LEADING the Way Scott Knoer Takes the Reins of the American Pharmacists Association By APA Director of Communications Jordan Foster
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eeks into 2020 and on the verge of a global pandemic sweeping through the United States, Scott Knoer prepared to step into the national spotlight in a year when pharmacy itself would soon take center stage. On February 1, the American Pharmacists Association announced Knoer, formerly the Chief Pharmacy Officer of the Cleveland Clinic, as the 13th Chief Executive Officer / Executive Vice President of APhA.
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As his first year in the role begins to wind down, it promises to be an unforgettable one as pharmacists stand on the front lines ready to administer COVID vaccines and the United States Supreme Court prepares its opinion in the landmark pharmacy case Rutledge v PCMA. We recently asked Knoer to introduce himself to Arkansas pharmacists and weigh in on the state of pharmacy in America.
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Scott J. Knoer, MS, PharmD, FASHP
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Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - Creighton University Doctor of Pharmacy - University of Nebraska Medical Center Residency / Master of Science in Hospital Pharmacy University of Kansas Cleveland Clinic Chief Pharmacy Officer - lead almost 1,600 pharmacy employees and oversaw a $1.4 billion drug budget at the Clinic’s 1,300-bed tertiary care referral hospital, its clinics and cancer center, 18 family health centers and 11 community hospitals in the Cleveland area with facilities in Florida, Las Vegas, Canada, London and Abu Dhabi
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THE ARKANSAS PHARMACIST
12/28/20 7:23 PM
