Background
Baron, Melvin Farrell was born on July 29, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Leo Ben and Sadie (Bauchman) Baron.
Baron, Melvin Farrell was born on July 29, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Leo Ben and Sadie (Bauchman) Baron.
Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, 1957; Master of Public Administration, University of Southern California, 1973.
President Shield Health Care Centers, Van Nuys, California, 1957-1983. Director externship program University Southern California, Los Angeles, since 1991. Vice president Shield Health Care Centers, Inc.
(C.R. Bard, Inc. subsidiary), 1983-1986. President Merit College, 1988-1992, PharmaCom., Los Angeles, since 1990. Associate professor clinical pharmacy University Southern California, since 1991, assistant dean pharmaceutical care programs, 1995—1997, director Doctor of Pharmacy/Master of Business Administration program, assistant dean programmatic advancement, since 1998.
Principal New Horizon Pharmacy Consultant. Adjunct assistan professor University without Walls, Shaw University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1973. Project director Haynes Foundation Drug Research Center, University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1973.
Associate director California Alcoholism Foundation, 1973—1975. Adjunct assistant professor clinical pharmacy School Pharmacy, University Southern California, 1981—1991. Consultant Topanga Terrace Convalescent Hospital, 1970—1980, California Labor Management Plan of alcoholism programs and coordinators, 1974, Office of Alcoholism, State of California, National In-Home Health Service, 1975, Continuity of Life Team, 1975, Triad Medical, Longs Drug Stores, HealthTek, others.
Visiting professor Tokyo College Pharmacy, 1994, Sandoz Pharmaceutical Company, 1995, Clin Oscar Romero, 2000. Lecturer Meijo University, Nagoya University, Japan, 1994. Presenter National Pharmacy Director Conference, 1995.
Consultant, member science advisory board Leiner Health Products, since 1998. Consultant Prime Care Pharmacy, since 1998, Jackson Memorial Hospital, 1998, New Horizon Pharmacy, Avalon Hospital, Queenscare Family Clinics. Consultant, member advisory board Medpin, 2001.
Chair nominating committee CPHA, 1998. Co-developer Trends in Healthcare Services. Presenter in field.
Chairman Friends of Operation Bootstrap, 1967-1977. Service chairman training coordinator American Cancer Society, San Fernando Valley, California, 1980. Member advisory board Los Angeles Visiting Nurse Association, 1982.
Board directors president QSAD, 1987-1988. President board Everywoman's Village, 1988-1989. Board directors Life Services, 1988-1994.
President board counselors, University Southern California, 1988-1992, co-chairman good neighborhood campaign School Pharmacy, 1998. Member California Board Pharmacy Committee on Student/Preceptor Manual, 1991-1992. Fellow American College Apothecaries, California Pharmacist Association (chair education committee, named Pharmacist of Year, Ca.
State Legislation Resolution,, 2007-2008). Member American Pharmacist Association (Foundation Pinnacle award, University of Southern California Community Pharmacy Group, 2007), American Society Health Systems Pharmacists (Best Practices award, University of Southern California Community Pharmacy Group, 2008), American Society Public Administration, American Association Colleges of Pharmacy (speaker annual meeting 2000), Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Lambda Sigma (honorary, faculty advisor), Rho Chi.
Married Lorraine Ross, December 20, 1953. Children: Lynn Baron Friedman, Ross David.