UpFront: On the Road with Wisconsin Pharmacy: Difference Makers in Action
by Sarah Sorum, PharmD, CAE
Through visits to pharmacy practices across Wisconsin, PSW Executive Vice President and CEO Sarah Sorum reflects on the innovation, resilience, teamwork, and patient-centered commitment demonstrated by pharmacy professionals in every setting. From urban health systems and specialty pharmacies to rural independents, tribal health clinics, ambulatory care practices, and long-term care pharmacies, these teams are advancing access to care while building trusted relationships with the patients and communities they serve.
The article highlights how Wisconsin pharmacy professionals are expanding clinical services, embracing new care models and technologies, supporting workforce development, and finding solutions amid persistent challenges related to reimbursement, PBM pressures, workforce shortages, and pharmacy deserts. These experiences reinforce PSW’s mission to support, connect, advocate for, and elevate pharmacy professionals as they shape the future of healthcare in Wisconsin.
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2026 July/August Table of Contents
Through visits to pharmacy practices across Wisconsin, PSW Executive Vice President and CEO Sarah Sorum reflects on the innovation, resilience, teamwork, and patient-centered commitment demonstrated by pharmacy professionals in every setting. From urban health systems and specialty pharmacies to rural independents, tribal health clinics, ambulatory care practices, and long-term care pharmacies, these teams are advancing access to care while building trusted relationships with the patients and communities they serve.
The article highlights how Wisconsin pharmacy professionals are expanding clinical services, embracing new care models and technologies, supporting workforce development, and finding solutions amid persistent challenges related to reimbursement, PBM pressures, workforce shortages, and pharmacy deserts. These experiences reinforce PSW’s mission to support, connect, advocate for, and elevate pharmacy professionals as they shape the future of healthcare in Wisconsin.
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2026 July/August Table of Contents