Susan Petrovas has helped ‘improve the quality of life of countless individuals’

The URI College of Pharmacy honored the career of an alumna who has made a tremendous impact on health care with one of the College’s highest honors during the Distinguished Achievement Awards ceremony on Oct. 5.

Susan Petrovas ’92 is a pharmacist and entrepreneur who has created several corporate entities in her years since graduating from the College. Along with her husband, George, Petrovas founded CDMI, a successful pharmacy and medical management company, which was acquired by Magellan Health Services in 2014. Petrovas is president of the Newport-based firm that provides clinical consulting programs and negotiates and administers drug rebates for managed care organizations.

“Several years ago I noted that Magellan CDMI was the second largest employer of our pharmacy graduates,” said Dean Paul Larrat, who presented Petrovas with the award. “It did not surprise me to learn that Susan Carson Petrovas, was their co-founder and President. Sue is a kind, caring, generous and accomplished alum. Committed to the patients we all ultimately serve. She has managed to blend her business and clinical acumen to improve the quality of life of countless individuals. ”

The Distinguished Achievement Awards honor alumni, corporations and friends who personify URI’s tradition of excellence in professional achievement, leadership contributions, community service, and philanthropic endeavors, thereby bringing distinction to themselves and to the University of Rhode Island.