Dr. Suzanne Soliman is a board-certified medical affairs specialist (BCMAS) as well as a clinical pharmacist. She recently received the Next Generation Civic Leadership award. This prestigious award is reserved for those pharmacists who spend their time or resources with the primary aim of the betterment of the community. This is applied to the pharmacy care and health results of the community.
Dr. Soliman always dreamt of becoming a pharmacist and being the recipient of this Civic Leadership Award is just one of the countless achievements she garnered in her professional career. Besides this, she received the Rufus A. Lyman Award for the best-published manuscript in the American Journal of Pharmacy Education. She works as a medical specialist and reviews journals for the Annals of Pharmacotherapy in Pharmacy Teaching and Education. This led to her feature in countless news outlets. She is an Independent Pharmacy owner and worked as the Assistant Dean at the University of Illinois at Chicago recently. Presently, Dr. Soliman is the Chief Academic Officer of the Accreditation Council for Medical Affairs (ACMA).
In addition to being a journal reviewer, she has written and published more than 100 articles on the topic and addresses the concerns of pharmacy, child-related care, and women nationally. Dr. Soliman has helped thousands of members feel encouraged and appreciated through the network of Pharmacists mom (PhMG). PHMG is regarded as the largest online community of pharmacist mothers in the country.
“My passion has always been to help women and to help advance my profession of pharmacy. I believe that pharmacists need to have increased recognition for all of what they do in the healthcare system and how they take care of patients”, said Dr. Soliman on being asked about what is her passion. She has also contributed to resolving issues such as gender biases in this profession. She founded and established Women Pharmacist Day in 2018.
“Other women may consider you a threat but you believe there is always room for more women. Systemic gender bias makes it harder for women to be in leadership positions so you may find yourself being that “token woman”. This situation is even more amplified for minority women. It isn’t easy”, said Dr Suzanne, on being asked about what advice she would want to provide others who are in her shoes.
Dr. Suzanne Soliman has a strong social media presence with over 17.4k followers on Instagram. To know more about her journey and accomplishments, follow her on the social media profiles listed below:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsuzannesoliman/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzannerabi