

After 5 years with Kaiser Permanente, Dr. Bugg started with UCDH in April 2021 as the Centralized Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Services (CCPS) supervisor. She is currently supervising the centralized refill pharmacist team and the anticoagulation pharmacists.