Marie A. Chisholm-Burns, Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., FCCP, FASHP, FAST, FNAP, FACHE (she/her)
- Executive Vice President and Provost
- J.S. Reinschmidt Endowed Professor, Dean's Office, School of Medicine
Biography
Marie A. Chisholm-Burns, Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., MBA, FCCP, FASHP, FAST, FNAP, FACHE, is the Executive Vice President, Provost, and Chief Academic Officer of Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). She is also the J.S. Reinschmidt Endowed Professor in the OHSU School of Medicine. She previously served as Dean and Distinguished Professor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy, as Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, and as faculty at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. Guided by a driving vision to make a difference, Dr. Chisholm-Burns is a strong proponent of initiatives, services, and opportunities to advance access and success among learners, patients, faculty, staff, and other stakeholders.
Dr. Chisholm-Burns completed her residency at Piedmont Hospital and Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia. She is Founder and Director of the Medication Access Program which increases medication access to solid-organ transplant recipients. She is Commissioner and past Treasurer of the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Board of Commissioners, and a member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Board of Directors, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry Board of Trustees, and an Education Committee for the State of Oregon. She previously served as a member of the American Society of Transplantation Board of Directors and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Board of Directors. She has also served in numerous elected leadership positions in different professional organizations and as an accreditation site evaluator for ACPE, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, and Western Association for Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission.
A dedicated scholar, Dr. Chisholm-Burns has more than 400 publications and over $22 million in external funding from multiple sources including NIH and continuous foundation funding for more than 25 years. She is the primary editor of an award-winning textbook, Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice (now in its 7th edition, with a new AI tool to enhance student learning), adopted by many colleges and schools across the US and internationally. As an educator, she has lectured on therapeutics, business and U.S. health care topics. Her contributions have been recognized with multiple leadership, teaching, and research awards. She is also a fellow of esteemed organizations including the National Academies of Practice and American College of Healthcare Executives.
Education and training
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Degrees
- B.S., Georgia College
- B.Pharm., University of Georgia
- Pharm.D., University of Georgia
- M.P.H., Emory University
- M.B.A., University of Memphis
- Ph.D., University of South Dakota