Leadership and Current Residents
Our Leaders
Tracey Okabe-Yamamura, Pharm.D., FCSHP
Clinical Pharmacy Manager and Residency Program Director
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
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Dr. Okabe-Yamamura completed her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at the University of California, San Francisco immediately followed by a Clinical Pharmacy Residency at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center. She joined Dignity Health (formerly Catholic Healthcare West) in 1989 and developed the clinical pharmacy program. She is an active member of numerous facility, regional, and enterprise committees including Infection Control/Pharmacy & Therapeutics, IRB, and multiple medical staff committees. Dr. Okabe-Yamamura holds adjunct professor status at the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and California Northstate University College of Pharmacy. She has been a past chair and committee member for the CSHP Public Relations Committee. Currently she serves as Board Member for the CSHP-Sacramento Valley (CSHP-SV)Chapter, and is a member of the CSHP Education and Research Foundation Board. She is also member of the CSHP Membership Recognition Committee and Planning Committee for Seminar 19 and Seminar 20. She was recognized as a fellow of CSHP in 2016 and as Pharmacist of the Year for CSHP-SV for 2017.
Elizabeth (Liz) Pilorin, Pharm.D.
Clinical Pharmacy Manager and Residency Deputy Director
Mercy General Hospital
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Dr. Pilorin completed her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy at the University of the Pacific in 2008. She has been with Dignity Health (formerly Catholic Healthcare West) since 2006, first as a pharmacy intern at Mercy General Hospital, transferred to St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Stockton and completed a PGY1 residency in 2009, and then transferred back to Mercy General Hospital. From 2009-2018, she worked as a clinical pharmacist at Mercy General Hospital and assisting in the implementation of many new clinical pharmacy services. In 2018 Dr. Pilorin became the Clinical Pharmacy Manager and is a current member of many hospital, regional and system committees including Pharmacy & Therapeutics, Medication Safety, Antimicrobial Stewardship and Diabetes Committees. Outside of pharmacy, she enjoys spending time with her husband and four young children, running and traveling.
Current Residents
Nemrah Amir:
Dr. Amir was born and raised in Sacramento, California. She completed her Doctor of Pharmacy Degree at California Northstate University College of Pharmacy in 2023. Her professional interests include critical care, trauma, cardiology, and infectious disease. Outside of pharmacy, she enjoys hiking, traveling to different cities, trying new foods, and watching movies.
Trang (Betty) Nguyen:
Dr. Nguyen was born in Vietnam and came to the United States when she was 20. She completed her Doctor of Pharmacy Degree at the University of the Pacific in 2023. Her professional interests includes emergency medicine, infectious disease, cardiology, and pediatrics. Outside of pharmacy, she enjoys doing Zumba, jogging, cooking with her mom, and learning another language. She also has a small business in Vietnam.