Tanya Ezekiel

Her Story

Dr. Ezekiel received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and completed a PGY1 Practice Residency at Palmetto Health Richland (now Prisma Health). She obtained board certification in pharmacotherapy in 2007 and has practice experience as a Critical Care Clinical Pharmacist in the areas of medicine, trauma/surgery, and cardiovascular prior to transitioning to Pharmacy Informatics almost 10 years ago. Dr. Ezekiel currently works at Prisma Health.

Describe the facility where you work (eg. Is it a teaching hospital? Health Center?)

Prisma Health is a private nonprofit health company and the largest health care organization in South Carolina. The company has 18 acute and specialty hospitals with 305 physician practices and serves almost 1.5 million unique patients annually in its 21-county market area that covers 50% of South Carolina. Prisma Health also includes 62 residency/fellowship programs with over 600 residents/fellows, almost 8,000 healthcare students educated and trained and 123 affiliated medical, nursing, pharmacy and allied health schools.

Recent Significant Projects

Dr. Ezekiel is integrally involved in facilitating formulary management initiatives across Prisma Health, coordinates tasks for systemwide Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee (P&T), works closely with Epic Willow and Clinical Informatics teams to ensure changes are implemented from formulary management and shortage initiatives, maintains Lexicomp Information Management System for Prisma Health formulary, developed and continues to assist with pharmacy change management process for Prisma Health, as well as, precepts HSPAL and PGY1 drug information/formulary management elective rotations to ensure residents have thorough understanding of support roles within pharmacy informatics.

Initial Involvement in ASHP

Dr. Ezekiel is a member of ASHP’s Section of Inpatient Care Practitioners (SICP), has also served for several years as a member ASHP Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology (SOPIT), and participated in the SOPIT Committee on Nominations. She currently serves as one of the inaugural members on the Medication Management Section Advisory Group (SAG) as part of ASHP Section of Inpatient Care Practitioners (SICP).

Why did you become involved in ASHP? 

I have been a member of ASHP since pharmacy school and became involved as a way to network and expand my knowledge of pharmacy.

Advice for Someone New to Specialty Area

The landscape of clinical pharmacy informatics is still a relatively new area of pharmacy practice. Advice would be to not hesitate to ask others with historical perspective for insight on an unfamiliar process. Also be willing to modify plans quickly as drug shortages can require complete changes to the best laid formulary management plans. Embrace the challenges as learning opportunities and enjoy the successes of each day.

How would you explain the value of ASHP to a friend or colleague?

Involvement in ASHP SAGs have expanded my networking opportunities to collaborate with fellow pharmacists from a wide variety of practice areas to improve patient care.

What is the value of ASHP for the profession?

ASHP has a wide range of resources available and is often the ‘go to’ for the most up to date standards of care in rapidly changing areas of pharmacy practice.