The Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy recently published an editorial in 2023 asking the question, “Is the “clinical pharmacist” designation still relevant?”

Podcast Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts,  interviews the author of this article, Dave L. Dixon PharmD, FCCP, Professor & Chair, Dept. of Pharmacotherapy & Outcomes Science (DPOS) at VCU on this episode of the Quality Corner Show.

The origins of “Clinical Pharmacist” are discussed, as well as what it actually means to pharmacists and the general public. The merits of the title are also weighed and the requirements of clinical pharmacists are reviewed. Listen to episode 14 of season 4 “Aren’t All Pharmacists Clinical?” using the embedded media player below.

To read the article, visit the JACCP. Is the “clinical pharmacist” designation still relevant?

Dave Dixon, PharmD, FACC, FAHA, FCCP, FNLA, BCACP, CDCES, CLS
Nancy L. and Ronald H. McFarlane Professor of Pharmacy
Chair, Department of Pharmacotherapy & Outcomes Science VCU School of Pharmacy