{"id":23063,"date":"2015-05-27T14:59:24","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T14:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/?p=23063"},"modified":"2015-05-27T14:59:24","modified_gmt":"2015-05-27T14:59:24","slug":"23063","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/2015\/05\/27\/23063\/","title":{"rendered":"CVS Health\u2019s President & CEO provides insight to URI pharmacy students"},"content":{"rendered":"

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CVS Health\u2019s President & CEO<\/h1>\n

provides insight to URI pharmacy students<\/h1>\n

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Larry Merlo, President and Chief Executive Officer of CVS Health, emphasized the importance of finding a mentor and the expanding opportunities in the fast-growing pharmacy market during a recent talk hosted by the University of Rhode Island\u2019s College of Pharmacy.<\/strong><\/em>
\n\u201cThere are many opportunities out there. Find yourself a mentor. There will be challenges but those mentors will help you during those times,\u201d Merlo said.
\nMerlo, a pharmacist by education is committed to helping others build their careers. He spoke to a group of pharmacy students to discuss his successful journey from a pharmacy student to CEO of a Fortune 12 company, the changes taking place in health care, including challenges and accessibility to health care.
\n\u201cThe goal of this event was directly tied to our mission through the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists, which is to\u00a0be the collective voice of pharmacy students, to provide opportunities for professional growth, and to envision and actively promote the future of pharmacy,\u201d said Interim Dean E. Paul Larrat, College of Pharmacy.
\nMerlo joined CVS\/pharmacy in 1990 through the company\u2019s acquisition of Peoples Drug. Prior to assuming the role of President & CEO in 2011, Merlo was the President of CVS\/pharmacy.
\n\u201cIt is important to make sure the right patients are getting the right medicines at the right time,\u201d said Merlo. \u201cHealth care is much like the decisions you make when buying a car. You don\u2019t go into buying a car without doing any research. Unique consumer insights allow CVS to develop effective plan designs specifically for the customers.\u201d
\nHe has received numerous professional honors, including his past role as chairman of the Board for the National Association of Chain Drug Stores where he still serves on the Board\u2019s Executive Committee.
\nMerlo also serves on the University of Pittsburgh\u2019s Board of Trustees and is a member of the Business Roundtable. He is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy.
\n\u201cMr. Merlo has received national attention in recent months for his leadership decisions, such as taking CVS tobacco-free,\u201d said Myrna Bizer, senior director of Development\u00a0for the College of Pharmacy. \u201cHe is also on the front lines of the national dialog that is helping shape the future of health care and the pharmacy profession.\u00a0 I know all the pharmacy students in attendance appreciated not just his presentation, but the private conversations they had with him during the closing reception.\u201d
\nThis release was written by Caitlin Musselman, a URI Marketing and Communications intern and a public relations and political science major.
\nMedia Contact: Dave Lavallee<\/a>, 401-874-5862<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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