Hal Wand, MBA, RPh, Elected to Serve as Member of NABP Executive Committee at Associationís 104th Annual Meeting

May 21, 2008 12:00 am

Hal Wand, MBA, RPh, was elected to serve a three-year member term, representing District 8, on the Executive Committee of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy^® (NABP^®) during the Association’s 104th Annual Meeting, May 17-20, 2008, in Baltimore, MD.

Currently the executive director of the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy, Mr Wand began his employment with the Board in 1989 as a compliance officer, before becoming deputy director in 1994 and executive director in 2003. Prior to joining the Board, he worked as a hospital pharmacist, long-term care pharmacist, and community pharmacist.

An active member of NABP, Mr Wand participated in the Task Force on Telepharmacy and the Implementation of the Medicare Drug Benefit Medication Therapy Management Provisions. In addition, he is certified as an NABP Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites^™ surveyor, and has conducted on-site surveys in four states. Mr Wand has also consulted with Canadian officials regarding the importation of prescription drugs, and developed and reviewed questions for the NABP Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination^®.  

Among his other activities, Mr Wand serves as a member of the College of Pharmacy National Advisory Board for the University of Arizona and was an elected member of local elementary and high school boards. He is also a past member of the National Advisory Board for the University of Arizona.

Mr Wand earned his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from the University of Arizona and his master in business administration degree from the University of Phoenix.

Larissa Doucette