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Tripp Logan, PharmD, reflects on being named Independent Pharmacist of the Year from the National Community Pharmacists Association.

In an interview with Pharmacy Times®, Tripp Logan, PharmD, reflected on his career and discussed the importance of independent pharmacies upon being named the 2024 NCPA Willard B Simmons Independent Pharmacist of the Year at the National Community Pharmacist Association (NCPA) Annual Convention in Columbus, Ohio. Logan also highlighted some of the initiatives of NCPA and the Community Pharmacy Enhanced Services Network (CPESN) that help strengthen independent pharmacies.

Pharmacy Times®: What does it mean to be named the 2024 NCPA Willard B. Simmons Independent Pharmacist of the Year?
Tripp Logan, PharmD: Yeah, that award’s pretty humbling. I know a whole lot of really good pharmacists that are doing great work every single day of the week, and to be even in the same company as all those people, it's a really humbling honor. You know, you get a national award and there’s the whole “Why me?” But again, I’m just humbled and honored and proud to be chosen for what they chose me for.

PT: How has your work throughout your career led you to this point?

Logan: Yeah, I don't know; somebody nominated me, I guess, based on some of the work that's been done. I’m not really super sure how all that comes about. What I can tell you is that I've surrounded myself with a lot of really good people over the years and found myself in some circles where I've been able to work with a lot of other great folks to do what I consider some pretty cool things that otherwise I wouldn't have been able to do. Most recently, through the CPESN initiative. I know without CPESN...

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