Kwame Asare, PharmD, BS Pharm, BCTXP, BCNSP
Describe your current position
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Heart/Kidney Transplant, St Thomas Hospital West, Nashville TN
Describe your education/training for this job
St. Johns Univ, College of Pharmacy, Queens NY. BS Pharm
University of Florida, Gainesville, Fl. PharmD
What inspired you to become a transplant pharmacist?
I was a critical Care pharmacist for many years and was asked to be a consultant for our new transplant program. The interactions with physicians, pharmacy residents and students, patients and families were very enjoyable and felt very rewarding to me. I decided to accept the job a few years later when it became available on a full-time basis.
What do you think is the most valuable trait in a person?
Humility
What are you most proud of?
My three girls for working so hard to make my dreams for them and their dreams for themselves all come true.
What is one of your favorite quotes?
That is a tough one. I really enjoy reading quotes. I have to make it two quotes: “What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference.” Originally attributed to St. Francis of Assisi but now attributed to Reinhold Niebuhr.
What chore do you absolutely hate doing?
Cooking but certainly enjoy good food. Thank God, my wife is an excellent cook and enjoys it as well.
If you could meet anyone, living or dead, who would it be?
Jesus but I will take St. Francis of Assisi as a substitute.