Darryl Inaba Appointed to President at Haight Ashbury Free Clinics, Inc.SAN FRANCISCO -- Dr. Darryl Inaba has been appointed to President at the Haight Ashbury Free Clinics The Haight Ashbury Free Clinics, Inc. are a free health care service provider serving more than 34,000 people in Northern California. The Clinics were established in Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, California during the counterculture of the 1960s. , Inc. Clinic founder Dr. David Smith will assume the duties of Vice President and continue his role as Medical Director and Chairman of the Medical Quality Assurance Committee. In this new position, Dr. Inaba will focus on external affairs and fundraising. A preeminent expert in addiction and pharmacology, Dr. Inaba has worked at the Clinics since they opened in 1967. He served as Director of its substance abuse treatments activities for more than 30 years. Dr. Inaba served as the CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. for the past 3 years. Dr. Inaba has written the definitive book on drugs and addiction: "Uppers, Downers, All Arounders." He is the author of hundreds of technical and scientific articles, and several dozen award-winning films and videos. A government advisor and popular speaker, Dr. Inaba has served on numerous boards and commissions and has earned more than 50 individual commendations, awards and honors. After completing undergraduate work at California State University, Fresno The campus sits at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the San Joaquin Valley. Fresno County is the sixth largest metropolitan area in California. The university is within an hour's drive of many mountain and lake resorts and within a three- or four-hour drive of both Los , Dr. Inaba earned a Doctor of Pharmacy America Canada In Canada the Pharm. D. programme is offered in both English and French. It has been available from the University of British Columbia since 1991 and at the University of Toronto, both offering it as a post-graduate degree. degree at the University of California, San Francisco . Dr. Inaba retains the position of associate clinic professor at University of California, San Francisco Medical Center since 1971 and has served as special consultant and instructor at the University of Utah The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU), located in Salt Lake City, is the flagship public research university in the state of Utah, and one of 10 institutions that make up the Utah System of Higher Education. School on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse since 1983. The mission of the Haight Ashbury Free Clinics, Inc. is to increase access to health care for all and improve the health and well-being of our clients. More than 65,000 individuals and their loved ones depend on the Clinics every year to provide free, high-quality, demystified and comprehensive health care that is culturally sensitive, nonjudgmental and accessible to all in need. |
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