Good Government Pharmacist-Of-The-Year Award

Richard H. Dang, PharmD

Richard Dang, PharmD, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Southern California (USC). He is currently the Vice Chair of the Immunization Coalition of Los Angeles County (ICLAC) and a member of the Board of Directors of the California Immunization Coalition (CIC), as well as a Past President of the California Pharmacists Association (CPhA). As the Chair of the CPhA Legislative Committee, he has advocated for pharmacist patient care services, standard of care, protections for workplace conditions, and PBM reform. He has also been influential in policy decisions on immunizations at the state and national level.

The nominee must be a pharmacist who is an APhA member and a state pharmacy association member. APhA and state association staff members, lobbyists, and state or federal officials are not eligible. The government affairs activity in which the nominee participated must have raised pharmacists’ awareness of the political process and improved the pharmacy profession and the political process, as well as improved service and education to the patient.

The nominator is responsible for submitting a complete award nomination.

The nomination is to include the following items:

A letter from the nominator describing the most important achievements of the nominee and explaining why the nominee meets the criteria for the award

Letters of recommendation are optional; two letters are preferred with a maximum of six accepted letters

A current curriculum vitae or detailed résumé

The selection is made by the APhA-PAC Board of Governors based upon careful review of complete nominations.

The recipient will receive a crystal eagle sculpture and a U.S. flag previously flown over the U.S. Capitol building. The recipient will also receive the following: a complimentary APhA Annual Meeting & Exposition registration and reimbursement for meeting-related travel expenses, according to current travel policies and up to the maximum amount budgeted by APhA, and five APhA-PAC Reception tickets. The award is presented during the APhA Political Leadership Reception held during the APhA Annual Meeting & Exposition.