Melissa A. Chase, PharmD, AAHIVP, is chief of pharmacy service at VA Central California Health Care System, Fresno, California. After graduating from The University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, Melissa began her pharmacy
career by completing a General Pharmacy Practice Residency at Washoe Medical Center in Reno, Nevada, in 1999. She began her VA career in May 2000 as an inpatient staff pharmacist. In that capacity, Melissa provided direct veteran care as an HIV clinical pharmacy specialist. She then spent four years as the clinical coordinator for pharmacy services. Melissa is an adjunct professor for the University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy and has served as secretary and continuing education coordinator for the Sierra Society of Health-System Pharmacists.