His current clinical practice role includes the provision of clinical and consultative services to three safety net community clinics surrounding the university and USC Family Medicine, where he precepts Level IV pharmacy students and postgraduate pharmacy residents. Formerly, Dr. Chen provided administrative and clinical services to Cedars-Sinai Medical Group (CSMG) in Beverly Hills and served as a Faculty-in-Residence at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Chen received his Pharm.D. from USC in 1989. He completed a USC-affiliated residency in Primary Care Pharmacy Practice in 1990 at the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Los Angeles (VAOPCLA). Dr. Chen helped develop the Ambulatory Care and Education Program at Sepulveda VA Medical Center before returning to VAOPCLA, where he served as Clinical and Residency Coordinator from 1994 to 1998. Dr. Chen joined the USC faculty in 1998.