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Joseph H. Harmison
President,
- Medical Village Surgery Center
- Harmison Pharmacies L.C.
- The Dispensary Corporation
- DFW Prescriptions Inc.
Joe Harmison is the President of Medical Village Surgery Center, Harmison Pharmacies, L.C., The Dispensary Corporation and DFW Prescriptions, Inc. in Arlington, Texas. His office and surgical based practice specializes in pain management and ambulatory surgical center consulting.
Joe received his B.S. in Pharmacy from The University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy in 1970 and is an active member of alumni and professional organizations in both Oklahoma and Texas. He is a member and past president of the Texas Pharmacy Association, National Community Pharmacists Association, Tarrant County Pharmacy Association, West Texas Pharmacy Association and a Fellow of the American College of Apothecaries. He serves on the College of Pharmacy Alumni Affairs Board and is the past recipient of the distinguished Alumni Award and the Ralph Bienfang Practitioner of the Year Award. He has held numerous positions with NCPA including Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer and currently is a member of the Executive Committee. In 2005 he was named one of the American Pharmacist Association recipients of the Bowl of Hygeia Award.
About the lecture
"Gateway to Innovation: Independent Community Pharmacy Today"
"The entrepreneurial spirit of the health care professional/small business owner is evident the the ranks of independent community pharmacy. They represent 40% of all the retail pharmacies nationwide and 57% in Oklahoma. Last year, an average of 3.5 new independent community pharmacies a day opened for business---more than 1,260 in all. Why? Owning empowers pharmacists to practice what they learned in pharmacy school and beyond---providing patient-centric services such as compound, medication therapy management, and whatever other innovations the pharmacist-entrepreneur determines will best serve his or her community. Entrepreneurship offers today's pharmacists financial rewards, management flexibility, and control over their own destiny."
Quoted from the 2010 Linda H. and Calvin J. Anthony Lecture Announcement Brochure.