In this Pharmacy Leadership Episode, Benjamin Anderson, immediate past-chair of the ASHP Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology, has a discussion with SOPIT member and Distinguished Service Awardee for 2023, Maritza Lew, to discuss her service within the section and the role ASHP has played in her development as a pharmacy practice leader.






Maritza Lew (she/her) is a core clinical systems manager at El Camino Hospital in Silicon Valley. She has thirty-four years of experience in hospital pharmacy practice working in pediatrics, geriatrics, critical care, and clinical informatics. She is a member of the Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology working on the Section Advisory Group for Professional Development.
Benjamin J. Anderson (he/him) is currently a medication management Informaticist at the Mayo Clinic. He served as the residency program director for the post-graduate year 2 pharmacy informatics program from 2015–2023. He completed a post-graduate year 1 residency in pharmacy and a PGY2 health-system pharmacy administration residency from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Nationally, Anderson has served ASHP on the Section of Pharmacy Information and Technology and is currently serving as immediate past-chair for the section. He is the president-elect for the Minnesota Society of Health-System.