Joshua A. Blackwell

2026 Distinguished Service Award Winner

Joshua A. Blackwell serves as clinical pharmacy manager for ambulatory services and residency program coordinator for the PGY1/PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration & Leadership Residency Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center. In this role, Blackwell leads clinical ambulatory services across 18 locations spanning the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, as well as ambulatory infusion services, including home infusion. His leadership is defined by a strategic focus on expanding collaborative practice agreements, strengthening transitions-of-care services, and driving financial stewardship, ensuring patients benefit from coordinated, high-value pharmacy care across the health system.

With more than a decade of experience as a healthcare leader, Blackwell is deeply committed to advancing pharmacy practice and developing future leaders in the profession. Prior to joining UT Southwestern, he served as clinical pharmacy manager of outpatient services at Johns Hopkins Care at Home, where he integrated outpatient pharmacy services with durable medical equipment, skilled nursing, and infusion services for patients across 15-plus countries. He began his career as chief pharmacy intern at Cleveland Clinic and completed his residency, later serving as chief pharmacy resident, at CommonSpirit Health-Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center.

Blackwell's influence extends beyond his professional roles. He has held leadership positions, including chair of the ASHP Section of Pharmacy Practice Leaders Education Steering Committee, chair of the ASHP Council on Workforce Development and Education, and chair of the ASHP Section Advisory Group on Frontline Leaders. He also serves on ASHP's Practice Advancement Initiative Advisory Panel and as faculty for ASHP's Manager's Boot Camp. He has also represented Texas and Maryland as a House of Delegates Representative. His commitment to advancing the profession is further demonstrated through his contributions as a mentor to pharmacy leaders, chair of the TSHP Public Affairs & Advocacy Council, and through published works and national presentations.

Blackwell is an active member and recognized Fellow of ASHP. He has been recognized for his leadership and contributions with numerous accolades, including Fellowship distinction from the Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacy, the Black Health Connect 40 Under 40 Recognition, the Roger W. Anderson Leadership Award, and two-time recipient of the TSHP Lourdes M. Cuellar Award. He remains dedicated to advancing pharmacy services, optimizing patient care, and shaping the future of health-system pharmacy leadership.