Dr. Yasi Mojab, MSPS, PharmD, PhD
A clinical pharmacist, AI researcher, and curriculum strategist who has spent a career at the intersection of patient care, pharmacy education, and emerging technology — and built PharmaXR so schools no longer have to choose between rigor and innovation.
A practitioner who became an architect of education.
Dr. Yasi Mojab is an interdisciplinary clinician–scientist, educator, and digital health innovator whose work integrates artificial intelligence, extended reality, Virtual Reality Therapeutics, and digital health technologies into pharmacy education, healthcare delivery, and workforce development.
She is the founder of USC Mann's Digital Reality & AI Lab (DRAI Lab) — established with support from the Dean and Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs — where she leads the design, implementation, and evaluation of immersive learning environments and AI-enabled training programs for PharmD and graduate students. She developed the conceptual framework positioning the PharmD as a Digital Care Integrator and co-coordinated USC's first Digital Health & AI course.
Her research evaluates the safety, accuracy, and clinical appropriateness of generative AI in medication counseling, and the relationship between XR-based simulation and OSCE performance — with scalable implementation strategies aligned to ACPE 2025 standards. She practices as a clinical pharmacist in behavioral health and community-based care, and previously delivered telehealth medication management through the USC Virtual Pharmacist Care Center.
She served as Program Coordinator for the award-winning USC International Summer Program, contributes to California state-level AI policy and governance discussions, and reviews for MDPI in digital health, AI, and medical education. Internationally, she presents at FIP World Congress, AACP, and Innovations in Medical Education.
The path to PharmaXR
Awards, scholarship, and professional standing
Awards & Recognition
- Dean's Fellowship, USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy (2023–2025)
- Terri Weissman Endowed Scholarship, USC Mann (2022–2023)
- Best Representation of STEM, Science as Art Contest, California Lutheran University
- John Stauffer Research Fellow, California Lutheran University
Publications
- Seven peer-reviewed publications in JMIR, AJPE, Pharmacy, and Pharmacy Education
- Four Protein Data Bank structural entries
- Peer reviewer for MDPI — digital health, AI, and medical education
Presentations
- Over 33 poster presentations, including FIP World Congress (Cape Town, Copenhagen, Montreal)
- 28 invited lectures on AI, digital therapeutics, and digital health in pharmacy
- Innovations in Medical Education and AACP national meetings
Innovation & IP
- Pharmacy Buddy: AI-powered digital health companion (USC Stevens Invention ID D2026-117)
- AI-generated patient counseling and pediatric education media
- Foundational framework for USC Mann's Digital Reality & AI (DRAI) Certificate
Professional Memberships
- VR/AR Association (2024–present)
- International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) (2023–present)
- California Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP) (2022–present)
Selected scholarship
Published and in-review work on generative AI, digital health-driven medical devices, and international pharmacy education.
Mojab Y, Rizzo A, Pacifici EH, Rao G, Graham TF, Chen SW. Reliability and Safety of Medication Counseling through Generative Artificial Intelligence.
Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) — Manuscript Submitted
Mojab Y, Khudari AZ, Graham TF, Pacifici EH, Nokes L, Haworth IS, Kim R. Integrated Project-Based Teaching of Multiple Pharmacy Disciplines in an International Summer Program.
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education (AJPE) — April 2026
View publication →Mojab Y, Pacifici EH, Graham TF, Kim RE, Chen SW. Integration of Teaching of Digital Health-Driven Medical Devices in Pharmacy Education.
Pharmacy — March 2025
View publication →Mojab Y, Zolfaghari A, Kim RE, Graham TF, Haworth IS. Mentorship and Leadership for PharmD Students in an International Undergraduate Program.
New Directions for Teaching and Learning — November 2022
View publication →Kim RE, Morningstar-Kywi N, Romero RM, Chan KM, Gabrielyan L, Mojab Y, Parikh SS, Nokes L, Graham TF, Haworth IS. An Online International Pharmacy Summer Course During the COVID-19 Crisis.
Pharmacy Education — July 2020
View publication →Hoffmann KM, Goncuian E, Karimi K, Amendola C, Mojab Y, Wood K, Prussia G, Nix J, Yamamoto M, Lathan K, Orion I. Cofactor Complexes of DesD, a Model Enzyme in the Virulence-related NIS Synthetase Family.
Biochemistry — September 2020
View publication →Hoffmann KM, Mojab Y. Structural Studies of the Iterative Enzyme DesD: Cooperativity, Substrate Variability and Conformational Changes.
FASEB Journal — April 2018
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Invite Dr. Mojab to your campus or conference
Keynotes, faculty development sessions, and executive briefings on AI, digital health, XR simulation, and the future of pharmacy education.
The Future Pharmacist: What AI, Digital Health, and XR Demand of Our Curricula
From Anxiety to Design: Teaching and Assessing in the Age of Generative AI
The Dean's Playbook for Institutional AI Strategy and National Visibility
Bring PharmaXR into your next strategy conversation
Whether it begins with a keynote, a faculty workshop, or a full institutional audit, the first conversation is always free.