Pharmacy Times January 20, 2025
Farah Towfic, PharmD, MBA, RPh, explains the importance of USP’s expert volunteer recruitment, particularly among pharmacists, to help create public quality standards, promote health literacy, and support initiatives, with applications open until March 13, 2025, for the next strategic cycle beginning July 1, 2025.
Pharmacy Times® interviewed Farah Towfic, PharmD, MBA, RPh, senior director, Healthcare Quality and Safety Center of Excellence, US Pharmacopeia (USP), on the critical role of expert volunteer recruitment in USP’s mission. USP relies on over 9000 public quality standards developed with the help of expert volunteers, including pharmacists. The organization recruits every 5 years, with the next cycle beginning on July 1, 2025. Pharmacists can apply for volunteer roles, such as expert advisors or panel members,...