[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 21659]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                       TRIBUTE TO BRUCE E. SCOTT

 Mr. WELLSTONE. Mr. President, I speak today in honor of Mr. 
Bruce E. Scott, R.Ph., MS, FASHP., a constituent of mine from 
Minnesota. Mr. Scott has recently been elected to serve as the 
president of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists ASHP. 
His leadership will be valuable as ASHP pursues its primary mission--
the safe and effective use of medications. Mr. Scott, as president of 
ASHP, will represent pharmacists practicing in hospitals, health 
maintenance organizations, long-term care facilities, home care, 
hospice and other health-care settings.
  Mr. Scott is currently Vice President of Pharmacy Operations for 
Allina Health Systems headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota. Allina is a 
non-profit health care system serving residents of Minnesota, Wisconsin 
and North and South Dakota. As Vice President of Pharmacy Operations, 
Mr. Scott is responsible for providing pharmacy services in four 
metropolitan hospitals with 1700 beds and for developing pharmacy 
services for Allina Medical Group, with 500 health care providers and 
65 clinics.
  Exercising his commitment to the future of pharmacy leadership, Mr. 
Scott continues to serve as Clinical Assistant Professor and Associate 
Member of the Graduate Program in Hospital Pharmacy at the University 
of Minnesota College of Pharmacy in Minneapolis, a non-salaried 
position he has held for more than 10 years. As a member of the 
graduate facility, Mr. Scott assists and advises graduate students in 
conducting their research and serves as a guest lecturer at the 
University.
  After receiving his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the 
University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, Mr. Scott went on to 
complete his Master of Science in Pharmacy Practice from the University 
of Kansas School of Pharmacy. Prior to election as President of the 
ASHP, Mr. Scott served as a member of ASHP Boards of Directors. He also 
held the distinguished position of President of the Minnesota Society 
of Hospital Pharmacists from 1992-1993, and in 1994 he was named a 
Fellow of the ASHP in recognition of his sustained contributions to 
pharmacy practice excellence.
  American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is fortunate to have an 
individual with the credentials of Mr. Scott at its helm, as the 
organization devotes its attention to issues of patient safety and the 
effective use of prescription medications.

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