The program’s top honor, the Next-Generation Pharmacist is selected from among the winners of the pharmacist categories and is awarded to the pharmacist who is defining the future of pharmacy by his or her uncompromising vision for a specific pharmacy or for the pharmacy industry overall. The winner in this category must be a licensed pharmacist.
Allison Burns, Pharm.D., RPh
EMO Health
Source of Inspiration
I entered pharmacy to make meaningful changes in opioid and naloxone dispensing after I was over-prescribed painkillers in the military and returned home to see my fellow veterans overdosing. We raised our hands to serve overseas, not to die at home under the care of our doctors.
Greatest Achievements
Established my 501c3 nonprofit EMO Health in pharmacy school went on to achieve the following:
Personal Philosophy
If you do what is easy, your life will be hard. If you do what is hard, your life will become easy.
Vision for Pharmacy
Pharmacists becoming healthcare providers to promote safe medication use and increase access to care across the United States.