Director, Adult Inpatient Pharmacy Services
MUSC Health
Tom Achey, PharmD, MS, BCPS is currently Director, Adult Inpatient Pharmacy Services at Medical University South Carolina in Charleston, SC. A native of Alabama, he received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2014 from Auburn University. Dr. Achey previously completed a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin and a 24-month health-system pharmacy administration residency at Cleveland Clinic. Tom received his Master of Science degree in Health-System Pharmacy Administration in 2017 from Northeast Ohio Medical University. His areas of interest include pharmacy operations, leadership development, and process improvement.
Tom currently serves as a preceptor for students and residents in a variety of rotations including administration & leadership, innovation and practical applications, and advanced operations management. He is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist and past recipient of an ASHP Best Practices Award in Health-System Pharmacy. Within ASHP, Dr. Achey is an active participant within the Section of Pharmacy Practice Leaders and the Council on Pharmacy Management. Previously, Tom has served within the Joint Section/Forum PPMI Coordinating Committee, Innovation Management Advisory Group, Professional Practice Advisory Group, Leadership Development Advisory Group, and Pharmacy Student Forum Executive Committee. He serves in the House of Delegates.
Tom is an active member of South Carolina Society of Health-System Pharmacists, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, and Vizient University Health System Consortium. He is a reviewer for AJHP.
Putting Data to Work: Deploying Key Performance Indicators to Optimize Operations and Automation
Sunday, December 3, 2023
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
What Makes a Leader: A Debate on Administrative Training vs. Clinical Experience
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM