John Clark, PharmD
Clinical Professor of Pharmacy and Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer, Michigan Medicine
Role Overview and Bio
John S. Clark, Pharm.D., MS, BCPS, FASHP practices, teaches, and researches in pharmacy practice management and leadership. He is the Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer at Michigan Medicine and Clinical Associate Professor, University of Michigan College of Pharmacy. Additionally, he is the PGY-1/2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency Director. He has been residency program director for over 120 pharmacy residents and visited 35 sites as ASHP practitioner surveyor. At Michigan Medicine, John is responsible for acute care clinical and distribution pharmacy practice, education and professional development, and medication use system technology. He is a past chair of the ASHP Commission on Credentialling, has been president of Michigan Society of Health System Pharmacy and is currently on the Michigan Pharmacist Association Board of Directors. He has contributed to pharmacy practice through numerous publications, presentations, and volunteering. John graduated from the University of Toledo College of Pharmacy and completed a PGY1/2 Health System Pharmacy Administration Residency from the University of Wisconsin with a Master of Science Degree.
Highlights
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2021 MSHP Pharmacist of the Year
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2023 Winston J. Durant Award
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2024 John W. Webb Award
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2012 Joseph A. Oddis Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists Leadership Award
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2010 ASHP Pharmacy Residency Excellence Award for the PGY-1 residency training program under his leadership
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2006 ASHP Best Practice Award for group project eliminating the “rule of six” in a children’s hospital setting
Research Interests
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Pharmacy residency training
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Pharmacy staffing models
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Joint Commission readiness
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Patient safety
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Documentation and acceptance of pharmacists’ clinical interventions
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Use of technology to improve patient care
Awards
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2024 John Webb Award, ASHP/Northeastern U
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2024 John W. Webb Award, ASHP
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2024 John W. Webb Award, Northeastern University
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2023 Winston Durant Award, University of Wisconsin Department of Pharmacy
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2021 MSHP Pharmacist of the Year, Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists (MSHP)
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2021 ASHP Foundation Literature Award, American Society of Health System Pharmacists Foundation
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2018 University of Toledo College of Pharmacy Distinguished Alumnus Award, University of Toledo College of Pharmacy
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2014 Phi Lamdba Sigma - Delta Kappa Chapter Alumni of the Year, Phi Lambda Sigma
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2012 Fellow of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, ASHP
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2012 Joseph A. Oddis Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists Leadership Award, MSHP
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2010 ASHP Pharmacy Residency Excellence Award Ð University of Michigan PGY-1 Program, ASHP
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2006 ASHP Best Practice Award Ð Johns Hopkins Hospital ChildrenÕs Center, ASHP
Selected Publications
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John S. Clark. Fiercely collaborative: A discussion of teamwork, trust, and appreciation in pharmacy practice. Amer J Health-System Pharm. 2025;82:412-418.
Eric M. Tichy, James M. Hoffman, Mina Tadrous, Matthew H. Rim, Sandra Cuellar, John S. Clark, Mary Kate Newell, Glen T. Schumock. National trends in drug expenditures and projections for 2024. Amer J Health-System Pharm.2024;81:583-598.
Taylor MacKinnon, Kristen Schaeffler, Stan Kent, John S. Clark. Program for advancing supervisor skills among pharmacy technicians. Amer J Health-System Pharm. 2024;81:235-240.
Eric M. Tichy, James M. Hoffman, Mina Tadrous, Matthew H. Rim, Katie M. Suda, Sandra Cuellar, John S. Clark, Mary Kate Newell, Glen T. Schumock. National trends in drug expenditures and projections for 2023. Amer J Health-System Pharm.2023;80:899-913.
John S. Clark, Toni Fera, Christopher Fortier, Kristine Gullickson, Amanda Hays, Lee Murdough, Ricky Ogden, Brian O’Neal, Jordan Rush, Tyler Vest. ASHP Guidelines on the Prevention of Diversion of Controlled Substances. Amer J Health-Syst Pharm. 2022;79:2279-2306.
John S. Clark, Scott Knoer, Kelsey A. Waier^, Derek R. Montgomery^, Joseph Cesarz, Noelle R.M. Chapman, Despina Kotis. Maximizing pharmacists‘ scope of practice. AmerJ Health-System Pharm. 2022;79:1397-1401.
Rima A. Mohammed, Adam M. Jones^, John S. Clark. Changing patterns of the prevalence of burnout and secondary traumatic stress in health-system pharmacy throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. J Amer Coll of Clinical Pharm. 2022;5:674-681.
Eric M. Tichy, James M. Hoffman, Katie M. Suda, Matthew H. Rim, Mina Tadrous, Sandra Cuellar, John S. Clark, Jennifer Ward, Glen T. Schumock. National trends in drug expenditures and projections for 2022. Amer J Health-System Pharm. 2022;79:1158-1172.
Eric M. Tichy, James M. Hoffman, Katie J. Suda, Matthew H. Rim, Mina Tadrous, Sandra Cuellar, John S. Clark, Michelle D. Wiest, Linda M. Matusiak, Glen T. Schumock. Predicting future drug expenditures and projections for 2021. Amer J Health-System Pharm. 2021;78:1294-1308.