Dr. Sheri Tokumaru

Dr. Sheri Tokumaru received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Michigan and then completed a pharmacy practice residency at the University of California at San Francisco where she solidified her interest in critical care. She subsequently completed a specialized pharmacy residency in critical care at the University of Kentucky.

After her training, Dr. Tokumaru worked as a clinical pharmacist at Cedars-Sinai and at the University of California San Diego Medical Center in various intensive care units. She most recently taught at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy where she precepted and mentored both students and pharmacy residents in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit and the Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit.

Her current practice site is in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit at The Queen’s Medical Center on Oʻahu. Dr. Tokumaru is the Director of Interprofessional Education and Development where she designs interprofessional curriculum for pharmacy students to work with other health sciences students. She lectures in the areas of infectious diseases, critical care, cardiology, and stroke and enjoys teaching in both the didactic and clinical setting.

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy - University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, Ann Arbor
• Pharmacy Practice Residency - University of California, San Francisco
• Critical Care Residency - University of Kentucky

Honors

• Mary Hanna Memorial Journalism Award, American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, 2006
• Pharm.D. of the Year awarded by Medical Housestaff 2005-2006
• The Extra Mile Award, University of Kentucky Residency Award 2001