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Scott Murray, RPh, PharmD, is a seasoned pharmacist with 3 years of experience, over 2 of which have been dedicated to hospital pharmacy. Currently, he serves as a Senior Pharmacist and Medication Safety Coordinator at a leading academic medical center in Central New York. He is a member of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Quality Patient and Safety, Accreditation Readiness, ISMP Medication Safety Officer Society, and American Society Hospital Pharmacists (ASHP). He has worked as a Satellite Pharmacist in the emergency department (ED), intensive care unit (ICU), and various Med Surg units, including pediatrics. For the past 18 years, he has chaired the Medication Safety Committee, leading initiatives to improve patient outcomes and streamline processes. He is also trained in Lean/Six Sigma methodologies, holding a Yellow Belt and working toward Green Belt and ISMP Medication Safety certification, expected in December 2024. Through Dr Murray’s role in the Medication Safety Committee, he worked collaboratively on many vascular access-related improvements with Nursing and helped to implement a saline only flush policy, comprehensive Infiltration and Extravasation Policy/with a Medication Treatment Chart, IV Push policy, USP 797 and 8, ISMP Targeted Medication Safety Practices (TMSBP), and several ISMP Self Assessments (IV push, High Alert Medications, Medication Safety).