Suzanne Galal

At Pacific Since: 2009

Suzanne Galal, PharmD was born in Syracuse, New York. She lived in Wisconsin for 10 years and in Naperville, Illinois for two years before moving to Boston, Massachusetts to attend Northeastern University. She earned her doctorate of pharmacy from Northeastern University in 2008. She then completed a post graduate residency training program with an emphasis in education at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Her residency program also included training at a managed care facility at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates and ambulatory care at the VA in Boston.

Dr. Galal joined the Pacific family in 2009 as the Practicum Course Coordinator. She currently is the coordinator of Practicum 1 and a facilitator in Practicum 3. She also teaches the diabetes module in the therapeutics course as well as an elective course preparing students in obtaining post-graduate training in a residency/fellowship. Dr. Galal is continually motivated by her students. She enjoys the supportive and friendly community of Pacific and the beautiful campus.

Her research agenda arose from her experience in the classroom, where she examines the science of teaching learning. One area of research is on the development of Social and Emotional Competence (SEC) in her students through the use of mock patient counseling sessions and using standardized patients. She is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy where she serves on special interest group committees and presents her research at their national meeting each year.

Dr. Galal's father is from Egypt and her mother is from Georgia and has one older brother. Dr. Galal enjoys live music and is learning how to play the electric bass. Dr. Galal also enjoys traveling. Her travels have taken her to Egypt, Turkey, Italy, Greece, Cambodia and Peru.