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"One voice-one vision" for Wisconsin pharmacy

C A Johnson1, K E Smith, A N Peterson

  • 1School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706, USA. caj@pharmacy.wisc.edu

Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association (Washington, D.C. : 1996)
|August 26, 1998
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Pharmacists in Wisconsin unified by merging two organizations into the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin (PSW), creating a single voice for all state pharmacists. This initiative achieved strong support from leadership and members.

Area of Science:

  • Pharmacy Practice
  • Professional Organization Management
  • Health Policy

Background:

  • Two distinct pharmacy organizations, the Wisconsin Pharmacists Association and the Wisconsin Society of Health-System Pharmacists, represented divergent interests.
  • A need was identified for a unified voice to represent all pharmacists in Wisconsin.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the creation of a new, unified pharmacy organization in Wisconsin.
  • To merge the resources and memberships of two precursor organizations into a single entity.

Main Methods:

  • A two-year exploration of feasibility and desirability by the boards of directors of both precursor organizations.
  • Organizational consolidation of resources and memberships.

Main Results:

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  • The Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin (PSW) was established on January 1, 1998.
  • The merger received unanimous support from both boards and 98% of the voting membership.

Conclusions:

  • A deliberate planning process enabled the successful merger of two professional pharmacy organizations.
  • Wisconsin pharmacists embraced a new vision for a unified professional voice.
  • The success of PSW offers a model for examining the structure of American pharmacy organizations.