Dr. Nora Y. Yang was born in Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar). She is a pharmacist with more than 26 years of pharmacy experience, of which she spent the past 14 years in various management roles. Dr. Yang has worked in several pharmacies, clinics, and hospitals throughout California. She started as a clinical pharmacist, then transitioned to a supervisor, and now function as the Associate Chief Outpatient Pharmacy at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital.

Dr. Yang was responsible for the outpatient pharmacy operation of approximately 30,000 veterans at the hospital where she worked. Her key responsibilities include managing, procuring, preparing, dispensing, and educating dispensed medications. In addition, she worked collaboratively with various providers to optimize pharmacotherapy management for the veterans that she served. She also precepts and mentors pharmacy residents and students throughout the year.

At her present position as an Associate Chief, Dr. Yang brings a wealth of management experiences in budgeting, writing, and enforcing policies, in addition to recruitment and retention of key staff.

Dr. Yang graduated from the University of Pacific, School of Pharmacy, where she received her Doctor of Pharmacy Degree. She is a devoted wife and a mother of three children.