2024 Dr. Milap Nahata Distinguished Lecture: Dr. Michael D. Hogue
Established in 2012 in honor of Dr. Milap Nahata's outstanding and sustained contributions to pharmacy, this lectureship brings distinguished scholars to the college annually.
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"Wellbeing and Workforce: Getting to a Preferred Future"
Michael D. Hogue, PharmD, FAPhA, FNAP is the 15th Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). Dr. Hogue is a native of southern Illinois where he got his start in pharmacy at Humma’s Drugs in Metropolis as a pharmacy technician.
He is a graduate of Samford University with his BS in Pharmacy and PharmD degrees. He completed a one-year executive residency in association management with APhA and the National Council for State Pharmacy Association Executives (NCSPAE; now NASPA).
Dr. Hogue has more than 25 years of experience in community practice as both a pharmacy owner and a staff pharmacist, as well as an ambulatory care provider in family and preventive medicine. He is an accomplished academician, having served on the faculty at Samford University and Loma Linda University.
Prior to becoming CEO of APhA in 2023, Dr. Hogue was the Dean of Pharmacy at Loma Linda University with faculty appointments in both the schools of pharmacy and medicine. In addition, he was the Director of Interprofessional Education and Practice and was responsible for launching a comprehensive pharmacotherapy clinic in collaboration with Loma Linda University Health’s Faculty Medical Group practice.
Dr. Hogue served on the original staff development team for APhA’s Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery national certificate program for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, which has now trained over 500,000 pharmacy professionals in the United States. His work in collaboration with state pharmacy associations over many years has resulted in all 50 states authorizing pharmacists to administer vaccines.
Dr. Hogue was the first pharmacist appointed by CDC to serve on its COVID-19 vaccine workgroup in April 2020, and he served as APhA’s liaison representative to ACIP from 2020 through 2023. He also served on the Adult RSV Vaccine Workgroup for ACIP.
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