Curtis D. Collins

2022 Distinguished Service Award Winner

2022 Distinguished Service Award Winner

Curtis D. Collins is an Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Trinity Health Ann Arbor in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Collins received his PharmD degree from Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and residency training at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

Dr. Collins has been active in professional leadership and service throughout his career including longstanding service with ASHP, the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists, the National Quality Forum, and the Board of Pharmacy Specialists Infectious Diseases Council. Dr. Collins is an active member of ASHP and the Section of Clinical Specialists and Scientists, having served as Chair of the Section’s Executive Committee, multiple years on the Section’s Education Steering Committee, member of the Committee on Nominations, and as Infectious Diseases Roundtable Discussion Leader. He served terms on both the Council on Pharmacy Practice and Council on Therapeutics. He has represented ASHP in efforts to advance antimicrobial stewardship nationally and is a member of ASHP’s Pharmacy Accountability Measures workgroup which works to advance pharmacy quality measures. Dr. Collins is a recognized Fellow of ASHP.

Activities within Michigan include the Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists (MSHP) where Dr. Collins served on the Board of Directors and led initiatives to advance pharmacy and antimicrobial stewardship practices within the state. His dedication to service and clinical practice has been recognized through receipt of awards including the Michigan Pharmacists Association’s Excellence in Innovation Award, MSHP’s President's Award for leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic, SIDP’s Outstanding Clinical Practice in Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy Award, and multiple ASHP Best Practice Awards. He is a recognized Fellow of the Michigan Pharmacists Association and Hall of Honor inductee and was previously named MSHP’s Pharmacist of the Year.