The American Health Council Appoints Dr. Akwasi Adjei to the Industry Board

The American Health Council has warmly welcomed Dr. Akwasi Adjei to its prestigious Industry Board. Drawing on over 26 years of service within the healthcare industry, Dr. Adjei, is highly regarded for his expertise in Clinical Pharmacy and Geriatrics Pharmacology.

Dr. Adjei has always had a fascination with healthcare and wanted to become a part of an integral healthcare team. Focusing his studies on Pharmacy, Dr. Adjei attained his PharmD from The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in 2003, before embarking on a successful career within the healthcare field.

For the past year, Dr. Adjei has worked as a Clinical Pharmacist at Omnicare – A CVS Company, where his day to day responsibilities include working with physicians and monitoring IV drugs in the lab. Dr. Adjei also works with several LTC and geriatric patients.

Omnicare is an industry leading long-term care pharmacy services provider focused on supporting community residents and staff throughout the continuum of care. Omnicare delivers more than 70 million prescriptions a year to customers nationwide and is committed to building strong, consultative partnerships to successfully support community staff and their members.

Reflecting on his career to date, Dr. Adjei attributes his success to a wealth of knowledge and exposure to different facets of pharmacy throughout the years. Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Adjei is proud to have had several of his works published.

Keen to remain ahead in his profession, Dr. Adjei is an esteemed member of The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and now, The American Health Council.

In the next 5 years, Dr. Adjei plans to improve his clinical practice by staying current with all relevant pharmaceutical practices.

When not busy working, Dr. Adjei likes to keep active and particularly enjoys playing tennis.