Roger W. Anderson, PhD, Oral History Interview, May 18, 2004

Authors

• Roger W. Anderson PhD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Lesley W. Brunet, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Description

Major Topics Covered:

• Career at MD Anderson
• The history of the Pharmacy Division
• Integrating pharmacists within departments at MD Anderson including Nursing and Developmental Therapeutics
• Pharmacist's role in improving chemotherapy drugs and safety monitoring

Interview Chapters

• Chapter 01: Attracted to the Challenges of Pharmacy at MD Anderson
• Chapter 02: Expanding Pharmacy Services, Part I: Creating Connections
• Chapter 03: Expanding Pharmacy Services, Part II: Complex Needs and Advancement in Treatment
• Chapter 04: Managing Drug Purchases and Inventory
• Chapter 05: Working With Research Protocols and Drugs for Research
• Chapter 06: Building Pharmacy Administration, Recruitment and a Supportive Care Mindset
• Chapter 07: Building the Division of Pharmacy: Shifting Perceptions of What Pharmacy Does, Addressing Costs, Measuring Outcomes
• Chapter 08: Preparing to Leave Anderson and A View of What’s Been Accomplished
• Chapter 09: A Degree in Public Health
• Chapter 10: A Great Hire for Pharmacy and Support for Patients

Identifier

AndersonRW_01_20040518

Publication Date

6-4-2024

Publisher

The Historical Resources Center, Research Medical Library, The University of Texas Cancer Center

City

Houston, Texas

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Topics Covered

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; UT MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Texas System. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute at Houston; University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute

Subject Headings

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; UT MD Anderson Cancer Center; University of Texas System. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute at Houston; University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute

Disciplines

History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Oncology | Oral History

About the Interview

Biographical Note

Dr. Roger W. Anderson received his undergraduate pharmacy degree from Ferris State University in Big Rapid, Michigan in 1964. Following that, he got a Master’s Degree in Hospital Pharmacy from The Ohio State University in Columbus Ohio in where he also completed his Hospital Residency in 1968. Dr. Anderson came to the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in 1978 when he was appointed Director of Pharmacy and was appointed Vice President of Pharmacy.

While working at for one of the largest hospital pharmacy systems in the country, Dr. Anderson worked to improve pharmacy automation, use of anti-cancer medications, and reduce environmental hazards of handling hazardous anti-cancer agents. In 1992, the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists awarded him the Harvey A.K. Whitney Award, which is the society’s highest honor.

He also received a Doctorate in Public Health from the University of Texas School of Public Health in 1997 and was an Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Practice at the University of Houston. After leaving MD Anderson in 2004, he was a senior vice president and chief pharmacist for Medco Health Solutions and Chief Pharmacy Officer for US Oncology, Inc.

Recommended Citation

Anderson, Roger W. PhD and Brunet, Lesley W., "Roger W. Anderson, PhD, Oral History Interview, May 18, 2004" (2024). Interview Sessions. 284.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewsessions/284

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