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Marie A. Chisholm-Burns, Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., MBA, FCCP, FASHP, FAST, FNAP, FACHE, is the Executive Vice President and Provost of Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). She is also the J.S. Reinschmidt Endowed Professor in the OHSU School of Medicine. She previously served as Dean and Distinguished Professor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy, as Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, and as faculty at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. Guided by a driving vision to make a difference, Dr. Chisholm-Burns is a strong proponent of initiatives, services, and opportunities to advance access and success among patients, students, faculty, staff, and other stakeholders.

Dr. Chisholm-Burns has a B.S. in Pharmacy degree, Doctor of Pharmacy degree, Master of Public Health degree, Master of Business Administration degree, and Doctor of Philosophy degree. She completed her residency at Piedmont Hospital and Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Chisholm-Burns is Founder and Director of the Medication Access Program which increases medication access to solid-organ transplant recipients. She is Treasurer of the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Board of Commissioners, and a member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Board of Directors, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry Board of Trustees, an Education Committee for the State of Oregon, and the National Academies of Practice. She previously served as a member of the American Society of Transplantation Board of Directors and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Board of Directors. She has also served in numerous elected leadership positions in different professional organizations. She has served as an accreditation site evaluator for ACPE, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, and Western Association for Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission.

A dedicated scholar, Dr. Chisholm-Burns has numerous publications and millions of dollars in external funding as principal investigator and co-investigator from organizations such as the National Institutes of Health and several foundations. She has published several textbooks that have been adopted by schools across the country. Two textbooks co-edited by Dr. Chisholm-Burns, Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practice and Pharmacy Management, Leadership, Marketing, and Finance, respectively, received the Medical Book Award from the American Medical Writers Association. Additionally, she has received numerous awards and honors from national professional organizations related to her leadership, teaching, research, and service.