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Pharmacists are compassionate and caring people who provide counsel, guidance and expertise to patients, caregivers and health care professionals regarding drug therapies. As drug therapy experts, pharmacists consistently strive to look for meaningful ways to impact the health and quality of life of the patients we serve and the communities in which we live.
In the service of humanity, pharmacists contribute their expertise within a multitude of practice environments. Our knowledge of emerging medical technologies, current and new medications, and the analysis of medical literature and data provide the platform for pharmacists to serve the public in a very unique way.
Aetna Pharmacy Management provides information and resources to help our members make informed decisions. Our members can balance drug selection, quality and the affordability of drug therapy options. As technology continues to advance and drug selection becomes more vast, we want to position our members to understand the impact of their choices from a quality-of-health perspective, financial perspective and value to their overall being. We want to provide actionable information to physicians that can help them make a difference in sustaining and improving the health of the patients they serve. We are in a unique position to accomplish this through pharmacy integration with medical, dental, and disability literature and data.
With the advent of consumerism, pharmacists will continue to play a major role in health care. Our profession will continue to evolve as technology and drug therapy continue to advance. It is my hope that through this calendar, you will come to understand the past and current contributions of African Americans in pharmacy and the roles they will play in the future.
May the insights you learn as you journey through the pages of this calendar be a blessing to you.
Teri' Yvette Burnell, Pharm.D.
Director, Clinical Pharmacy Programs
Aetna Inc.
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