Joanne Meyer, PharmD, MS, with John Manzo, PharmD, Chair, NYSCHP Research and Education Foundation.
Joanne Meyer, PharmD, MS, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Mount Sinai Health System, was recently honored by the New York State Council of Health-System Pharmacists (NYSCHP) Research and Education Foundation for exemplary leadership.
Dr. Meyer received the Bernard Mehl Leadership Award for her “high-caliber contributions” in leading health-system pharmacy practice and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration to advance safety practices. The late Dr. Mehl was the distinguished longtime Director of Pharmacy at The Mount Sinai Hospital and a renowned innovator, educator, and mentor.
“I sincerely trust that Dr. Mehl and his wife, Florence, would be proud and gratified that my leadership team and I have perpetuated his legacy of achieving quality pharmaceutical care at Mount Sinai,” Dr. Meyer said at an awards dinner held during the NYSCHP Annual Assembly.
Also recognized for research and clinical excellence were two Mount Sinai Beth Israel individuals. Victoria Huang, PharmD, Pharmacy Resident, received the Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Research Award; and Nikki Bhogal, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Transitions of Care, was honored with the Clinical Pharmacy Services Research Award and the Seymour & Elizabeth Katz Memorial Fund Award.