Susan Skledar

2026 Distinguished Service Award Winner

Susan Skledar is the director of experiential learning and continuing professional development at Pitt Pharmacy and professor in the department of Pharmacy & Therapeutics. She oversees development and evaluation of introductory/advanced pharmacy practice experiences and practitioner continuing education programs. She has been a clinical faculty member since 1992.

Skledar’s experience is in health-system practice. From 2012-2016, she was a clinical specialist in formulary management at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), an integrated delivery system of 20 academic and community hospitals. Prior to that (2001-2012), she was director of the UPMC Drug Use and Disease State Management Program, leading work in medication use guideline development, shortage plans, and smart pump technology.

Skledar has been a long-time member and recognized Fellow of ASHP, serving as chair and vice-chair of the Educational Steering Committee and director-at-large for the Section of Inpatient Care Practitioners (SICP). She was the inaugural Chair of the Section of Pharmacy Educators Student Education and Learning Experiences Section Advisory Group (SAG), serving from 2021-2023. She is an active member of the SAG today. She has presented over 100 posters and presentations at ASHP’s national meetings.

Skledar's work has been recognized by ASHP, APhA, ISMP, NAHQ, PSHP, and the Hospital and Health-System Association of Pennsylvania. Regionally, she leads the PA Schools of Pharmacy Experiential Learning Leaders Coalition. Her teams received the ASHP Best Practices Award in Health-System Pharmacy in 2000 and 2012. She received the APhA Pinnacle Award for Healthcare Quality Improvement and the 2013 ASHP SICP Distinguished Service Award. She was recognized as Residency Preceptor of the Year in 2010 and 2011 (UPMC/Pitt), Faculty Preceptor of the Year in 2016 (Pitt Pharmacy), Teacher of the Year in 2021 (Pitt Pharmacy), and the Faculty Advisor of the Year in 2023 (Rho Chi National).