Michael Cohen

Michael Cohen is a pharmacist with a passion for patient safety and a commitment to reducing preventable drug and drug delivery mistakes that kill thousands of people each year in the United States. An early pioneer in an international movement to address medication error, Cohen is founder and president of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), a nonprofit clearinghouse for the distribution of impartial medical safety information to the healthcare community. Michael Cohen received a B.S. (1968) and an M.S. (1984) from Temple University. He also received honorary degrees in science from the University of the Sciences of Philadelphia (2001), in science from Long Island University (2005), and in public service from the University of Maryland (2005). Cohen has held pharmacy leadership positions at Temple University Hospital (1970-83) and Quakertown Community Hospital (1983-92). Since 1976, he has taught at the Temple University School of Pharmacy, where he is now an adjunct associate professor.