Stephen Davis, a manager with Texas Children’s Pharmacy Department, was recently honored by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) New Practitioners Forum as one of six recipients of a distinguished service award.
The awards were presented at a reception during ASHP’s 52nd mid-year clinical meeting and exhibition in Orlando, Florida. The ASHP Pharmacy Practice Sections and New Practitioners Forum Distinguished Service Award recognizes a member whose volunteer activities have supported their mission and helped advance the profession.
For the past 75 years, ASHP has made efforts to improve medication use and enhance patient safety. The organization has more than 44,000 members including pharmacists, student pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians. ASHP represents pharmacists who serve as patient care providers in acute and ambulatory settings.
Davis is the residency program director for the Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency at Texas Children’s. This program offers residency slots to students, residents, and pharmacists, to help them develop their clinical and leadership skills.
He is a former chair of the ASHP New Practitioners Leadership and Career Development Advisory Group, a faculty member for the ASHP manager’s boot camp, and is a member of the organization’s Commission on Credentialing as well.
He is the former chair of the Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists Editorial Advisory Board, and a current member of its Education Affairs Council.