Scott D. Nei, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM, FMSHP (nei.scott@mayo.edu), currently serves as Manager for Experiential Education and Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He is a longstanding member of ASHP and Minnesota Society of Health-System Pharmacists (MSHP) since 2008, with sustained leadership across both state and national levels.
Within MSHP, he has held numerous leadership roles, including Education Chair, Board Member at Large, and finished up his term as President. His service has been recognized through his induction as a Fellow of MSHP in 2022. At the national level, Scott is an active ASHP member and graduate of the ASHP Pharmacy Leadership Academy. He has contributed to ASHP’s educational mission through service on the Advisory Group for Development of the Educational Workforce (2024–2025) and by presenting nationally on workforce and professional development topics.
Dr. Nei’s current role includes oversight of pharmacy training programs across Mayo Clinic’s Midwest sites, spanning pharmacy interns, APPE students, and over 35 PGY1/PGY2 residents. His work bridges both large academic centers and rural critical access sites, offering him a unique perspective on the evolving needs of pharmacy learners and workforce development across diverse practice settings. He has also been recognized for his efforts with the ACCP Critical Care PRN Mentor of the Year (2023) and the Mayo Clinic School of Health Science Outstanding Educator Award (2024). Dr. Nei remains committed to advancing the profession through inclusive educational strategies, organizational service, and the development of future pharmacy leaders.
Mentorship through education has been the most impactful part of my career. Benefiting from great mentors and striving for a pay-it-forward mentality has been what I find most rewarding and joyous. Education is transformative in nature for the learner and the mentor which translates to the future patients they care for. Through my career I have identified this as my true passion. The opportunity to impact the future of pharmacy and learner career trajectory every day would be an absolute gift.
I have learned to appreciate and understand the importance of accountability towards high expectation and educational standards. The standards are like guard rails to keep us in check and give us boundaries but allow flexibility to create within them and innovate. The power of the section is in the dedicated members that bring forth innovative ideas and help us achieve them. I hope in this role to promote the high expectations and standards that we all hold ourselves to and be creative in ways to marry them with every changing landscape of practice, education and research. Through that promotion we can all be better together.