 William
F. McGhan, PharmD, PhD
Professor of Pharmacy
Director of Pharmacy Administration Graduate Program
| Mailing Address: |
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
DOPP/PA
600 S. 43rd St.
Box 8
Philadelphia, PA 19104 |
| Office Location: |
GRI 108-J |
| Phone: |
215-596-8852 |
| Fax: |
215-596-8586 |
| Email: |
w.mcghan@usip.edu |
Biography
Dr. McGhan is Professor of Pharmacy and Health Policy in the Department
of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacy Administration, at the Philadelphia
College of Pharmacy, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.
He is founding director of the USP Graduate Program in Pharmacy
Administration. He is also one of the founders of the USP graduate
programs emphasizing health policy and pharmaceutical business.
He obtained his Doctor of Pharmacy and clinical residency training
from the University of California, San Francisco. After completing
his initial pharmacy degree, he became Pharmacy Director of the
thirteen state Appalachian Student Health Project. He then served
in Washington, DC for five years on the executive staff of the American
Pharmaceutical Association, and became director of the Academy of
Pharmaceutical Sciences. He was then awarded an AFPE fellowship
for his Ph.D. training in economics and administration at the University
of Minnesota.
He next joined the faculty at the University of Southern California
where he was director of evaluation for the innovative program of
drug prescribing by pharmacists. Then he was recruited to the University
of Arizona where he was one of the founders of the UofA center for
pharmacoeconomics. At the UofA College of Pharmacy he was promoted
to professor and served as coordinator for the Division of Administrative
Sciences.
Dr. McGhan has generated substantial amounts of outside funding
as principal investigator on numerous grants and contracts. He has
authored several books as well as over 200 journal articles and
chapters. He is a past President of the Academy of Pharmaceutical
Research and Science and has served on the board of directors of
the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists and the American
Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.
He has been a co-recipient of the Lyman award for outstanding research
articles published in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education.
He was the recipient of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists'
highest honor, the Archambault Award, for outstanding professional
contributions. He is an elected Fellow of the AAPS in recognition
for his distinguished scientific contributions and leadership. He
was the founding President of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics
and Outcomes Research (ISPOR). Memberships include the AAUP, ISPOR,
AACP, AAPS, ASHP and APhA.
He is a speaker and consultant for numerous companies and organizations
around the world. His research focuses on decision analysis, outcomes
research, and clinical economics.
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